McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips, P.A. - Kansas City, KS

Over a Century of Distinguished Legal Defense in the Midwest

Securing elite defense representation for your business is essential to protecting your assets, minimizing liability, and navigating complex regulatory hurdles. Since 1901, McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips, P.A., widely known as MVP Law, has been a leading force in corporate, municipal, and insurance defense across the Midwest. With our principal office situated in Kansas City, Kansas, our firm has expanded to serve clients throughout Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. We believe in forging our own path to provide exceptional representation tailored to the unique business objectives of our clients.

As an award-winning law firm, MVP Law represents local, regional, and national companies, including Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, insurance carriers, and municipal entities. Whether you need to find an employment lawyer to handle complex management labor disputes, hire a workers' compensation defense attorney to manage high-exposure claims, or defend your organization against professional liability allegations, our attorneys bring deep legal expertise, unparalleled dedication, and multi-state trial experience to every matter.

Strategic Defense Practice Areas

Our firm features a comprehensive suite of civil defense, corporate counsel, and litigation services designed to protect employers, carriers, and municipal bodies. Our primary specialties include:

• Workers' Compensation Defense: Our highly recognized workers' compensation practice represents employers, self-insured corporations, and insurance carriers. We provide aggressive defense against high-exposure claims, repetitive trauma injuries, and complex occupational disease allegations.
• Employment and Labor Law (Management): We counsel and represent business management in a broad array of workplace issues, including wage and hour disputes, harassment allegations, workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, and compliance audits under federal and state employment laws.
• General Liability and Insurance Defense: Defending businesses, retail stores, hotels, and restaurants against premises liability, catastrophic injury, product liability, and wrongful death claims.
• Trucking and Transportation Litigation: Providing rapid-response and sophisticated defense representation for national logistics, transportation, and delivery companies involved in commercial vehicle accidents.
• Municipal and Public Sector Law: Representing city governments, school districts, and public entities in civil rights litigation, zoning disputes, public finance matters, and administrative proceedings.

Award-Winning Professional Team and Legacy

The history of MVP Law is marked by pioneering legal work. Partner Tom Van Cleave, Sr. was involved in the very first workers' compensation case in the state of Kansas in 1910, establishing a legacy of leadership that continues today. Guided by President and CEO Byron A. Bowles Jr., MVP Law is consistently recognized in Best Law Firms and by Best Lawyers in America. Our legal team comprises distinguished attorneys who are active leaders in the Defense Research Institute, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, and regional bar associations. We leverage our administrative, finance, and cutting-edge litigation support teams to ensure maximum efficiency and accessible communication for all clients.

Partner with Our Kansas City Legal Team

When you need a seasoned corporate partner to secure your business operations, manage workers' compensation exposure, or defend against civil liability, McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips is ready to stand by your side. Contact our central Kansas City, Kansas office today to speak with our professional defense counsel. We utilize convenient payment methods, including wire transfer, checks, and secure online portal options, to streamline our corporate partnerships.