Plax, Karen A.
Karen A. Plax, former president of the Missouri Chapter of the AAML, practices family law exclusively with an emphasis on complex family problems especially involving business valuation and contested custody. With over 28 years of experience in the family law field, Karen A. Plax is a skilled litigator and negotiator, noted for her constructive and creative problem solving and her attention to detail. Since 1991, Ms. Plax has been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the family law category for a number of years. Ms. Plax is also listed in Who's Who in American Law.
Active in many professional organizations, Karen Plax is former legislative chair and vice-chair of the Missouri Bar Family Law Section; past chair of the Family Law Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, a member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, a past chair of Division 3 of the 16th Judicial Circuit Committee which reviews ethical conduct of lawyers and a member of the Jackson County Family Court Domestic Violence and Rules Committees.
The President of the Missouri Bar Association cited Ms. Plax for her special efforts in family law legislation in 1997. In 1998 Ms. Plax received the University of Missouri - Kansas City Law Foundation Public Service Award and in 1999 the Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City selected Ms. Plax as its Woman of the Year. The Missouri House of Representatives has also cited Ms. Plax for her contributions to law and society. Karen Plax lectures frequently on family law topics. Recent presentations have included: Update on Legislative Changes affecting Family Law; Removal of Children from the State; Use of Depositions in Litigation of a Dissolution; Federal Child Support Requirements; and Tax Aspects of Family Law Cases.
Ms. Plax limits her practice to Jackson, Clay, Cass and Platte Counties in Missouri.
1310 Carondelet Drive, Suite 300-303
Kansas City, Missouri 64114-4825
(t) (816) 942-1900
(f) (816) 942-2671
Email: Kaplax@swbell.net
www.plaxlaw.com