Civil and commercial litigator

Megan Stumph-Turner

Member in Kansas City

816.471.2121

“Showing people they are valued is important to me—whether I am representing my clients or serving my community.”

Megan’s courtroom experience is significant and includes serving as lead trial counsel. She represents business clients across various industries, with a focus on financial services, real estate, construction, and other commercial litigation.

Received Missouri Lawyers Media Women's Justice Award (Litigation Practitioner), 2021 and “Up and Coming” Award, 2019
International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy Graduate
Community Outreach: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, including in leadership roles in local campaigns; Lead to Read KC; Volunteer Attorney Project, and Co-chair for local special education students’ annual prom

Civil and commercial litigator

mstumph@bakersterchi.com

Megan Stumph-Turner

Member in Kansas City

816.471.2121

Megan Stumph-Turner’s civil litigation practice includes creditors’ rights, financial services, real estate, construction, and commercial litigation.

Megan has successfully represented clients in thousands of cases throughout all stages of litigation, including bench and jury trials. While financial services and real estate litigation remain her primary areas of focus, Megan’s litigation practice has also included representation of defendants in commercial disputes, construction cases, employment litigation, and product liability claims.

In addition to her civil litigation practice, Megan has been a panelist speaker at financial services legal conferences and has provided onsite training services concerning both state-specific and nationwide legal trends affecting the financial services industry. Megan has also been retained as an expert witness in litigation relating to a mortgage servicing dispute.

Megan received her undergraduate degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri – Columbia. During law school, she competed in Board of Advocates events for trial advocacy and was a member of the Family Violence Clinic, providing legal assistance to victims of domestic violence. While attending college at William Jewell, Megan also cheered for the Kansas City Chiefs football team.

Admissions

Education

Memberships & Activities

ALFA International
- Steering Committee Member, Business Litigation Practice Group
- Steering Committee Member, Women's Initiative Practice Group
Earl E. O'Connor American Inn of Court
- Secretary, Board of Directors, 2022-2023
- Achieving Excellence Committee
- Barrister, 2017-present
- Chair, Special Prom Committee, 2019-present
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
IADC Trial Academy
- Graduate, 2017
Johnson County Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Cannabis Law Committee
Missouri Bankers Association
- Bank Counsel, 2018-present
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Mortgage Bankers Association

Awards & Recognition

Community Involvement

Publications

Foreclosure - New 2018 Rules and Regs!, National Business Institute (March 2018)
U.S. Financial Regulation and Enforcement: What the Future Holds Under Trump's Administration, The Knowledge Group (June 2017)
TRID, CFPB, and Foreclosure: What Attorneys Must Know, National Business Institute (March 2017)
The New Foreclosure Procedures and Expanded Protection, National Business Institute (December 2016)
BOOT CAMP: Foreclosures and Loan Workout Procedures (Sections on CFPB and FDCPA Compliance Issues in Foreclosure and Lender Liability Issues), National Business Institute (June 2016)
Jurisdiction Impact on Recovery of Deficiency, DS News (January 2015)
Look Before You Leap: Delaying Foreclosure Sales in Kansas Has Costly Consequences, DS News (August 2013)
Legal Issues in Real Estate Foreclosure, National Business Institute (January 2013)
The Servicers’ Guidebook, DS News (December 2012)

Presentations

Presenter: Navigating Current Real Estate Litigation Trends, Lawline (August 2022)
Presenter: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Civil Litigation, Kansas City Association of Legal Administrators (November 2021)
Moderator: Perceptions and Misconceptions of Women in Law, Baker Sterchi (November 2021)
Panelist: Trends in Mortgage Lending & Mortgage Servicing Litigation, Lawline (November 2021)
Panelist: Successfully Trying Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Eviction, and Landlord/Tenant, Rossdale CLE (September 2021)
Panelist: FCRA Roundtable: Emerging Trends and Developments, Mortgage Bankers Association (September 2021)
Moderator: Women Leaders: Building Resilience and Confidence, Baker Sterchi (November 2020)
Presenter: Alternatives to Foreclosure, National Business Institute (November 2019)
Presenter: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Litigation Bubble: Evolving Technology, Record-Breaking Settlements and Uncertain Legal Precedent, American Conference Institute (July 2018)
Presenter: 2018 Rules and Regs: Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosure, Clear Law Institute (May 2018)
Presenter: Foreclosure - New 2018 Rules and Regs!, National Business Institute ( March 2018)
Presenter: U.S. Financial Regulation and Enforcement: What the Future Holds Under Trump’s Administration, The Knowledge Group (June 2017)
Presenter: TRID, CFPB, and Foreclosure: What Attorneys Must Know, National Business Institute (March 2017)
Presenter: The New Foreclosure Procedures and Expanded Protections, National Business Institute (December 2016)
Presenter: BOOT CAMP: Foreclosures and Loan Workout Procedures (Sections on CFPB and FDCPA Compliance Issues in Foreclosure and Lender Liability Issues), National Business Institute (June 2016)
Presenter: Legal Issues in Real Estate Foreclosure, National Business Institute (January 2013)