Michael S. Shipley - Liberty, MO
Attorney at Law Offices of Michael S. Shipley, LLC
Criminal Law Lawyers in Liberty, MO
204 A East Kansas Liberty, MO 64068 - 2344
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41
Years
Experience
Liberty Criminal Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Death Penalty Litigation
- Driving While Intoxicated (DWI/DUI)
- Drug Crimes
- Sex Offenses
- White Collar Crimes
- Assault and Theft offenses
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Law
- Business Law
- Landlord/Tenant
- Civil Rights
- Police Brutality
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Shipley's practice is limited to civil and criminal litigation in the Federal and Missouri trial and appellate Courts. He handles all levels of criminal cases, ranging from minor traffic matters to federal death penalty litigation, and including driving while intoxicated (DWI/DUI), drug crimes, sex offenses, white collar crimes, assault and theft offenses. Civil litigation includes commercial, business, landlord/tenant, civil rights and police brutality.
The University of Missouri-Columbia awarded Mr. Shipley a Bachelor of Arts, with Honors in Economics, degree in 1982, and a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, degree in 1985. He was a member of the Missouri Law Review and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and The Order of the Coif.
Mr. Shipley is admitted to practice in the Missouri Bar, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, and the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Following graduation from law school, Mr. Shipley served as a law clerk to the Honorable Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. After practicing with two smaller firms in Clay County for over fifteen years, he founded the Law Offices of Michael S. Shipley, LLC, in 2003. He has been an officer and Director of the Clay County Bar Association for the last several years, and is a member of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has published articles in the Missouri Law Review and in Barrister magazine.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Michael S. Shipley
Included on the 2025 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia),
Columbia,
Missouri, 1985
Juris Doctor
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Member, Missouri Law Review
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Order of the Coif
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University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia),
Columbia,
Missouri, 1985
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Non Legal Education
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The University of Missouri-Columbia, 1982
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Honors in Economics
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The University of Missouri-Columbia, 1982
Current Employment Position(s)
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Member
Past Positions
- Honorable Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Law Clerk
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas
Other Affiliations
- Clay County Bar Association (Officer and Director)
- Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
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Contact
204 A East Kansas
Liberty, MO 64068 - 2344
Phone: 816-479-5165
Fax: 816-781-4088
Email: Send a message
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