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Attorney Profile

John W. Dennis, Jr.

John Dennis, Jr.

Law Office of Welch, Martin & Albano, LLC
311 West Kansas Street
Independence, MO 64050

Independence

Missouri (MO)

T: 816-836-8000
F: 816-836-8953

Practice Areas

Family Law

Appellate

Selected To

• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2011
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2008
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2007
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2006
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2005

Profile

Attorney John W. Dennis is a member of the law firm Welch, Martin & Albano, LLC, located in Independence, Missouri. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Dennis is dedicated to providing his clients excellent legal representation. He provides representation for family law, or matrimonial law, needs, including divorce and child custody. Mr. Dennis has a strong appellate practice, and is the sole appellate lawyer for family law cases at Welch, Martin & Albano, LLC.

Mr. Dennis focuses on resolving issues as efficiently as possible. If litigation is necessary, Mr. Dennis uses his years of experience to present a persuasive case. Throughout the process, Mr. Dennis ensures that his clients know the status of their matter, as this is often one of the most difficult periods of a person's life.

Mr. Dennis has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 1989 until 2011 in the field of family law. He received American Jurisprudence Awards for Constitutional Law, Evidence and Administrative Law, and is AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell.

Licensed to practice in Missouri, Mr. Dennis graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1977.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

Certifications and Credentials

About John Dennis, Jr.

Law School: University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law

Admitted: 1977, Missouri

Professional Webpage: www.wmalawoffice.com/Bio/JohnDennis.asp

Honors and Awards:

  • Best Lawyers in America, 1989 - Present
  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Evidence
  • AV Rated

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Past President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Missouri Chapter
  • Past Chair, The Missouri Bar, Family Law Section
  • Past Chair, Family Law Committee, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Member, Eastern Jackson County Bar Association
  • Missouri, 1977

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Editor, Family Law Section of Missouri Bar Courts and CLE Bulletin
  • "Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments for Current Child Support", UMKC School of Law, 1986

Educational Background:

  • University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 1973
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