Tedrick A. Housh, III

Tedrick A. Housh, III is a partner at Lathrop GPM in Kansas City whose practice focuses on data privacy, cybersecurity, and employment matters. He reviews companies’ information security practices and advises on privacy policies, data loss, and breach response. He also handles employment disputes, noncompetition litigation, wage and hour claims, and workplace regulatory issues. His work helps businesses manage legal obligations involving employees, customers, and sensitive information.

Tedrick earned a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1991 and a B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1984. He holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States and Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe credentials from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Before law school, he served with the Peace Corps and taught English as a Second Language, experiences preceding his career in business litigation and privacy law.

Tedrick advises clients about handling personal information, protected health information, proprietary data, and website privacy policies. He has worked on blockchain and smart-contract issues and helped establish Blockchain KC. His employment practice includes discrimination claims, OSHA citations, overtime class actions, and restrictive covenant disputes. He also has trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts, including arguments before the Missouri Court of Appeals and federal appellate courts.

Tedrick has served on the KC Tech Council board and the IT Advisory Board for Johnson County Community College. His professional recognitions include The Best Lawyers in America and Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers. He regularly presents on privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and employment law. Tedrick A. Housh, III brings together litigation experience and technology-related compliance counseling for businesses facing changing rules about information and the workplace.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Lathrop GPM LLP
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Chair, National Children and the Law Committee, ABA Young Lawyers Division (1997)
• Chair, Information Technology Advisory Board, Johnson County Community College (2018 – Present)
• Board Member, KC Tech Council (2017 – Present)
• Chair, Johnson County, Kansas Public Policy Council (2006)
• Board Member & Chair, Lakeview Village (2006 – 2017)
• Board Member, Regional Transit Alliance of Kansas City (2006 – 2011)
• Board Chair, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce (2006)
• Board President, Kansas City Academy (1998)
• Kansas State Affairs Committee, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (2008 – 2016)
• Volunteer – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peace Corps (1985-1987)

Licensed State

• Kansas
• Missouri

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Oregon
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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