Mr. Hans represents clients in trials, arbitrations and administrative proceedings in Missouri, Kansas and across the United States. Mr. Hans has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and both individuals and business alike.  Mr. Hans handles selected matters on a contingency fee basis. 

Selected recent trials and arbitrations

• Represented financing company in jury trial in Kansas federal court
• Represented brokerage firm as plaintiff before National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration panel against departed broker and competing brokerage firm
• Represented shopping mall developer as plaintiff in Missouri state court against nationally-known tenant
• Represented shopping center developer as plaintiff before American Arbitration Association panel against architect and construction manager
• Represented shopping center developer as defendant in Kansas federal court against nationally-known tenant

Selected other recent matters

• Representation of electric energy utility in connection with claims involving wholesale energy sales under FERC tariff
• Representation of electric energy producer in connection with claims arising from failed generator step up transformer
• Representation of publicly traded company as plaintiff in claims against former executives and in connection with investigation and prosecution of former executives by United States Department of Justice
• Representation of overseas corporation as defendant in Kansas state court in antitrust class action
• Representation of company as plaintiff against computer / information technology design firm for "computer malpractice"
• Representation of individual minority shareholders in claims against majority shareholders of closely held company in parallel proceedings in federal courts in Kansas and the District of Columbia
• Representation of security services company as defendant against claims of discrimination in employment
• Representation of publicly-traded company as defendant against claims of wrongful death arising out of alleged product defect

Mr. Hans is a 1997 graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law (highest honors) where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Tulsa Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree in political science from Missouri State University (cum laude) in 1994. Mr. Hans is a former Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.