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Status |
Active |
First name |
Richard |
Last name |
Merker |
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Full name |
Richard T. Merker |
Gender |
Male |
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Photo |
photos/Richard-Merker.jpg |
Web folder |
richard-merker |
Contact information |
Corporation |
Merker Mediation LLC |
Address 1 |
7007 College Blvd, Suite 430 |
City |
Overland Park |
ZIP Code |
66211 |
State |
Kansas |
Phone |
913-283-8002 |
Cell |
816-863-3688 |
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Video conferencing? |
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Promote video conferencing? |
Online and In-Person |
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Assistant name |
Stephanie Mc Granahan |
Assistant email |
stephanie@moriartymediation.com |
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CC name |
Richard T. Merker |
CC email |
rick@rickmerkermediation.com |
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Formal Qualifications & Memberships |
Judge? |
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ADR services |
1,2,7,3,4,9 |
Education |
Juris Doctor, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, 1971 Bachelor of Arts, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1968 |
Memberships |
Kansas Bar Association: Missouri Bar Association: KCMBA: Johnson County Bar Association: Admitted to the United States Supreme Court: 10th Circuit Court of Appeals: 8th Circuit Court of Appeals: Kansas Court of Appeals: Kansas Supreme Court. |
Biography |
Richard T. Merker has been practicing law for 52 years. He is licensed to practice law in Kansas and Missouri. His practice has exclusively been devoted to litigation representing both sides of cases. He has also been appointed as special master, judge pro tem, Guardian Ad Litem, Special Counsel Counsel to the Johnson County Grand Jury and court appointed appraiser. He has also held every elected office with the Johnson County Bar Association. In 1997 and 1999, he was a finalist for a Johnson County District Court Judgeship and also served a four year term on the Johnson County Judicial Nominating Committee. He has had an "AV" rating with Martindale Hubbell since the 1970's. Recent Recipent of Missouri Bar Senior Counselor award for excellance. He was a member of the same law firm for 50 years, 48 of which was in active litigation practice. On July 1, 2019, he retired from the firm to form his private mediation practice.
Merker Mediation LLC exclusively handles mediations, arbitrations and special master appointments. Scheduling is easy and rates are highly competitive with no minimum hours or up-charges based on the number of litigants. Very high success in settling on small to multi-million dollar cases.
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ADR Practice & Case Experience |
Additional languages |
1 |
Practice started |
2012 |
Rates |
$375 hr. plus travel for out of town. No minimum charge: no up charge for multiple parties: no file opening fee: no cancellation or re-scheduling fee. |
Dispute areas |
7,13,15,19,20,22,95,26,28,33,35,37,43,44,45,46,47,50,58,61,62,63,65,67,68,69,70,71,72,74,96,85,94 |
Calendar Settings |
Private calendar purchased |
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Calendar preference |
Enabled |
Calendar display type |
5 day |
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Calendar last update time |
Mar 26 2024 |
Booking |
Whole days |
Disabled |
Multiple mediations |
Disabled |
Ask Client to Select ADR Service? |
Enabled |
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Time zone |
Central |
Location options |
By Video Conference, In-Person Meeting |
Notes prompt |
Full caption of the case |
Requested Date Automatically Held/Booked? |
Enabled |
Auto hold type |
On Hold |
Ask if all attending counsel agreed on date? |
Enabled |
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Notes mandatory? |
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Additional attendees |
Yes |
GoogleMaps |
Map enabled |
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Streetview enabled |
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Latitude |
38.9265752 |
Longitude |
-94.6648145 |
Rating |
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GoogleMaps accuracy |
ROOFTOP |
Time zone |
America/Chicago |