Barber Emerson, L.C.

Practice Areas

About Barber Emerson, L.C.

From the firm’s website

Attorneys

• Mark A. Andersen — Member
• Terrence J. Campbell — Member
• Matthew S. Gough — Member
• Calvin J. Karlin — Member
• Erin K. Lynch — Member
• Bethany J. Roberts — Member
• David M. Halliwell — Associate
• Erin K. Levy — Associate
• Matthew J. Rogers — Member
• Anson R. Tullis — Associate
• Marc A. White — Associate

Services listed

Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Law, General Civil Practice, Corporation

Founded

1934

Offices

• 1211 Massachusetts St. P.O. Box 667 Lawrence, KS 66044-3351

Awards & recognition

• U.S. News & World Report Tier 1 Ranking Kansas City Metropolitan area

Source: barberemerson.com · checked October 8, 2026. Lawyers Near Me hasn’t independently verified these details.

Hours of Operation

Monday

9 am–5 pm

Tuesday

9 am–5 pm

Wednesday

9 am–5 pm

Thursday

9 am–5 pm

Friday

9 am–5 pm

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

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Details & Amenities

• Anton Nentchev· via Google

  Reached out to Bethany J Roberts and left a voicemail because even the legal assistant whom I got transferred to by the receptionist could not provide me with information. I was going to inquire about limited scope representation (Bethany's name was on a list of recommended attorneys I obtained from Douglas Co. District Court) but I'm assuming they aren't in a rush to help people like me, which is fine. What I'm not OK with is with people who can't do a follow up call to let me know if that is the case or not. There's a reason most people dread having to engage attorneys.

  3 years ago
• Alex Bruschi· via Google

  Terrible, extremely expensive, waited three months for a report which caused multiple continuances, I made one phone call and sent one email to inquire about the status of my report and I received a very rude email telling me that I did not need to ask for an update...

  7 months ago
• Kim Farag· via Google

  Honestly if I could give a rating of zero stars I would. The billing practices of Barber Emerson I believe are dishonest. We used them years ago to create our will and trust. Present day are getting ready to redo our wills and trust and but couldn't remember the name of our trust. Our financial advisor called his office to determine what type of trust we had and Barber Emerson charged us $60 to have a 5 minute phone call with our financial advisor and send a quick email saying we didn't have a full trust but simply a "testamentary trust". When my husband replied to Calvins email with a question of why he didn't create a trust for us like we had believed he did (obviously he didn't clarify the work he was doing when we first had him create the trust either). He simply said we were too young. Then today we received an ADDITIONAL bill for $60 because my husband replied to his email. We now have a bill for $120. I can understand the first bill for $60 he did look into our files and send an email. I understand billing by the hour but seriously that is REALLY poor form. We were already charged his apparent minimum for the time it took to send the initial email and speak briefly with our advisor, likely less than the minimum time anyway. So why in the world would a simple reply to that email (that he started by the way) equal a whole different minimum charge. We definitely are not fans of this type of practice and will take our business elsewhere for any future law needs. Seriously poor form.

  a year ago
• Amanda Kirkpatrick· via Google

  Don't go here for mediation. The mediator that took our case turned it into arbitration, and neither of the parties desires were truly taken into consideration. Why go here when you could find literally anyone else. ChatGPT does a better job.

  10 months ago
• TRAVIS W· via Google

  I wish I could give zero stars. This place is a complete joke. Bethany Robert's shouldn't be employed there.

  3 months ago
• PSB Drue· via Google

  Horrible. My children were asigned a GAL here by the name of Bethany Roberts, not only did she show extreme bias against me, she also helped the mother of my children frame me for coaching my children. This resulted in my custody and parenting time being taken away. My daughter was also never afforded appropriate safety measures after reporting her mother's boyfriend sexually assaulted her. Steer clear of these people by any means necessary.

  9 months ago
• Brad Kelly· via Google

  My conciliator was professional, knowledgeable, and made me feel like both party's perspectives mattered. He provided insight from his knowledge and experience when needed. My experience was overall the best experience I've had for mediation/conciliation. Would recommend.

  5 months ago
• Ezz (Jellon)· via Google

  Once Marc A. White took over my case, it was done so fast it made my head spin. He was amazing! I could tell he cared about me personally. I'm unsure about other professionals at this office, but I'd rate him 11/10!

  3 months ago