People
Isaac Keppler
Isaac provides clients with business and employment solutions and regularly handles matters including:
Resolving and litigating business and employment disputes.
Advising and representing physicians and medical professionals regarding licensing and privileges matters; including suspensions, reports to the National Practitioner Data Bank, and state licensing investigations.
Resolving and litigating discrimination and retaliation claims, including...
Ben Ashworth
Ben Ashworth joined the firm in the summer of 2023. Prior to joining the firm, Ben clerked for five years for Judges Paul Gurney, David Hauber, Rhonda Mason, Michael Joyce, and Christopher Jayaram at the Johnson County District Court. He also worked in private practice at a local firm, doing class action and employment-related plaintiff’s work on a contingency basis. Ben has a broad practice across all areas of employment and business law. He represents...
Caroline Gurney
Caroline Gurney’s practice encompasses all areas of employment law. She has represented individuals in discrimination, harassment, and hostile work environment claims before federal and state administrative agencies and in federal and state court. In addition, she has represented large and small companies in various types of employment claims and contract matters, and she has operated in a general counsel role for a number of businesses across the...
Joseph R. Colantuono – Retired
Our founder, Joseph R. Colantuono has retired from the active practice of law effective June 2025. During his legal career, Joe was a tireless advocate and counselor who helped clients regardless of their circumstances.
Joe is a recipient of Missouri’s Lon O. Hocker Trial Attorney Award and is the 2017 recipient of the Johnson County Bar Association Justinian Award. He is also the 2016 recipient of the President’s Award of the Johnson County...
Rick Guinn
Rick Guinn is currently retired from active practice. During his career, Rick represented clients over more than 35 years of litigation through the Johnson County, Kansas, District Attorney‘s Office, the Office of the Kansas Attorney General, and most recently through representing clients in employment and business litigation. He has been the lead trial attorney in over 100 jury trials. Rick is a former president of the Johnson County Bar Association,...