Hinkle Law Firm LLC

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6800 College Blvd., Suite 600
Overland Park, KS 66211-1533
(Map) 913.661.2904
mstewart@hinklaw.com     vCard
Michelle R. Stewart   Member

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Civil LitigationProfessional Negligence & Licensure LitigationConstruction LitigationCommercial & Complex LitigationEmployment Law & LitigationInsurance Defense

Ms. Stewart focuses her practice on litigation in employment, construction and legal malpractice/professional negligence matters. She regularly tries cases in state and federal courts in both Kansas and Missouri. In addition, she acts as employment counsel for multiple businesses and governmental entities, advising them on matters ranging from compliance with federal and state employment statutes to creation of personnel handbooks.

Ms. Stewart also argues cases in front of both the Kansas and Missouri Courts of Appeal. In 2003, she was named one of the up and coming lawyers in Missouri Lawyers Weekly. Ms. Stewart was included in the elite group of Kansas and Missouri Rising Stars in employment litigation in both 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Ms. Stewart received the David A. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in appellate practice.



  • Washburn University, J.D., 1999
    • Dean’s Honors
    • Order of Barristers
    • Moot Court Council
  • Kansas State University, B.A., History, 1996
  • Kansas State Bar
  • Missouri State Bar
  • United States District Court for the District of Kansas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • American Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
    • Employment Law Steering Committee - The E Communications Committee
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    • 2010 Recipient of the David A. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award from the Missouri Bar Foundation
  • Clay County, Missouri
  • The City of Liberty, Missouri
  • West Bend Insurance Company
  • MDCFC Operations, Inc.
  • Hanover Insurance Company
  • Travelers Insurance Company
  • General Star Insurance Company
  • United Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
  • Girard National Bank
  • Glaser ex. rel. Glaser v. Emporia Unified School District No. 253, 271 Kan. 178; 21 P.3d 573 (2001).
  • John a Brough, et. al. v. Ort Tool and Die Corporation, Et. al., 149 S.W.3d 493 (Mo. App. W.D. 2004).
  • Burgett v. Hoyt, 174 S.W.3d 555 (Mo.App. W.D. 2005).
  • Dunn v. First Nat. Bank of Olathe, 111 P.3d 1076 (Kan.App 2005).