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Carter Law Offices
816-283-3500
  • Home
  • Firm Overview
    • Douglas L. Carter
    • Katie Vandaveer
    • Henry the Dog
  • Practice Areas
    • Employment Law
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Business & Commercial Litigation
    • Housing Discrimination
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents
    • Nursing Home Neglect
    • Dog Bites
    • Serious Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Video Center
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Articles
  • Contact

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Dedicated Representation Fighting For Victims Of Personal Injury And Employment Discrimination

At Carter Law Offices, we are committed to serving our Kansas City clients to the very best of our combined abilities. The firm is composed of our founding attorney Doug Carter, associate attorney Katie Vandaveer, legal assistant Tina Carter and legal nurse consultant Joni Reist. We also confer regularly with a doctor of chiropractic on cases that warrant anatomical expertise. We all work together to provide comprehensive, dedicated service to each of our personal injury clients.

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  • Douglas L. Carter
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Our collective mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve. Each member of our team is dedicated to seeing you achieve the best possible results through legal action.

Doing The Right Thing: Founder Doug Carter

Our founding attorney Doug Carter grew up in a small town. His father was a state trooper, and his family was active in their local church. One thing his folks made sure he learned early on was the difference between right and wrong.

After he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1981, Doug worked for one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the United States. He represented employers, insurance companies and elite businesses. He learned how those folks think and operate. But over time, Doug came to realize that he wasn’t always on the right side. That’s when, in 1996, he started his own firm.

Doug chaired the Nursing Home Negligence Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and is active in a number of professional organizations. Trained by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, he teaches trial techniques to other lawyers and served as the in-house trainer for associate attorneys at his previous large law firm.

A Solid Foundation And Distinguished History

Our work at the firm is based on a simple idea: If you put the right lawyers with the right experience and the right focus on the case, you can make a difference. You can be on the right side. And you can win.

We have been winning cases for our clients for decades. We have the knowledge, experience and skill to handle even the most serious personal injury case. We represent the victims of truck accidents, bus accidents and other motor vehicle accidents. Our clients are people who were injured in nursing homes, or who slipped or fell in a store, restaurant or other premises. We represent the victims of medical malpractice and employment discrimination. No matter what you have faced, we can help you get results in Missouri and Kansas courts.

Connect With Kansas City’s Trusted Discrimination Attorneys At Carter Law Offices

We look forward to hearing from you. We are here to make a difference. Give us a call at 816-283-3500. You may also contact us online to schedule a free initial consultation with our team of Kansas City personal injury lawyers.

Practice Areas

  • Employment Law
    • Age Discrimination
    • Disability Discrimination
    • Pregnancy Discrimination
    • Racial Discrimination
    • Religious Discrimination
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Hostile Work Environment
    • FMLA Leave
    • Wage Issues
    • Whistleblowers
    • When OSHA Rules Aren’t Followed
    • Wrongful Termination
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Business & Commercial Litigation
    • Shareholder Disputes
    • Shareholder Squeeze-Outs
  • Housing Discrimination
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
    • What to Do After a Car Accident
    • How an Attorney Helps After a Car Accident
    • Types of Auto Accidents
    • Bicycle Accidents
    • Boating Accidents
    • Motorcycle Accidents
    • Pedestrian Accidents
    • Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists
  • Nursing Home Neglect
    • Bed Sores/Pressure Ulcers
    • Elopement/Wandering
    • Failure to Monitor
    • Financial Exploitation of the Elderly
    • Group Home Neglect and Abuse
    • Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
    • Malnutrition / Dehydration
    • Medication Errors in Nursing Homes
    • Nursing Home Falls
    • Physical Abuse
    • Psychological Elder Abuse
    • Signs of Elder Abuse
  • Dog Bites
    • What to Do If Bitten
  • Serious Injury & Wrongful Death
    • Amputation
    • Brain Injuries
    • Burn Injuries
    • Electrical Burns/Electrical Injury
    • Injuries to Children
    • Spinal Cord Injuries/Paralysis
    • Wrongful Death
  • Truck Accidents
    • What to Do in a Truck Accident
    • Aggressive Driving and Road Rage
    • Commercial Vehicle Negligence
    • Delivery Truck Accidents
    • Drug & Alcohol Abuse by Truck Drivers
    • Equipment Design and Failure
    • Negligent Hiring of Truck Drivers
    • Overloaded Trucks & Unsecured Loads
    • Texting and Trucking
    • Truck Crash Statistics
    • Truck Driver Employer Negligence
    • Truck Driver Fatigue
    • Unsafe Highway Conditions and Maintenance

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Carter Law Offices

Office Location

2600 Grand Blvd.
Suite 560
Kansas City, MO 64108

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Phone Number

816-283-3500

Fax

816-283-3084

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