Rene (B.) U.
Appearance Counsel
Experience
Apr 2025 - Present
9 monthsKansas City, United States
Appearance Counsel
Docketly and Court Appearance Professionals
- Represent clients in collections and landlord–tenant court appearances
- Conduct bench trials, motion hearings, and settlement negotiations
Aug 2023 - Apr 2025
1 year 9 monthsNorth Kansas City, United States
Attorney, Social Security Disability
BurnettDriskill Attorneys
- Manage a high-volume caseload of 250+ cases independently from inception to resolution
- Review and evaluate medical evidence for sufficiency and objective findings
- Build and strengthen disability claims using medical and vocational expert evidence
- Draft and file pre- and post-hearing briefs advocating for favorable outcomes
- Counsel clients and families on process, expectations, and procedures
- Identify appealable issues and handle post-decision litigation
- Prepare clients for hearings and conduct testimony practice
- Appear at virtual and in-person hearings, achieving consistent favorable results on challenging cases
Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
9 monthsKansas City, United States
Attorney (Bilingual, Spanish), Personal Injury
Contigo Centro Legal
- Manage over 200 personal injury cases independently from inception to resolution
- Advise clients on process, likely outcomes, and settlement options in English and Spanish
- Draft demands, complaints, motions, and settlement correspondence in both languages
- Negotiate settlements with adjusters and opposing counsel
- Represent clients in pre-trial mediations, prepare cases for trial
Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
2 years 4 monthsLakewood, United States
Attorney (Bilingual, Spanish), Workers’ Compensation
The Frickey Law Firm
- Handle approximately 80 workers’ compensation cases from start to finish
- Counsel clients on medical exams, hearings, and settlement agreements
- Draft discovery, motions, and administrative filings
- Take expert witness depositions and conduct hearing examinations
- Negotiate settlements; draft post-hearing proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law
Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
1 year 6 monthsDenver, United States
Attorney, Social Security Disability & Civil Litigation
Rocky Mountain Disability Law Group / Whitcomb Selinsky PC
- Draft disability appellate briefs for the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Represent Allsup Disability clients as a contract attorney
- Prepare bid protests and complaints for government contract clients
- Evaluate and develop civil, employment, and criminal cases
- Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and client correspondence
Sep 2014 - Nov 2015
1 year 3 monthsLiberty, United States
Assistant Public Defender
Missouri State Public Defender, Trial Division
- Represent indigent defendants in 250+ cases ranging from traffic offenses to Class B felonies
- Appear daily in court for dockets, negotiations, and hearings
- Conduct client counseling and motion practice
- Serve as second chair in two jury trials
Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
1 year 1 monthKansas City, United States
Attorney, Civil Litigation
Glenn E. Bradford & Associates
- Represent the Missouri Board of Healing Arts in administrative actions against physicians
- Draft complaints, discovery, motions, and post-hearing findings of fact and conclusions of law
- Identify, retain, and depose expert witnesses
- Participate in settlement negotiations and administrative hearings
Summary
Seasoned litigation and administrative hearing attorney with over a decade of experience representing clients across multiple practice areas, including Social Security Disability, workers’ compensation, personal injury, and criminal defense. Skilled in client counseling, case strategy, and negotiation with a strong record of favorable outcomes. Experienced managing high-volume caseloads independently and appearing before administrative agencies and trial courts.
Dedicated to equitable access to justice for diverse client communities.
Languages
English
NativeSpanish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2010 - May 2013
University of Kansas School of Law
Juris Doctor · Law · Lawrence, United States
Stephens College
Bachelor of Fine Arts · Visual Arts · Columbia, United States
Certifications & licenses
Bar Admission
Missouri
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