Pat McLarney

Pat supervised litigation and tried cases for over 40 years, and was managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City from 1985 to 2002. During that time, the firm grew from 65 to more than 500 lawyers in nine offices, two of them overseas. Pat’s civic engagement includes Legal Aid, Civic Council of Kansas City, and the boards of three colleges. His professional awards are numerous and significant. He was named Citizen of the Year by the mayor of Kansas City in 2002 and served as chair of the University of Missouri-KC Board of Trustees.