Gregory P. Goheen


ggoheen@mvplaw.com
(913) 371-3838
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Admitted to Practice:
  • Kansas, 1993
  • Missouri, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Education:
  • J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1993
  • B.A., University of Kansas, 1990

Gregory Goheen's practice primarily consists of complex civil litigation at both the appellate and trial levels in state and federal courts, including multi-district litigation.  A recipient of the Wilson W. Herdon Memorial Award in Antitrust while in law school, Mr. Goheen represents clients in virtually all types of commercial and business litigation, including all areas of employment and real estate law.  He is well-versed in the areas of education, civil rights, and constitutional law and serves as due process hearing officer for the Kansas Department of Education. 

Mr. Goheen has represented clients in class action litigation involving many diverse subjects, such as antitrust, asbestos product liability, civil rights, consumer protection, employment discrimination, environment, and wage and hour matters.  He has experience in litigation concerning trade secrets, professional liability, directors' and officers' liability, business torts, housing discrimination and consumer fraud.

Mr. Goheen obtained the dismissal of a $15 million lawsuit brought by a property developer for an alleged conspiracy to commit tortious interference with his business expectancy.  Through mediation, he resolved multiple lawsuits pending in multiple jurisdictions against his client for the alleged improper creation and administration of employee benefit plans.  He successfully defended claims of first impression in special education and wage and hour before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In addition to being a successful litigator, Mr. Goheen serves as outside general counsel for a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit business entities, governmental agencies and homes associations.  As general counsel, he is involved in a wide array of contractual and transactional matters, as well as representing those entities before various administrative bodies, including taxing authorities.  As a part of his practice, he writes and gives seminar presentations on education, employment and real estate law, and he has taught as an adjunct instructor on employee benefits at Johnson County Community College.  A shareholder at MVP since 1998 and a graduate of Class VIII of Leadership 2000 sponsored by the Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Goheen remains an active member of the community and local bar.



Practice Areas:
Administrative Law
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Appellate Practice
Business and Corporate Law
Directors' and Officers' Liability
Education Law
Government & Municipal
Insurance Defense
Labor and Employment
Litigation
Professional Liability
Public Utilities
Real Estate Law
Taxation

Accomplishments:
Instructor, employee benefits, Johnson County Community College.
Seminar presenter on employee benefits, employee misconduct, workplace privacy, wage and hour audits, employment discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigations.
Defended investigations by the Kansas Human Rights Commission, the Office of Civil Rights, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.


Professional Organizations:
Kansas Bar Association
The Missouri Bar
Wyandotte County Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
National Association for School Boards Council of School Attorneys
Kansas Association of School Attorneys Board of Directors


Articles:
10/12/2007 I've Been Sued! Now What?