Donald R. Whitney

Donald R. Whitney is a business attorney with W Law Group in Overland Park, Kansas. He advises small and midsize businesses, owners, and nonprofit organizations on commercial law, contracts, business planning, and disputes. His practice also includes civil litigation, trial and appellate matters, employment law, insurance coverage, and administrative law. Having worked in small businesses before becoming an attorney, he brings an understanding of business operations to legal advice.

Donald earned a J.D. from Washburn University School of Law and a B. Bus. Admin. from Mid America Nazarene University. Before entering legal practice in 1987, he participated in a family plumbing, heating, electrical, and air-conditioning business and established a small accounting operation. This business background helps inform his approach to transactional counseling, legal risk, and the operational concerns of entrepreneurs who need practical solutions.

Donald’s experience includes business formations, purchases and sales, corporate agreements, leases, construction matters, and disputes involving business torts or infringement. He also counsels organizations about noncompetition issues, discrimination, and wrongful discharge. His litigation work extends to commercial claims and related appeals. Through these matters, he helps owners consider both immediate legal consequences and longer-term effects on their enterprises and professional relationships.

Donald is admitted in Kansas and Missouri and before several federal courts, including the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals. Outside his law practice, he has served as a Civil Air Patrol legal officer and assisted community organizations and youth programs. His background combines legal representation, business ownership, and volunteer service. Donald R. Whitney emphasizes practical problem-solving and long-term relationships with clients facing business decisions and disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, W Law Group
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Mentor, Olathe Youth Court
• Lt Col and Legal Officer, Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol
• Fast Team representative, FAA
• Former Chairman, Olathe Board of Zoning Appeals
• Former Vice-President, Kansas Pilots Association
• Former President, Spearhead Chapter of the Kansas Pilots Association
• Former President, Phi Delta Lambda Honor Society for Mid America Nazarene University

Licensed State

• Kansas
• Missouri

Education

• Washburn University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Mid America Nazarene University
  B. Bus. Admin.

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