Phone: 816.374.0533
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W. Terrence Kilroy

Shareholder
W. Terrence Kilroy chairs the firm's Labor and Employment practice group and has over 31 years of experience in a wide range of labor law subjects, including NLRB matters, management-union relationships, union avoidance, union campaigns and collective bargaining.  Additionally, Mr. Kilroy advises clients in the health care, manufacturing and transportation industries and his experience encompasses Equal Employment Opportunity litigation, wrongful discharge litigation, preventive labor law, drug testing, employer negligence, disability discrimination and accommodation, occupational safety and health (OSHA), AIDS, polygraphs, and employees' privacy rights.


Mr. Kilroy has served as labor counsel for numerous national and major Kansas City companies.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association Labor Law Section
    • Subcommittee on Developments under the National Labor Relations Act  
    • Subcommittee on Practice and Procedure before the National Labor
    • Relations Board
  • Lawyers Association of Kansas City
  • Washburn University School of Law
    • Board of Governors, 1983-1996
    • President, 1992-1994
  • Human Resources Management Association of Kansas City
  • Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
    • Member, 1999-2008
  • DeLaSalle Education Center 
    • Board of Directors, 1985-1992
  • Gillis Center 
    • 2003 Kansas City Spirit Award
  • Greater Kansas City Community Foundation 
    • Community Adviser, 1993-2000
  • Greater Kansas City Crime Commission
    • Board of Directors, 1998-present
  • Greater Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance 
    • Board of Directors, 1998-2004
  • Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America 
    • Board of Directors, 1988-1999
    • Executive Committee, 1988-1995
    • Vice President-Finance, 1993-1995
    • Legal Counsel, 1988-1992
  • University Club of Kansas City 
    • Board of Directors, 1987-1989; 1992-1996
    • President, 1993-1994

Distinctions

  • Named Best Lawyers "Kansas City, Missouri Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year" for 2012
  • Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2011
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007-2012, Labor and Employment Law
  • Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment (Kansas City & Surrounds), 2007-present

Experience

Mr. Kilroy has participated as a negotiator in over 40 labor negotiations since 2002.  They include:
  • County Beverage and Teamsters Local 838; 2011
  • Axel Americas and Steelworkers Local 348; 2010
  • Nevada, Missouri and Firefighters Local 3031; 2009-2010
  • Jackson County, Missouri
    Prosecutor's Office and Firefighters Local 42; 2009
  • Kansas City Public Television 19 and IBEW Local 53; 2009
  • Homeland Grocery Stores and UFCW Local 2; Effects Bargaining; Topeka, Leavenworth and St. Joseph, Missouri; 2008
  • Tower Properties and Operating Engineers Local 101; Kansas City, Missouri; 2008
  • Snorkel Int. and Int. Assoc. of Machinists; Elmwood, Kansas; 2008
  • K & T Switching and Teamsters Local 41; Kansas City, Missouri; 2007
  • Milbank Mfg. and IBEW; Corcordia, Missouri; 2007
  • Wagner Industries and Teamsters Local 41; Kansas City, Missouri; 2007
  • Tower Properties and Operating Engineers; Kansas City, Missouri; 2006
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 377; Effects Barganing; Monroe, Georgia; 2006
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 209; Hondo, Texas; 2006
  • Greystone Graphics; Kansas City, Missouri; 2006, 2007
    • Graphic Arts Union Local 16C
    • Graphic Arts Union Local 235
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 372; Nevada, Missouri; 2006
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 334; Effects Bargaining; Ferguson, Kentucky; 2006
  • Tower Properties and Operating Engineers Local 101; Kansas City, Missouri; 2005
  • Blish-Mize Corp. and Teamsters Local 460; Atchison, Kansas; 2005
  • Falley's Grocery Stores and United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 2; 2005
    • St. Joseph Agreement
    • Leavenworth Agreement
    • Topeka Agreement
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 313; Effects Bargaining; Somerset, Pennsylvania; 2005
  • Metcraft Industries and Sheet Metal Workers Local 2; Effects Bargaining and extension; Kansas City, Missouri; 2005
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 5; Hearne, Texas; 2005
  • Tower Properties and Operating Engineers Local 101; Kansas City, Missouri; 2003
  • Millennium Rail and Laborers Local 1290; Junction City, Kansas; 2003
  • Falley's Grocery Stores and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2; 2002
    • St. Joseph Agreement
    • Leavenworth Agreement
    • Lawrence Agreement
    • Topeka Agreement
  • Crane Plumbing LLC; Universal Rundle; Bathing System Master Agreement wtih Glass Molders and Potters & Allied Workers Int.; GMP; 2002
    • Local Agreement GMP Local 365; New Castle, Pennsylvania
    • Local Agreement GMP Local 388; Ottumwa, Iowa
    • Local Agreement GMP Local 393; Union Point, Georgia
  • Crane Plumbing LLC Master Agreement and GMP; 2002
    • Local Agreement GMP Local 209; Hondo, Texas
    • Local Agreement GMP Local 377; Monroe, Georgia
  • Homeland Grocery Stores and United Food Commerical Workers
    • Locals 1000 and Two; Oklahoma Grocery Chair; 2002
  • Homeland Grocery Stores and Confectionary Workers Local 65; Oklahoma Grocery Chain; 2002
  • Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 313; Somerset, Pennsylvania; 2002
  • Crane Plumbing Master Agreement and GMP; 2002
  • Local Agreement GMP Local 334; Ferguson, Kentucky
  • Local Agreement GMP Local 372; Nevada, Missouri