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Top law firms in Kansas City

The firms with the largest mapped presence in Kansas City, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in Kansas City by Index

These law firms have the largest mapped presence in Kansas City, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring, built from public data. The ranking reflects the size and momentum of each firm's overall public footprint, not the quality of its Kansas City office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the Kansas City market and where momentum points.

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 60.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
2 Husch Blackwell 54.7 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Real Estate
3 Spencer Fane 54.3 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
4 Kutak Rock 52.2 National 500–1,000 Finance & Banking, Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate
5 Stinson Morrison Hecker 50.8 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
6 Shook Hardy & Bacon 48.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Environmental
7 Polsinelli 48.3 National 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
8 Hughes Hubbard & Reed 47.7 International 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
9 Lathrop GPM 47.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
10 Armstrong Teasdale 45.6 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
11 Bond Schoeneck & King 44.9 National 250–500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning
12 Sandberg Phoenix 41.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
13 Constangy Brooks Smith 38.2 National 100–250 Employment & Labor, Compliance & Regulatory, Immigration
14 Lewis Rice 37.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
15 Litchfield Cavo 37.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
16 Swanson, Martin & Bell 32.9 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment
17 Hall & Evans 31 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Transportation, Construction
18 Foulston Siefkin 30.3 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A
19 Foley and Mansfield 28 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Construction

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Law firms in Kansas City — common questions

How are the top firms in Kansas City ranked?

Firms are ordered by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 score from public signals (scale, reach, live hiring). This page lists firms with a recorded attorney presence in Kansas City, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's Kansas City office.

Does a presence in Kansas City mean a large local office?

Not necessarily. The Index records that a firm maps attorneys to the Kansas City market on public sources; it does not claim a specific office size. Headcount is shown only as ranges.

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