Practice areas: Personal Injury, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Missouri since: 1990
Education: Baylor University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025 Call today:
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Rebecca M. Randles is a partner at Randles Mata, LLC, in Kansas City, Missouri, where she represents individuals in complicated civil litigation. She focuses her practice on sexual abuse, personal injury, discrimination, civil rights violations, psychiatric malpractice and psychology malpractice. She is widely recognized for her advocacy on behalf of vulnerable clients and her commitment to holding institutions and individuals accountable for serious misconduct.
With over 35 years of experience, Ms. Randles uses a strategic, client-focused approach in cases that have significant emotional, legal and social impact. She has achieved major success in cases involving sexual abuse and civil rights violations, often confronting powerful defendants and managing legally challenging disputes. Her work is marked by thorough preparation, persuasive advocacy and a focus on achieving meaningful outcomes for her clients.
Ms. Randles graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwest Baptist University in 1985. She later went on to pursue her legal studies at the Baylor University Law School, where she bolstered her legal principles and obtained her Juris Doctor in 1988. After graduation, she became licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, Missouri and Kansas, and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 8th and 10th Circuits.
Among her significant case results, Ms. Randles obtained a $10 million settlement on behalf of a class of clergy sexual abuse survivors. She also achieved a jury verdict exceeding $7.2 million for a survivor of cyberstalking and sexual abuse, and negotiated a recovery of more than $2.25 million for victims in matters involving wrongful death and clergy sexual abuse. These outcomes demonstrate her depth of experience in both individual and class action litigation, as well as her readiness to take cases through trial when necessary.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1988, Massachusetts
Bar / Professional Activity
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Kansas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- Kansas Bar Association, Member
- Missouri Bar Association, Member
- U.S. District Court for Districts of Kansas
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $1.1 Million Arbitration award on behalf of 44 clients for breach of child protection commitments made by the Diocese of Kansas City as part of the 2008 settlement agreement., 2014
- JP Doe v. Archdiocese of St. Louis, Appellate Decision, Bankruptcy trustee does not own cause of action where repressed memory prevents accrual until after bankruptcy closed., 2026
- Numerous confidential settlements against Agape Boarding School for violations of the trafficking act, childhood sexual abuse, forced labor and physical abuse., 2025
- Numerous confidential settlements regarding abuses occurring at Circle of Hope Girls Ranch, part of Troubled Teen Industry / Christian Boarding School litigation., 2024
- John Doe JD v. Archdiocese of St. Louis, $1 M settlement against Archdiocese of St. Louis for childhood sexual abuse by a priest., 2023
- Settlements of over $100,000 on School Bullying / Discrimination in Public Accommodation Cases, 2019
- Jane Doe LK v. Rev. Stanley Archie, et. al., $350,000 jury verdict against the Christian Baptist Fellowship Church for Fraud in the Investigation of sexual abuse claim by woman who went to Rev. Archie for counseling., 2014
- Soto v. Costco, $250,000 jury verdict for manager demoted and harassed for reporting discrimination to his supervisors. Fee application of approximately $250,000.00 also approved. Currently on appeal., 2015
- $10,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of 47 victims of childhood sexual abuse against the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph., 2008
- Jane Doe 49 v. Fr. Shawn Ratigan, $1,400,000.00 settlement against the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph for failure to supervise priest after learning that he was using parish children as pornography models., 2013
- Teeman v. O'Brien, 2.25M settlement for parents of boy who committed suicide in 1983 over sexual abuse by Msgr. Thomas O'Brien., 2013
- $9,950,000.00 Settlement on behalf of 32 victims of childhood sexual abuse against the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph., 2014
- H.L. v. W.J., $9,500,000.00 verdict against woman for sexually abusing then cyberstalking a teenage babysitter., 2009
Pro bono / Community Service
- Trustee, Southwest Baptist University, 2016
- Member of Governors, American Royal Association, 2015
- KCVLAA, Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, 2013
- Community Advisory Board, Masters in Social Work, UMKC, 2014
Educational Background
- Southwest Baptist University, B.A., Honor: Summa Cum Laude, 1985
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Author, AMA Journal
- Author, William & Mary Law Journal
- Author, Oklahoma Law Journal
- Author, ATLA Negligence Law Reporter
Honors
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2016
- SuperLawyers
- Most Influential Attorney, State of Missouri, Lawyers' Weekly, 2012
- Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum, 2016
- Best Attorneys in Missouri and Kansas, Kansas City Magazine, 2015
- Named as One of the Top Ten Attorneys in the State of Missouri, Lawyers Weekly, 2003
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Rebecca is THE go to lawyer for sexual abuse matters related to the church or school.”
Office location for Rebecca M. Randles
851 NW 45th St
Suite 310
Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone: 816-653-6713
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025
