Nancy Kenner

Nancy Kenner has been a practicing attorney and mediator for over 30 years. She started her practice at a large litigation firm and moved to a small, plaintiff’s practice ten years later. She was one of the first trained mediators in Kansas City. Nancy’s litigation experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides gives her a unique perspective to resolve cases in the mediation process. Nancy joined Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi after her clerkship. She practiced in litigation, primarily in the personal injury area with an emphasis on medical malpractice and products liability. In 1993 Nancy and fellow Blackwell Sanders partner Sly James left to form Kenner & James, P.C. in order to represent injury victims. The original firm founded by Nancy and Sly is now Kenner Nygaard DeMarea Kendall, LLC. From the beginning to today, Nancy continues her focus on plaintiff’s personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Education University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri – Juris Doctor, 1983 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri – Bachelor of Arts in English, 1980 Recognition Up and Coming Lawyer (Missouri Lawyer Weekly) – 1998 Association of Women Lawyer – Women of the Year – 2002 KCMBA Congenial Counselor Award – 2004 Daily Record Legal Leaders – 2005 Women Who Mean Business (Kansas City Business Journal) – 2011 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justice Award – Litigation Practice – 2012 Dean of the Trial Bar – 2018 Associations & Memberships President, Association for Women Lawyers, Kansas City, Missouri – 2000 President KCMBA – 2012 Missouri Bar Association– Trustee – 2016 – Present University of Missouri – Columbia, Law School Foundation, Trustee – 2021 – Present Kanbe’s Market, Kansas City Missouri, Board of Directors – 2021 – Present Missouri Bar Association, Member Kansas Bar, Member Country Club Christian Church