Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  We also have experience handling cases concerning minor children, where we represent clients in seeking orders that are in their children’s best interests. This includes modifications on custody, residency and parenting time. We assist our clients in formulating parenting time schedules, holiday-sharing plans and co-parenting orders for separated parents. We have experience determining child support orders under the Kansas Child Support Guidelines, including establishing child support and reviewing child support matters for increases or decreases.
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement
  We are skilled in drafting and reviewing both Premarital Agreements and Post-nuptial Agreements. We also will further represent our clients in divorce litigation involving these agreements, should it become necessary in the future.
• Spousal Support
  In the area of Family Law, Morris Laing attorneys will file and defend divorce, paternity, legal separation and annulment actions. We have experience in resolving complex financial issues including business valuations and high net worth divorces. We will assist clients in the valuation of assets and liabilities in their case, as well as provide advice on structuring final property settlements. We have experience in determining appropriate spousal maintenance orders on a case by case basis, including advice and recommendations on the spousal support amount, length of payments and terms on future support.
• Legal Separation
• Annulment

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Our clients look to us for help in connection with a wide range of securities-related issues. The firm provides assistance, advice and representation on matters involving federal and state securities law, related transactional and compliance matters, investment regulatory issues, associated civil and administrative litigation and criminal defense of financial crimes. Attorneys in our firm have also successfully prosecuted suits against brokers failing to meet legal duties, and in securities arbitration claims against financial advisors and brokerage firms seeking the recovery of investment losses in a wide range of disputes.
• Fraud
  Morris Laing’s attorneys bring extensive experience to the securities field. Our attorneys in this area include an experienced civil litigator in securities fraud and the former general counsel for the Kansas Securities Commission.

Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Morris Laing’s business clients range from local entrepreneurs to national corporations. These clients look to the firm for legal services relating to virtually every phase of their business, including planning, development and operations. Our expertise has assisted companies with raising capital, evaluating tax considerations, and executing mergers and acquisitions.
• Business Formation
  We can and have done it all. Litigation, tax advice, estate planning, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas work –the list goes on and on. With multiple offices to serve you, we can be where you are when you need us most and we have attorneys licensed to practice in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, and Florida.
• Business Disputes
  We have handled class action claims, disposition of estates, non-compete covenants and employment suits, tortious interference with contracts, land damage cases, contract disputes and a wide range of other matters on behalf of our clients. The firm has been involved in developing new theories of law in partnerships and in cases of first impression regarding insurance law. We have argued cases before state and federal courts throughout the nation.
• Business Transactions
  Morris Laing Law Firm has practiced civil litigation since its founding. We have represented both plaintiffs and defendants in matters ranging from the most simple contract disputes to complex multi-district federal court litigation. Our experience includes litigation in the areas of energy, employment, commercial transactions, banking, and personal injury.
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  We conduct compliance audits and management training on regulated workplace Dos and Don’ts, including topics such as sexual harassment, employment discrimination, disability accommodation, union management relations, and disciplining and terminating employees. We work with employers to develop affirmative action plans, employee handbooks, and personnel policies. We also advise employers concerning employment laws affecting the acquisition, sale, closure, or relocation of facilities and the enforcement of employment agreements and covenants not to compete.
• Employment Contract
  We represent employers in class and individual employment litigation and regularly achieve defense judgments for employers. We also assist employers in the enforcement of employment agreements and covenants not to compete through appropriate injunctive relief. Our services include the representation of individuals in protected status claims in which we have achieved just resolutions. In addition, we represent clients in alternative dispute resolution processes, arbitrations, and due process hearings. We regularly assist clients in responding to charges and complaints filed with a broad range of administrative agencies, such as State Human Rights Commission, EEOC, OSHA, and Department of Labor.
• Employment Litigation
• Sexual Harassment
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Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
  Since the time of the firm’s founding, the small- and medium-sized business client has served as the mainstay of our practice. Morris Laing was recognized early in its history as a leader in representing the interests of independent oil and gas exploration companies. Over the years, our expertise in business law has grown to encompass other areas including banking, employment, taxation, securities, antitrust, energy, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, intellectual property, ERISA and employee benefits, real estate transactions and land use, secured lending, healthcare and public utilities. Today, our business clients also count on us for help in matters as diverse as the formation of new business entities, franchising, contract negotiations and securities representation.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Morris Laing’s real estate attorneys can offer expertise in virtually all matters relating to the acquisition, development, and divestiture of residential and commercial property. The firm’s services also include title insurance review and curatives, negotiations, structuring and documenting transactions, assistance with land use planning, including zoning and platting, and compliance with code and related administrative requirements.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Morris Laing specializes in truck accident cases, semi-truck accidents, car accidents For more information, please visit www.kansascollision.com, a Morris Laing site dedicated to personal injury law.
• Medical Malpractice
  Have You Been in a Car Accident, Semi-truck Accident, Suffered Medical Malpractice or Personal Injury? Morris Laing’s Personal Injury Lawyers are Ready to Fight for You.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Our firm provides clients with full-service legal expertise in a wide range of areas related to family law matters, including advice on issues involving tax, business, retirement and estate planning. Our services to family law clients include advising our clients, courtroom litigation, negotiating settlement agreements, and trial work.
• Wills
  Morris Laing offers a comprehensive array of estate planning services that includes Wills, Trusts (revocable, irrevocable, simple and complex), powers of attorney (financial and health), living wills, and any other documents necessary for your specific needs, along with relevant tax planning (estate, GST and income).
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law
  For more than thirty years, Morris Laing has provided its clients comprehensive corporate, partnership and personal tax services. These services include assistance and representation at all stages of the taxing process, from initial planning through appearance in front of the taxing authority. We handle tax matters for all types of business entities (corporations, L.L.C.’s, partnerships, individuals) with respect to all varieties of tax — income, estate, gift, sales, use, personal property, ad valorem, property tax appeals, and others.