Paul D. Seyferth

Paul’s primary emphasis is commercial and employment litigation. He has practiced law for over 23 years and his practice extends throughout the United States. Paul has tried cases to juries from Alaska to West Virginia. He has tried cases involving commercial contracts, sexual harassment claims, whistle-blower allegations, securities-fraud issues, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, trade secrets violations, and many kinds of employment discrimination claims, including gender, disability, national origin, retaliation and age discrimination claims.

Paul has defended hundreds of discrimination and commercial lawsuits in state and federal courts. He also handles cases involving restrictive covenants, cases involving breach of fiduciary duties, and employment contract cases.

As a former prosecutor, Paul has also tried many different kinds of criminal cases, ranging from simple misdemeanors to murder cases.

In the past several years, Paul has been hired to represent several different law firms in the Midwest to handle their litigation matters. He has also served as a mediator and arbitrator for many different kinds of employment litigation and commercial litigation cases.

Paul’s professional honors include:

• Rated AV® by the nationally recognized Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system; this rating is given only to those lawyers who have reached the height of professional excellence.
• Repeatedly selected by his peers as a Kansas and Missouri “Super Lawyer.”
• Awarded “Best of the Bar” recognition by the Kansas City Business Journal in the separate areas of commercial litigation and employment litigation.
• Routinely included among The Best Lawyers in America in the field of labor and employment law.
• Appointed by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to serve on the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) Study Commission to address the long-term financial problems facing KPERS.
• Elected a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.  Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by a lawyer’s peers of one’s sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication, and excellence. 

Paul is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars, and has spoken on a variety of topics such as voir dire, opening statements, cross-examination, deposition techniques, and contract negotiation strategies.

During his 23 year career, Paul has been published extensively on litigation topics. Some of his published articles include: “Cross Examination in Employment Trials,” Journal of the Missouri Bar (May 2008); “The Five Most Common Mistakes Employers Make in the Hospitality Industry,” (Five Part Series) Hospitality Law Reporter (2003); “Evaluating Employment Discrimination Cases from a Defense Counsel’s Perspective,” Journal of the Missouri Bar (October 2002); “Using Expert Witnesses in Employment Litigation,” 82 Am Jur. Trials 97 (2002); “A Roadmap of the Law of Summary Judgment in Disparate Treatment Cases,” 15 The Labor Lawyer 251 (1999); “Taking the Deposition of the Sexual Harassment Plaintiff,” 65 Am Jur. Trials 65 (1998); and “Efficiently and Effectively Defending Employment Discrimination Cases,” 63 Am Jur. Trials 127 (1997).   In addition to the above topics, Paul has published law review articles on constitutional law and contract interpretation.

While working his way through college, Paul served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1981-1985.