Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Labor & Employment

Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds

2 Years Ranked

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Provided by Kimberly Seten

USA

Practice Areas

-Labor and Employment

-Appellate

-Background Check & FCRA Litigation

-Class/Collective Actions

-Employment Litigation Prevention & Defense

-ERISA Litigation

-Labor Relations

-Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition

-Wage and Hour Compliance & Litigation

Career

Kim, a managing partner with Constangy, focuses her practice on helping employers proactively address workplace manners. Kim believes that the best way to minimize litigation in the workplace is to address issues before they become problems and helps her clients achieve this through assisting in the development of workplace policies, investigation procedures and training materials, preparing employee handbooks and procedure manuals, conducting training for management, supervisors, and employees on workplace conduct, and advising on problem employees. When litigation arises, however, Kim represents clients before federal and state agencies as well as in the state and federal courts of Missouri and Kansas.

Kim also works with employers to develop strategies for addressing union issues, including running union avoidance campaigns, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and administering labor contracts. She represents clients in arbitrations of union grievances and in litigation before the National Labor Relations Board.

Kim takes time to learn the ins and outs of her clients’ business, because her goal is not only to help her clients achieve their legal objectives, but also to achieve their business objectives as well. She brings a common sense approach to identifying risks and opportunities, working with in-house counsel and human resources to add value for their organization. One of Kim’s clients had this to say, “Kim is not only an exceptional attorney, but she is also an exceptional person. I look forward to working with her for years to come.”

Professional Memberships

-American Bar Association

-Missouri Bar Association

-Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

-Society for Human Resources Management

Publications

"7 best practices for ADA compliance," HR Dive, 2019

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Missouri

Kansas

Education

University of Miami

J.D.

1997

University of Illinois

B.S.

1995

Awards

Best Lawyers in America®

2023

Lawyer of the Year - Employment Law - Management, Kansas City

Best Lawyers in America®

2023

Client Choice Award, Kansas, Employment & Labor

2015

Corporate LiveWire Global Awards, Kansas City, Labour & Employment

2015

Super Lawyers® Missouri & Kansas

2020

Super Lawyers® Rising Star Missouri & Kansas

2012

Woman of the Year

The Greater Kansas City Alumnae Panhellenic

2016

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