Michael Crow
Mr. Crow graduated from Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas in 1967. He then went into the Army as a Private. In 1968 he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry. Mike served as a Platoon Leader with the 1st Battalion 7th Calvary of the 1st Cav Division (Air Mobile) in Viet Nam. He was severely disabled in a helicopter crash near the Cambodian border. Mike was hospitalized at Army and V.A. hospitals for 8 months. Senator Bob Dole was influential in Mike being transferred to the V.A. hospital in Topeka as an outpatient so that he could attend Washburn University School of Law in Topeka starting in 1970. Mike earned his Juris Doctorate in law in 1973. He practiced law for one year with a large firm in Topeka. In 1974, he established his own law firm in Leavenworth County.
Shortly after the Crows moved to Leavenworth, Mike became acquainted with Honorable Arthur J. Stanley, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District for the District of Kansas. Once Judge Stanley learned that Mike had served with the 1st of the 7th Calvary (Custer's old unit), Judge Stanley offered Mike a position as his part-time Law Clerk. Judge Stanley served with the 1st of the 7th in 1916. Judge Stanley became Mike's mentor. From 1978 through 1982, Mike represented Leavenworth in the Kansas House of Representatives. He served as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. He also served as City Attorney for the City of Tonganoxie, Kansas for 27 years.
Mike served on the First Judicial District Nominating Commission from 1996 through 2004. He is a former President of Leavenworth Bar Association.
Mike is the author of, "Divorces in the Military - More Questions Than Answers", 12 Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association I (1998). Mike is a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association and served as Treasurer in 1995. In 2007 he was presented the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Distinguished Service Award.
Mike served on the Board of Governors of the Kansas Bar Association and as Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President. In 2004, he was elected to a one-year term as President of the Kansas Bar Association. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Kansas Bar Foundation. Mike is licensed to practice law in both Kansas and Missouri. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court in the District of Kansas and the Western District of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been practicing law for over 48 years. In 2016, he was presented the Robert K. Weary award for Exemplary Service and Commitment to the Goals of the Kansas Bar Foundation.
Mike has been involved in a number of civic activities in Leavenworth County. In 2017, Mike was named the Humanitarian of the Year by the Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mike has been married to Marti Crow for over 53 years. They have 3 children, Jennifer, Emily, and Bryan. They have lived, worked, and raised their children in Leavenworth.
Mr. Crow is listed in the 2006-2021 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. He has an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbel.