Setting You Down The Right Path

Whether you are facing a serious legal conflict or are planning for your future, we offer trusted insight backed by over 50 years of legal experience.

Helping You Create The Future You Want

No matter what kind of legal need or problem you are faced with, you will benefit by choosing a lawyer with experience and a proven track record of success in resolving those issues.

At the law firm of Barbara E. Hecht, P.C., we offer a wealth of experience, effective representation and personalized legal counsel to people in the Kansas City metropolitan area and in the surrounding portions of both Kansas and Missouri. Our firm is committed to working toward the results you need to start a brighter future.

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning

Family Law

Bankruptcy and Debt Collection Defense

Criminal Defense

Real Estate

Serving the Kansas City metro and surrounding areas of Kansas and Missouri

Barbara E. Hecht

Meet Our Attorney

Get The Legal Support You Need

Call any of our office locations or reach out online to get started with an initial consultation. We’d be happy to answer all of your questions and walk you through your options.

Protect Your Family, Your Property And Your Legacy

We dedicate much of our practice to resolving divorce and family-related issues, either through mediation, collaborative law or in the courts. We also provide personalized estate planning solutions to keep you secure in the years to come, as well as quality legal services in other legal areas such as real estate, bankruptcy and business, as well as in municipal, criminal and juvenile court cases.

One of the more unique assets we have to offer is extensive experience with serving the family law and estate planning needs of same-sex couples and other members of the LGBT community. No matter your background, we will proudly stand by your side to get the results you deserve.

What Makes Us Different?

We focus on helping clients who are trying to shape new and better futures for themselves. We tackle your legal issues head-on – working to develop legal strategies and solutions that are tailored to fit your needs and your life, not ours.

We can also guarantee that you will work with an experienced attorney one-on-one, and will always be represented by a proven lawyer in the courtroom – never a paralegal or inexperienced associate.

Kansas City Trusts Barbara E. Hecht, P.C.

Attorney Barbara E. Hecht is AV-rated* under Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system. She has practiced in courts throughout Kansas and Missouri for more than 50 years, and she has built a strong reputation for excellence in law and dedication to client service.

Lawyers throughout the region have shown confidence in our legal abilities by referring clients with unique or very complicated issues to us. In fact, the majority of our clients are referred to us by other attorneys and law firms in the area. We respect and honor this trust by providing our clients with exemplary legal service.