Health Care Law.  Lead attorney handling physician representation, including licensing, credentialing, and malpractice claims.

Civil Litigation.  Lead attorney handling medical professional liability, attorney professional liability, personal injury, and other tort claims as well as class actions and matters involving employment/labor, business/commercial, and contract disputes in state and federal court.

Employment Labor Law.  Lead attorney handling discrimination claims, matters involving human resources issues, and wage and hour claims.

Contracts.  Lead attorney handling hospital and physician contracts, employment contracts, including non-compete agreements and trade secrets, as well as contracts involving insurance coverage issues and bad faith claims.

Licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas
Admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; United States District Courts for Kansas and Missouri
Member, American Bar Association (Law Practice Management, Health Law, Tort and Insurance, and Insurance Sections)
Member, Missouri Bar Association
Member, Kansas Bar Association (Alternate Dispute Resolution Section)
Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Federal Courts Advocates, Medical-Legal/Nursing Home Negligence and Tort Law Sections)
Member, Johnson County, Kansas Bar Association
Member, American Association for Justice (Employment Rights Law, Motor Vehicle and Professional Negligence/PNLR Sections)
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, National Employment Lawyers Association
Member, Lawyers Association of Kansas City
Member, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Member, Propane Gas Defense Association
Member, Association of Missouri Mediators
Registered Civil Mediator
Former Law Clerk, Honorable Richard W. Holmes, Supreme Court of Kansas (1985-1987)
AV^® Preeminent^™ Rated by Martindale Hubbell*

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Washburn University (J.D., 1985, with honors)
University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1982)
 

Mr. Niceswanger has tried to balance a busy law practice with community activities throughout his professional career.  While clerking for the Kansas Supreme Court, he became actively involved in Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Topeka, Kansas.  In addition to serving as a big brother himself, Mr. Niceswanger was also active with fund-raising and other activities in the BB/BS organization.

In 1989, he founded the legal services division of the Good Samaritan Project of Kansas City with a goal of providing persons who are infected with, and affected by, HIV in the Kansas City area with access to legal resources to address health care, estate planning, employment, insurance, and other issues.  The project provided assistance to hundreds of individuals over the years while Mr. Niceswanger was active with the organization.  In addition to providing volunteer legal assistance, Mr. Niceswanger also served as a member of the Board of Directors.  He has participated in the Kansas City Volunteer Attorney Project for over a decade.

With the arrival of children in his life, Mr. Niceswanger became involved as a sponsor and coach of youth sports teams.  His sponsorships have included teams from kindergarten through high school level.  Mr. Niceswanger has also coached flag football and baseball dating back many years.  He currently coaches the 12U AAA Land of Oz Royals, which is a nationally ranked youth baseball team in Kansas City.