Kurt Harper

Kurt Harper is the Managing Member of Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer, LC in Wichita, Kansas. His practice focuses primarily on business litigation, including employment litigation, construction disputes, real estate matters, warranty claims, and securities fraud lawsuits and disputes. He represents clients in contested commercial and business matters that can involve contracts, workplace issues, property concerns, and other complex disputes. He also serves as a mediator and arbitrator, giving him experience with both courtroom litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His arbitration work has included service on multiple FINRA panels.

Kurt earned a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature, with honors, from the University of Kansas and later earned his J.D. from the University of Kansas. He was included in the Order of the Coif for his graduating law school class. After completing law school in 1979, he returned to Wichita and has practiced law there continuously since that time. His education and decades of legal work have provided a foundation for handling sophisticated business disputes, employment matters, construction claims, and other litigation involving detailed factual and legal issues.

Kurt has a litigation practice that includes business disputes ranging from breach of contract and agreement enforcement to more complex commercial matters in state and federal courts. His work also covers employment litigation, construction conflicts, real estate disputes, warranty claims, and securities fraud. Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer, LC’s broader litigation practice handles business, construction, employment, energy, environmental, estate and fiduciary, personal injury, and product liability matters. He brings long-term litigation experience to cases requiring legal analysis, negotiation, motion practice, discovery, and courtroom advocacy.

Kurt Harper serves as both a mediator and arbitrator beyond traditional litigation. His experience in alternative dispute resolution allows him to work with parties seeking to resolve complex legal disagreements outside a full trial. His official biography also lists membership in the Wichita Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, and American Bar Association. As Managing Member, he helps lead a Wichita firm that emphasizes personalized service, strong client relationships, professionalism, and integrity. He continues to represent business and individual clients in significant disputes while also serving as a neutral in mediation and arbitration proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Attorney, Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer, LC
• Secretary-Treasurer, Wichita Bar Association (1986-87)
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kansas

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Kansas
  BA in Russian Language & Literature with Honors

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