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Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Labor & Employment

USA Guide 2026 : Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds


Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

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About

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s employment litigation team exclusively represents corporate employers—including as national counsel for a number of Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. Shook’s approach is distinguished by creative, cost-effective litigation strategies, and often blurs the traditional litigation specialty lines to offer clients the breadth of Shook’s world-class litigation experience. 

Shook labor and employment attorneys focus on early case evaluation, effective motion practice and favorable summary judgment outcomes, as well as jury trials. In addition, this practice has extensive experience representing clients before the entire spectrum of quasi-judicial tribunals, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, state and local administrative agencies, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Chambers Review

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Labor & Employment - Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP has a solid reputation for its labor and employment capabilities in the Kansas City market. The firm demonstrates particular strengths in trial litigation, representing clients in class actions and large plaintiff cases, including discrimination disputes. It represents an impressive list of high-profile clients including multinational corporations from the retail, insurance and automotive industries.

Strengths

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  • Shook, Hardy & Bacon has excellent substantive knowledge of employment law and respected trial lawyers who are zealous advocates for their clients.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • They are superb lawyers and true partners in defending our case.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • The team is exceptional across the board, and the lawyers are great advisers.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • The team at Shook, Hardy & Bacon is very communicative and creative in its legal strategies. Its lawyers are top-notch.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • Shook has the brightest attorneys and the resources to handle the most complex nationwide class actions.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1William Martucci
    Band 1William Martucci

    William Martucci

    William Martucci has an excellent reputation for defending employers in wage and hour matters and discrimination and retaliation cases.
    • William Martucci is a great attorney.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
    • William is exceptional. He has a depth of experience representing clients in a wide array of industries which brings a high level of sophistication and strategy analysis to the case.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
    • He's simply the very best, with legendary vision, energy and substantive knowledge.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • Band 4Carrie A McAtee
    Band 4Carrie A McAtee

    Carrie A McAtee

    Carrie McAtee is recognized for her employment litigation expertise, advising employers on class actions, EEOC charges and retaliation claims.

    • Carrie McAtee is an extremely responsive subject matter expert in all things employment. She provides practical and pragmatic advice.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
    • Carrie is a fabulous attorney.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
    • Carrie is a great lawyer.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA

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Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds

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