Nelson Law Firm, P.C.

After 37 years of practicing law, Ken Nelson is retiring and Nelson Law Firm, P.C. is closing its doors effective December 31. 2021.

Ken Nelson has been practicing law since 1984 in a wide range of areas, providing the versatility, flexibility and convenience of having all matters handled in the same place.

Nelson Law Firm, P.C. is committed to providing prompt, compassionate, high quality service which will cause clients to return and to refer their friends.  The firm's hallmark is easy access for clients to their lawyer, and quick response to their needs.

Brief initial consultations may be available at no charge.  Services and representation begin after a written representation agreement letter is signed.  The letter includes a client's bill of rights.  Flat fees are available for certain matters, and hourly rates are available for others.

Retainers are paid in advance (like paying for airline tickets or magazine subscriptions). Advance funds are deposited in a trust account, and are drawn down only when earned for work as it is done.  Detailed statements of services and costs are sent monthly.  In rare instances, contingency fee arrangements may be made, whereby the fee is paid only from the amount recovered.

Clients will enjoy casual, friendly, economical and quick legal service at Nelson Law Firm, P.C.

The mission is to help clients achieve their goals and dreams, prevent trouble, or protect them when problems arise, all in a friendly, responsive and cost-effective manner.

Ken is a member of the Missouri Bar, and has been admitted to practice in Missouri state courts, the United States District Courts for the Western District of Missouri and for the District of Kansas, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Third, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Ken also belongs to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

Prior to beginning Nelson Law Firm, P.C., Ken Nelson handled real estate, banking and related litigation for the federal Resolution Trust Corporation.  He brought a background of business litigation from a medium-sized law firm, and from Kansas City’s largest law firm.  Ken worked on criminal and civil matters as a law clerk for two federal judges.

Ken Nelson is a 1984 graduate of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, where he wrote and edited for the UMKC Law Review and was the articles editor of The Urban Lawyer, a quarterly journal published by the American Bar Association.  Before law school he was a newspaper reporter for small, medium and large daily newspapers.  Ken graduated in 1975 from the University of Missouri - School of Journalism with majors in newspapering and broadcasting.