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Larry R. Rute

Larry is the Managing Member and Co-Founder of Associates in Dispute Resolution. Prior to founding ADR, he served for many years as General Counsel and Litigation Director for Kansas Legal Services, Inc., and Special Counsel and Legislative Liaison for the Midland Group. He also served as Coordinator of Mediation Services for Midland Mediation and Settlement Services. Larry has mediated and arbitrated hundreds of contract, employment, personal injury, and family law disputes. He was instrumental in establishing and administering the Kansas Human Rights Commission’s Volunteer Mediation Program, the EEOC’s Voluntary Mediation Program, and the Supreme Court’s “Access to Justice” mediation program. As a trial attorney, he successfully litigated several class action civil rights matters in both state and federal court, including the establishment of due process rights for individuals facing mental health commitment and conditions-of-confinement matters for individuals in state and local institutions.

Larry Rute professional photograph

Please use Larry's online calendar below to choose a date that is available for scheduling your case. Simply click on a date and submit your case information and your date will be automatically reserved for you. We will follow-up via email or telephone. We keep this current for your convenience in finding a date that works for all parties involved in your case.

Professional Activities In 1992 and 1996 Mr. Rute received the Kansas Bar Association’s Outstanding Service Award. In 1997 he received the Governor’s Award for Exemplary and Distinguished Service to Children and Families. He is a frequent presenter of legal education programs at the local, state and national levels. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Washburn University School of Law teaching Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. Education Mr. Rute earned his Masters of Law (LLM) Degree from the University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington in 1976. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Washburn University School of Law in 1973. Publications 
Click here for recent articles of Larry and other associates.
Click here for a complete list of Larry's articles in printable versions.

Associates in Dispute Resolution

Topeka Offices:
212 SW 8th Avenue, Suite 207
Topeka, KS 66603
(please use Topeka office for all mail)

785-357-1800
(Topeka or Kansas City)
Kansas City Offices:
1600 Genessee, Suite 838
Kansas City, Missouri
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