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Colby Lawrence Rieke
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Biography
Colby L. Rieke is an experienced domestic relations attorney focusing on family law and divorce with more than 19 years of experience in both Kansas and Missouri. Mr. Rieke focuses his practice on divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, and maintenance (alimony) cases, for both mother and father. Mr. Rieke represents business owners, C-suite executives, medical professionals, and their spouses in a variety of family law matters. He helps clients navigate complex business valuations, characterization of marital and non-marital assets, and child support and maintenance issues. Mr. Rieke employs creative solutions to complex, high net worth, contentious matters. His steadfast goal, prior to engaging in contested litigation, is to exhaust all possible efforts to negotiate, mediate, or otherwise amicably resolve each and every family law conflict in which he is involved. Yet, he is an experienced litigator when the matter remains unresolved.
Mr. Rieke is also experienced in the areas of estate planning and probate. This experience provides great value when analyzing complex property divisions, business valuations, and the preservation of marital and non-marital assets.
In 2024, Mr. Rieke was listed in the Kansas City Business Journal's "20 to Know in Legal."
He has been named to the Super Lawyers® list in the area of Family Law in Kansas and Missouri for 2019 through 2024, and named to the Rising Star® list every year from 2014 through 2018. He is a member of the Firm’s Family Law & Divorce Practice Group, and the Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Practice Group.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
40%
21 years
Child Custody
20%
21 years
Estate Planning
20%
14 years
Family
20%
21 years
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Licensed in Kansas for 20 years
State: Kansas
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Licensed in Missouri for 21 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC
605 W. 47th Street, Ste. 350, Kansas City, MO, 64112
McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC
11903 W. 119th Street, Overland Park, KS, 66213
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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Estate Planning
Posted by James | December 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Colby was great to work with. We had been procrastinating our estate planning for years, but I'm glad we worked with Colby to get this completed. He really took the time to explain everything in great detail to make sure we understood everything in the process. If you need to get your estate planni...
Posted by Thomas | June 20, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
VERY PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE.
Colby has represented / advised me from estate planning to speeding infractions. My confidence in him led to him also representing my daughter in a more serious criminal case (worked out better than expected). He is not only professional but calming throughout. It is easy to get lost and frustrated i...
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star, Kansas & Missouri SuperLawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Kansas & Missouri Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Kansas & Missouri SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Attorney, McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC
2011 - Present
Managing Member, The Law Office of Colby L. Rieke, L.L.C.
2004 - 2011
Associate, Law Office of John Ivan
Associations
2018 - Present
Johnson County Family Law American Inn of CourtAssociate
2016 - Present
WealthCounselMember
2012 - Present
Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kansas City
2008 - Present
Johnson County Bar Association
2005 - Present
Kansas Bar Association
2005 - Present
Missouri Bar Association
2021 - 2022
Johnson County Bar Association - Family Law SectionVice-President
2021 - 2022
Johnson County Bar Association Family Law Bench/Bar Guidelines Review CommitteeCommittee Member
2020 - 2021
Johnson County Bar Association - Family Law SectionSecretary
Education
2005
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2001
University of Kansas
Business Adminstration, B.S.
1997
St. Thomas Aquinas Highschool
Speaking Engagements
2023
KCMBA CLE by the Hour
Recent Developments in Missouri Family Law
2019
Johnson County Family Law American Inn of Court
Hot Topics - Review of Recent Appellate Court Decisions
Publications
2016
Rieke Law Blog
The Top Ten Reasons You Need an Estate Plan
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers