Attorney Profile

Leon Versfeld

Leon Versfeld

Versfeld & Hugo, LLC
4740 Grand Boulevard, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64112
Contact Contact Leon Versfeld
T: 816-891-8600
F: 816-505-0194

Visit: www.versfeldlaw.com
Practice areas: Immigration (80%), Employment & Labor (10%), International (10%)
Languages Spoken: English, Dutch

Profile

Leon Versfeld, managing member of Versfeld & Hugo (Kansas City), is a leading expert in the field of U.S. immigration and is regularly asked to present on the topic both nationally and internationally. He provides counsel to local and international businesses on all aspects of U.S. immigration and has served as an expert witness in civil matters on the issue of Immigration Compliance. Leon is also the author of "Immigration and Naturalization Practice," Missouri Administrative Law, Chapter 23, Fourth Edition, Vol. II, published by The Missouri Bar (2009).  Recognitions: Up and Coming Lawyer (Missouri Lawyers Weekly), Best of the Bar (Kansas City Business Journal), and Outstanding CLE Contributor Award (Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association). Leon graduated from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and is licensed to practice law in South Africa, the United States (Missouri), England and Wales.

Selected to:

Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2009
Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2008

International Locations

Countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

Cities: Pretoria (ZA), Sydney (AU)


About Leon Versfeld

Admitted: 2003, Missouri

Professional Webpage: www.versfeldlaw.com/related/leon_profile.pdf

Honors and Awards: Missouri's Top Attorneys under the age of 39., Up and Coming Lawyer, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2008, Peer Review Rated , Martindale Hubble, 2008, Kansas City's best lawyers as chosen by a jury of their peers, Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal , 2007, An honor bestowed upon an individual whose exemplary efforts produced outstanding CLE programs for the Bar., Outstanding CLE Contributor, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007
Special Licenses/Certifications: Roll of Solicitors for England and Wales, 2009, Advocate/Barrister of the High Court of South Africa, 1999
Bar/Professional Activity: Member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), Chairman of the International Law Committee for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (2006/07 & 2008/09), Member of the Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg, Austria), Graduate of 3rd Annual Bar Leadership Academy (KCMBA), Graduate of Inns of Court (KCMBA)
Pro bono/Community Service: Expert Witness on International adoption matter (South Africa), 2008, Board of Directors  - Truman Medical Center's Young Charitable foundation: TruFriends; Represented a variety of Immigrants who where victims of violence and abuse.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Author, Chapter 23, "Immigration and Naturalization Practice," Missouri Administrative Law, Fourth Edition, Vol. II, published by The Missouri Bar (2009)
Representative Clients: Expert Witness on Immigration Compliance in the matter of Marvin Davis vs. Gene Fritzel Construction Co., Inc., et al., 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements: Missouri Lawyers Weekly's Up and Coming Lawyers, 2008, Best of the Bar in the area of Immigration Law by the Kansas City Business Journal , 2008, Recipient of Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's 2007 Outstanding CLE Contributor Award., 2007, Best of the Bar in the area of Immigration Law by the Kansas City Business Journal , 2007
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