Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Kansas City, KS

Chadler E. Colgan is a family law, criminal defense, business litigation, and business and commercial law attorney serving the people of Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. He also handles probate and estate planning, personal injury cases, and debtor’s rights and consumer law. Under his family law practice, he represents clients in cases related to mediation, guardian ad litem, guardianship, adoption, child custody, paternity, divorce and child support.

Mr. Colgan is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, the state of Missouri and the state of Kansas. In 1997, he graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts and a major in political science. He then attended Washburn University School of Law, graduating with Dean's Honors where he was a member of the Washburn Law Journal and earned a Juris Doctor in 2000.

A member of the Johnson County Bar Association, the Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Mr. Colgan also does pro bono work for Cedars Homes Association and was published in the Missouri Criminal Practice guide. With extensive experience in real estate law and cases of title disputes, he also handles all felony, misdemeanor and DUI cases for those who have been accused of committing a crime.

Mr. Colgan has given oral arguments in both appellate and state district courts and has experience in criminal and civil trials. While he is known for coming up with creative solutions to settle cases, he is also prepared to go all the way to court to protect his clients and their interests.