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Sara H. Christensen at Lathrop GPM | Kansas City Criminal Defense Attorney (h1)
Sara H. Christensen practices criminal defense litigation out of Lathrop GPM’s office at 2345 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64108. The firm can be reached at 800-476-4224, with Christensen available directly at 816-460-5709. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law with a litigation emphasis, she began her career as an assistant public defender in Missouri, giving her hands-on experience representing clients at every stage of the criminal process before joining Lathrop GPM.
Christensen’s practice centers on criminal defense and general commercial litigation, and she draws on her public defender background to guide clients through arraignment, pretrial motions, and trial. She also teaches Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor at UMKC Law School, work that keeps her engaged with current courtroom strategy and evidentiary practice, and she maintains an active pro bono docket alongside her paying caseload.
Christensen has been named a Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for four consecutive years (2021-2024), received the Thomas J. Conway Award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and was included on Forbes Advisor’s 2024 list of Best Criminal Defense Lawyers — a run of recognition that reflects her standing as one of the firm’s notable criminal litigators in Kansas City.
Address: 2345 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 800-476-4224