Attorneys
Joseph R. Colantuono
Joseph R. Colantuono 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 Bar Association. Joe is the 2009 / 2010 past President of the Earl E. O’Connor Inn of Court. He has investigated ethics complaints for 23+ years as a member of the Johnson County Bar Association Ethics...
Rick Guinn
Rick Guinn has over 35 years of litigation experience through the Johnson County, Kansas, District Attorney‘s Office, the Office of the Kansas Attorney General, and more 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 and current board member of the Johnson County Bar Association, and is a Master in the Earl E. O’Connor Inn of Court....
Isaac Keppler
Isaac provides clients with business and employment solutions and regularly handles matters including:
Resolving and litigating business and employment disputes.
Advising clients regarding compliance with Covid-19 workplace regulations and other matters of workplace safety.
Resolving and litigating discrimination and retaliation claims, including claims under the FLSA, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII, and similar state laws.
Drafting and negotiating...
Ben Ashworth
Ben Ashworth comes to the firm after five years clerking for Judges Paul Gurney, David Hauber, Rhonda Mason, Michael Joyce, and Christopher Jayaram at the Johnson County District Court. Ben completed his first clerkship in 2020 and went into private practice for several years, before returning to Johnson County to clerk for another year. In private practice, Ben litigated numerous employment and business disputes, in addition to acquiring extensive...
Caroline Gurney
Caroline Gurney entered private practice in 2015 after graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law. Caroline began her legal career as an insurance defense attorney, and then worked for several years representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases. Prior to joining the firm, she successfully represented clients in cases involving insurance coverage disputes, motor vehicle crashes, premises liability claims, nursing home negligence, and...