HISTORY AND PRACTICE

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, L.L.C. (BSCR) was formed by four lawyers as a small litigation firm in 1982. Since then, we’ve grown considerably and now maintain offices in Kansas City, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri and Overland Park, Kansas. 

As we’ve grown, so have our practice areas, which now include: Civil and Complex Litigation, Regional and National Litigation Management, Aviation, Business, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Fidelity and Surety, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Product Liability and Professional Liability.
 
We strive to establish long-term relationships with our clients.  Our approach is to determine and anticipate each client’s needs so we can provide the best possible legal support.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is simple: obtain the best results available for our clients as quickly and economically as possible.

LITIGATION PREVENTION

We believe the best approach to litigation is prevention.  Policies and procedures designed to reduce or eliminate circumstances giving rise to litigation can significantly reduce a company’s exposure to claims.  We are qualified to evaluate and advise our clients in such areas as product warnings, regulatory compliance, communications and consumer information.  Careful attention to these areas can and does reduce the volume and impact of lawsuits.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

BSCR has been active in pursuing diversity in the workplace for many years.  We are a member of The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, an organization of corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners dedicated to creating a truly diverse legal profession.  We are a founding member of and provide financial support to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Diversity Program. We help organize and participate annually in local and regional job fairs designed to attract ethnically diverse candidates. We maintain a standing Diversity Committee within the firm to guide and promote the firm’s diversity efforts. Lawyers in our St. Louis office commit time and effort to the promotion of diversity through board membership and association in groups like the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national civil rights organization supporting gay rights. We subscribe to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Action Plan to enhance racial and ethnic diversity throughout the metropolitan legal community. We support several minority and women’s legal organizations locally and nationally. 

BSCR is a member of the ALFA International legal network. The ALFA network is comprised of more than 125 law firms (85 in the United States) with nearly 300 offices throughout the U.S. and around the World. More information about ALFA can be found by clicking on the ALFA logo above.

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