About
Gates Westering, LLC, founded in 2000 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, represents clients across Missouri and Kansas in civil litigation and counseling. The firm handles business and commercial disputes; serious personal injury cases; construction defect and products liability matters; insurance coverage and bad-faith litigation; employment issues including non-compete and trade secret disputes; and outside general counsel services for small businesses. It also provides mediation and arbitration informed by its litigation and insurance coverage background.
The practice is led by attorneys John J. Gates and Molly B. Westering. John brings more than 25 years of trial and appellate experience in Missouri and Kansas, including high-exposure jury trials, and regularly mediates complex cases involving insurance coverage. Molly has practiced in the Kansas City metropolitan area since 2003, with work for retailers, restaurants, contractors, and local businesses on personal injury, property damage, construction, and contract matters, as well as risk management and compliance.
Gates Westering, LLC serves individuals, companies, non-profits, schools, and other institutions using a team-based approach. Clients engage the firm for focused, practical advocacy across a broad range of disputes and advisory needs.