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Daniel P. Wheeler

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2020.
132 Westwoods Drive Liberty, Missouri 64068
(816) 792-8300
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dwheeler@kwm-law.com
Firm: Kirkland Woods & Martinsen LLP
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Kirkland Woods & Martinsen LLP


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Phone Number (816) 792-8300

Daniel P. Wheeler is a shareholder with the firm of Kirkland Woods & Martinsen LLP. Mr. Wheeler focuses his practice on fiduciary litigation, probate administration, adult and minor guardianships, and mediation in cases throughout Missouri and Kansas. 

Mr. Wheeler served as a Probate Commissioner for the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri for more than fourteen years. As Probate Commissioner, he presided over family and fiduciary disputes in trust and probate matters, including fiduciary litigation, complex trust litigation, discovery of assets actions, surety claims and general probate administration in decedent, guardianship and conservatorship estates. He has been chosen to be the probate presenter at the annual Missouri Judicial College for the past seventeen years, and also presents annually at the conference of the Missouri Association of Probate & Associate Circuit Judges. He speaks regularly at the Missouri Bar annual meeting as well as numerous continuing legal education seminars for the Missouri Bar, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the University of Missouri at Kansas City. 

Prior to joining the bench, Mr. Wheeler was in engaged in private practice in the area of probate litigation and administration matters. He has tried thirty-two jury trials to completion, of which twenty-six were in the probate division of the circuit courts. He is licensed in the states of Missouri and Kansas, and has completed the mediation training requirements of the Missouri Supreme Court. 

Mr. Wheeler received a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Missouri - Columbia in 1981. While an undergraduate student, he was a captain of the University's cross-country and track teams, and he was a recipient of the Tom Bott's Award, the senior track leadership award. He received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Missouri in 1985, where he was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society. He received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Missouri in 1985, and he was a member of the Missouri Law Review and the Order of the Coif honor society.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Daniel P. Wheeler
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Kansas City, MO (2022)
Education
University of Missouri - Columbia, J.D.
Graduated 1985
University of Missouri - Columbia, B.S.
Graduated 1981
University of Missouri - Columbia, MBA
Graduated 1985
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (816) 792-8300
dwheeler@kwm-law.com
132 Westwoods Drive
Liberty, Missouri 64068
Liberty, Missouri 64068
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