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...
Robert J. Bjerg
Robert J. Bjerg has more than 30 years of civil trial experience, with an emphasis in commercial and business litigation, corporate and employment disputes. He has successfully tried numerous jury and bench trials and arbitration proceedings across the country. Bob is authorized to practice law in all courts in Kansas and Missouri, and he is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeal for the Tenth and Eighth Circuits as well as the United States...
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....
Katherine I. Tracy
Katherine I. Tracy is a 2002 graduate of Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas in 1999. She practices primarily in the areas of employment and business litigation. She is admitted to practice in Kansas, Missouri, the U.S. District Courts for Kansas and the Western District of Missouri, and the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal. She has substantial...
Isaac D. Keppler
Isaac is an experienced litigator, negotiator, and advisor. He represents clients in both state and federal court and before administrative agencies. Isaac regularly counsels clients on matters involving routine hiring and firing, payroll and FLSA compliance, ADA and GINA/ADEA/FMLA/Title VII discrimination, retaliation and harassment issues, employment contracts, noncompetition agreements, and a variety of human resources, employee management, and...
Andrew M. Duncan
Colantuono Bjerg Guinn Keppler LLC is proud to announce that Andrew Duncan has relocated to Wichita where he will provide legal services on behalf of our firm. Andrew practices primarily in the fields of employment and business litigation, as well as education and civil rights law. Andrew’s litigation experience is wide-ranging, including litigating shareholder disputes, employment discrimination matters, commercial breach of contract actions,...
Jean B. Ménager
Jean has been practicing business and employment law with Colantuono Bjerg Guinn Keppler since 2015 serving individuals and businesses in a number of industries including healthcare, legal services, staffing, restaurant/hospitality, media & entertainment, and logistics. In the role of outsourced general counsel, Jean handles a wide variety of issues including entity formation, corporate and LLC governance, general contract negotiations, commercial...
Cliff A. Cohen Of Counsel
Clifford A. Cohen has practiced law in the greater Kansas City area for more than 42 years. He was Chief Public Defender in Kansas City, Missouri from 1977-1980 and is a former President of the Missouri Public Defenders Association. He was a Shareholder in the firm of Cohen McNeile & Pappas P.C. (Leawood, Kansas) for 30 years and served as President of the firm. Mr. Cohen continues his long career in representation of small business and in commercial...