Chris Kopecky Email & Phone Number

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Presiding Judge for the Lawrence Municipal Court covering multiple dockets every day, including arraignments, trials, and sentencings. Set policy and manage an incredible staff of more than 10 Court Clerks, Bailiffs, and a Court Administrator. Preside over trials, rule on motions, and research/write decisions for many areas of the law, including criminal, DUI, traffic, and code violations cases.

City Of Olathe, Kansas

Part-time Judge for the Olathe Municipal Court (Permanent Pro Tem). Regular weekly commitment to cover a number of dockets, including arraignments, trials, and sentencings. Paperless court utilizing many different aspects of the Court Management software. Preside over trials, rule on motions, and research/write decisions for many areas of the law, including criminal, DUI, traffic, and code violations cases.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Part-time Judge for the Overland Park Municipal Court (Permanent Pro Tem). Regular W-2 employee working several days each month. Worked through the transition of the Court from a paper to paper on demand (Full Court). Presiding over trials, probation violations, sentencings, and all aspects of the court. Areas of the law include: criminal, DUI, traffic, and housing/animal code violation cases.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Adjunct Professor at the law school focusing in the area of Entrepreneurship. Primarily helping teach the "Law, Technology & Pubic Policy" class, which focuses on special technology projects within city/county government. We have worked on several projects over the last few semesters including helping streamline the court systems for the Unified Government in KS, developing efficient permitting processes for the City of Kansas City, MO, and working on an application for the indigent to… Show more Adjunct Professor at the law school focusing in the area of Entrepreneurship. Primarily helping teach the "Law, Technology & Pubic Policy" class, which focuses on special technology projects within city/county government. We have worked on several projects over the last few semesters including helping streamline the court systems for the Unified Government in KS, developing efficient permitting processes for the City of Kansas City, MO, and working on an application for the indigent to expunge their own criminal offenses. under a new Missouri law. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Judge Pro Tem for the Johnson County District Court, Overland Park Municipal Court, Olathe Municipal Court, Lenexa Municipal Court, Lawrence Municipal Court, Shawnee Municipal Court, Roeland Park Municipal Court, Merriam Municipal Court, Edgerton Municipal Court, and various other courts across the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. An average of 2-3 days per week, preside over trials, render decisions, rule on motions, and cover dockets when judges go on vacation, have conflicts, or are sick.… Show more Judge Pro Tem for the Johnson County District Court, Overland Park Municipal Court, Olathe Municipal Court, Lenexa Municipal Court, Lawrence Municipal Court, Shawnee Municipal Court, Roeland Park Municipal Court, Merriam Municipal Court, Edgerton Municipal Court, and various other courts across the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. An average of 2-3 days per week, preside over trials, render decisions, rule on motions, and cover dockets when judges go on vacation, have conflicts, or are sick. Ruled on trials in many areas of the law, including Small Claims Court, Protection from Abuse/Stalking cases, DUI, Criminal and Traffic cases. Show less

Attempt to prepare young minds to go into the legal field either as an Attorney or a Paralegal. Have taught several classes, including Litigation, Business Organizations, Business Law, and Elder Law since 1999. Have taught the 3-credit hour Litigation class more than 30 times, which culminates in a Mock Trial at the end of the semester at UMKC Law School.

Kansas City And St. Louis Metro Areas

For over three decades, the lawyers of Kopecky Law, P.A. have represented thousands of clients in various personal injury, criminal, and traffic matters ranging from speeding tickets, injury cases, to complicated DUI/DWI cases. The Courtroom is our life as we spend most of our day in courts all across Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa. In fact, most of our attorneys have been certified in Standard Field Sobriety Testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which is the same… Show more For over three decades, the lawyers of Kopecky Law, P.A. have represented thousands of clients in various personal injury, criminal, and traffic matters ranging from speeding tickets, injury cases, to complicated DUI/DWI cases. The Courtroom is our life as we spend most of our day in courts all across Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa. In fact, most of our attorneys have been certified in Standard Field Sobriety Testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which is the same course Police Officers are required to take to test drivers for DUI/DWI. We have found this training extremely helpful in determining whether an officer fairly and accurately performed the testing on those accused of DUI.We have several offices in the Kansas City Metro Area and one in St. Louis where we meet clients. However, we do a significant amount of work with clients completely over the internet or over the phone. Our goal is to make it as easy on you as possible. We know our clients are very busy people and often don't want to waste time coming to our physical offices if they don’t have to. We try to work it so you won't have to go to court for most cases, or typically just once for the more complicated or serious situations. Because we do such a huge volume of cases, we can do your case cheaper and more efficiently than most of our competitors allowing us to offer very reasonable prices. Visit one of our websites at: www.thetrafficlawyers.com, stlouistrafficlawyer.com, or www.kansascitylawyers.org today. Show less

Atchison, Kansas

Teaching White Collar Crime to primarily criminal justice and business students. Focusing on the ethical challenges that CEOs, CFOs, and others face as they try to make their mark in the business world.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

One year full-time appointment by the University as a Fellow to help in the teaching, administration, and coordination of the Law School’s efforts in law, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Teaching and coaching in the School’s interdisciplinary law and entrepreneurship courses, assistance in the development and conduct of prototype jams, involvement in the preparation of reports and white papers, and responsible for the primary preparation of a major multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional… Show more One year full-time appointment by the University as a Fellow to help in the teaching, administration, and coordination of the Law School’s efforts in law, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Teaching and coaching in the School’s interdisciplinary law and entrepreneurship courses, assistance in the development and conduct of prototype jams, involvement in the preparation of reports and white papers, and responsible for the primary preparation of a major multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional grant application to support the Law School’s entrepreneurship activities. Represent UMKC Law at many conferences across the country, including: United States Association for Small Business Entrepreneurship (USASBE), iEEE Smart Cities Civic Entrepreneurship, American Bar Association's TechShow for Legal Entrepreneurship, Access to Justice Social Entrepreneurship, International Incubator's Consortium, Hackathon at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and many others in an effort to extend the School's national reputation as a leader in Entrepreneurship Education. Show less

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Delta; Law Journal

Ba, Triple Major: Economics, Philosophy, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Rossner Philosophy Medal

Junior Year Abroad, Economics, Philosophy, Psychology

The mission of Franklin University Switzerland is to provide a cross-cultural and multinational learning and living environment that.