Gardner Insurance Defense Lawyers

Diane Bellquist defends licensed individuals and entities before regulatory boards in Kansas and Missouri. With over 10 years’ experience working for Kansas regulatory agencies, Diane uses her insider knowledge and experience to her clients’ advantage. Having previously served as Assistant General Counsel for the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, Diane is particularly experienced with matters involving health care professionals. She regularly defends physicians, chiropractors, physician assistants, and nurses. In addition, Diane defends other licensed professionals, including certified public accountants, engineers, real estate agents, insurance agents, and attorneys.

Jon works closely with local, regional and national businesses on their comprehensive legal and risk management needs. He also represents his clients as an aggressive advocate after claims have been made. Jon has extensive experience representing both small and mid-size businesses, doctors, hospitals, dentists, oral surgeons, architects and engineers. Jon litigates a broad range of state and federal cases including medical and dental malpractice, wrongful death, design defect, fraud and misrepresentation. Prior to disputes, he works closely with his clients to manage risk. He has defended a broad spectrum of clients which includes prominent individuals, Fortune 500 companies, regional...

Denise a native of Kansas, earned her bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas and her Juris Doctorate from Barry University in Orlando, Florida.

Denise practices in the areas of Civil Litigation in Kansas, and Small Business Law, International Arbitration & Mediation globally.

Denise has an extensive background in international law having studied:

International Criminal Law and International Criminal Justice at The Hague, Netherlands;

Public International Law and International Intellectual Property Law in Geneva, Switzerland;

Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Corporate Law, Chinese Foreign Investment and Banking Law, and Commercial Arbitration at the Fudan University in Shanghai, China;...

Jeff has nearly 30 years of experience as a litigation attorney in Kansas and Missouri. His practice over that entire time has been primarily devoted to the representation of healthcare providers in professional negligence actions. Jeff has extensive experience serving as lead counsel for healthcare providers in a wide variety of professional liability cases. He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review rated and has been recognized by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers in Kansas City® in the areas of Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, and Appellate Practice. He has also been...

Anne counsels health care organizations and individual health care providers throughout Kansas, assisting them in all aspects of health and hospital law, including regulatory compliance, business transactions, medical staff relations, peer review and risk management, professional licensure and discipline, and defense of medical malpractice claims. Her civil litigation practice includes insurance defense, business disputes (including non-compete agreements), and appellate advocacy.