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ATTORNEYS AND STAFF

Biography

James A. Waits was a founding partner of Waits & Brownlee in 1984.

Mr. Waits is a frequent speaker on adoption law and has handled adoptions in over 40 Missouri counties. He has handled contested adoption cases at the trial level and in the Court of Appeals and Missouri Supreme Court. He also served as a Municipal Judge in Independence, MO from 1988-1992.

Mr. Waits’ practice focuses on handling adoptions and minors guardianships

 Adoption/Guardianship:

  • He has handled approximately 3,000 adoptions in over 40 Missouri counties. These include private, agency, foreign, foster, step-parent and adult adoptions.
  • He has handled over 200 contested termination-adoption cases and has successfully argued appeals on such cases in the Missouri Court of Appeal and Missouri Supreme Court.
  • He is a frequent speaker on adoption law to foster parents, State case workers, attorneys and new prospective adoptive parents.

James A. Waits

Attorney

(816) 363-5466
jwaits@wbbhj.com

 

Bar Admission

  • All Missouri State Courts

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, William Jewell, 1977 (Summa Cum Laude)
  • Masters of Business Administration, University of Kansas, 1981
  • Juris Doctor, University of Kansas, 1981

Memberships

  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Eastern Jackson County Bar Association