Anderson, Sundell & Skinner, P.C. is a full-service law firm uniquely positioned to serve the legal needs of Northwest Missouri and the surrounding rural communities. Our broad range of practice areas allows us to provide comprehensive legal representation to individuals, families, farmers, landowners, and businesses—often addressing multiple legal needs within the same family or business. We take pride in providing the breadth of services of a full-service firm while maintaining the personal, practical, and community-focused approach that is unique to a locally established rural law firm.
Criminal Defense
We provide representation for individuals facing criminal charges ranging from serious felony offenses to misdemeanors and municipal violations. Our criminal practice includes violent offenses, property crimes, drug offenses, theft, sex offenses, domestic-related charges, and other criminal matters. We also assist with probation matters and other issues arising from criminal proceedings.
Family Law
We represent individuals and families in a wide range of family law matters, including divorce, legal separation, child custody, parenting plans, child support, maintenance, property and debt division, paternity, modifications, enforcement of court orders, relocation, protection orders, and other domestic matters. We also handle complex cases involving significant assets, businesses, farms, retirement accounts, and real estate.
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
We represent individuals and families who have suffered injuries or the loss of a loved one because of the negligence or wrongful conduct of another. We handle automobile accidents, serious injuries, wrongful death claims, and other personal injury matters and work to pursue the compensation our clients are entitled to receive.
Traffic & DWI
We represent clients facing traffic and driving-related offenses, including DWI/DUI, speeding, driving while revoked or suspended, careless and imprudent driving, failure to maintain financial responsibility, and other traffic violations. We also assist with driver’s license issues, administrative proceedings, and restoration of driving privileges, including matters affecting commercial drivers.
Estate Planning
We help individuals and families plan for the future and protect the people and property that matter most. Estate planning services may include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, beneficiary deeds, business succession planning, asset protection, and planning for the transfer of family farms, businesses, real estate, and other assets.
Probate & Estate Administration
When a loved one passes away, we assist families and personal representatives with the legal and administrative process of settling an estate. We handle probate proceedings, estate administration, creditor claims, distribution of assets, disputes among beneficiaries, and other matters arising after death.
Juvenile Law
We represent parents, children, and families involved in juvenile court proceedings, including abuse and neglect cases, delinquency matters, custody issues, and other proceedings involving children. We work to protect the rights and interests of our clients throughout the juvenile court process.
Adoption & Family Formation
We assist families with the legal process of expanding their families through adoption, including stepparent adoptions, private adoptions, contested adoptions, and matters involving termination or consent to parental rights.
Guardianships & Conservatorships
We represent families seeking to protect children, elderly family members, and adults who may be unable to manage their personal or financial affairs. We handle guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, emergency appointments, modifications, contested matters, and termination of guardianships and conservatorships when appropriate.
Real Estate & Land Use
Real estate is an important part of life and business in rural Missouri. We assist individuals, families, farmers, landowners, and businesses with purchases and sales, contracts, deeds, leases, easements, boundary disputes, title issues, landlord-tenant matters, land use, trespass, timber disputes, and other real estate matters.
Agricultural & Farm Law
We understand the unique legal needs of farmers, agricultural landowners, and rural families. We assist with farm and agricultural leases, land purchases and sales, ownership and succession issues, contracts, property disputes, easements, livestock and agricultural matters, business arrangements, estate planning, and other legal issues affecting rural operations.
Business Law
We assist local businesses, entrepreneurs, farmers, professionals, and employers with the legal issues that arise throughout the life of a business. Services include business formation, contracts, operating agreements, leases, purchases and sales, business succession planning, employment-related matters, collections, and general business counsel.
Business & Civil Litigation
When disputes cannot be resolved outside of court, we represent both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation. Our practice includes contract disputes, business disputes, collection matters, creditor and debtor issues, property disputes, lease disputes, partnership and ownership disputes, and other general civil matters.
Landlord & Tenant
We represent both property owners and tenants in matters involving residential and commercial property, including leases, evictions, unpaid rent, property damage, lease violations, security deposits, and other landlord-tenant disputes.
Collections & Creditor Matters
We assist individuals and businesses in recovering money that is owed to them, including unpaid accounts, contractual debts, promissory notes, and other obligations. We also represent clients responding to collection efforts and creditor disputes.
Property Disputes
Property disputes in rural communities can involve livestock, equipment, vehicles, timber, fences, boundaries, inherited property, and other assets. We represent clients in disputes involving ownership, possession, damage, trespass, conversion, and other property-related claims.
Municipal & Local Government Matters
We assist individuals and businesses with municipal violations, local ordinances, licensing issues, and other matters involving local government and regulatory requirements.
Civil Protection Orders
We represent individuals seeking protection from abuse, stalking, harassment, and other threatening conduct, as well as individuals responding to allegations in protection order proceedings.
General Legal Services
Not every legal issue fits neatly into a single category. We regularly assist clients with the everyday legal matters that arise in rural communities—from reviewing a contract or preparing a deed to resolving a dispute with a neighbor, protecting a family business, or planning for the future.
Anderson, Sundell & Skinner, P.C. is proud to be a full-service law firm serving the individuals, families, farmers, landowners, and businesses of Northwest Missouri and the surrounding communities. Our breadth of practice is unique to the area, allowing clients to turn to one trusted local firm for a wide variety of legal needs. We combine the resources and experience of a full-service firm with the personal attention, practical approach, and community connection that clients value in a local law firm.