law office of Jeanne Foster LLC

MISSION STATEMENT

To support the family by reducing conflict and providing thoughtful straightforward legal services to clients in family law cases.  My commitment to my clients is to provide them an honest assessment of the issues, timely progression of their cases and responsive and prompt communications.

FOUNDATION

Jeanne Foster LLC was established as a family law practice with the concept that family law cases need to be handled with special insight.  Minimizing the damage and calmly working through the conflict on property and custody issues are Jeanne's strengths.

biography

Jeanne Foster is an attorney who has been in private practice in the Kansas City area for the past several years, primarily in the area of family law. She has experience in child custody and paternity issues, parenting plans and minor guardianships. Jeanne practices family law because she believes family is the most important relationship.

She practiced in public service with the Missouri Department of Social Services Litigation Section and with the Missouri Department of Revenue in the area of business taxes and administrative law.  Jeanne served on active duty with the U.S. Army in the JAG Corps and with the Reserves in Kansas. She advised commanders, prosecuted felony Courts Martial cases, and investigated and adjudicated injury and property claims as Claims Officer, She also drafted wills and Powers of Attorney for deploying soldiers, their families and retirees. She taught Geneva/Hague Conventions and criminal law classes.

Jeanne did her coursework at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Juris Doctorate, Law, in 1979. Jeanne is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Association of Women Lawyers, Reserve Officer Association and Military Order of the World Wars. She has served as an election official and election judge in Johnson County, Kansas, and has served extensively in volunteer organizations benefitting the community.