History

The Burmeister Gilmore LLP law firm began helping its clients more than four decades ago. In 1976, Steve Burmeister founded his law practice on a simple principle: put clients first and help solve their legal problems.

Putting clients first means taking the time to explain all of the options so the client can make an informed decision, returning client phone calls promptly, and going the extra mile to exceed expectations. Solving legal problems means developing creative solutions, fiercely pursuing our clients’ interests, and ensuring that our work generates a great result.

By following this simple principle, Steve grew his law practice through client referrals rather than advertisements. He knew that by delivering superior results, and treating clients fairly and with respect, his clients would send their friends and family to the law firm.

To this day, our attorneys depend primarily on referrals from satisfied clients to grow our law practice. Each of these lawyers is committed to continuing the law firm’s tradition of putting clients first and helping solve their legal problems.

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Kelle C. Burmeister Gilmore

Kelle Burmeister Gilmore practices family and juvenile law. She represents clients in dissolution, paternity and modification actions, adoptions, minor guardianships and juvenile matters involving the foster care system.  She contracts with solo and small firms to handle their juvenile court appointments, and is appointed as a Guardian Ad Litem representing children. She has gained a reputation for her mediation practice which involves navigating families through conflict and resolution of difficult matters.  Her entire career has been focused on outcomes for children and families involved in the court system. At Burmeister Gilmore LLP, we hope to help your family navigate what is often considered the most difficult time in your life.  We are here to listen, advocate and get results in complicated and complex cases.

Kelle developed a passion for helping families while clerking in high school for her father, Steve Burmeister.  During her time at UMKC Law, she was introduced to work in the juvenile court system by Professor Mary Kay O’Malley.   She then obtained clerkships with the Honorable Robert Schieber and the Honorable Jon Gray when he was assigned as the Juvenile Court Presiding Judge.  In 2007 she took a staff attorney position with Jackson County CASA where she acted as a Guardian Ad Litem for nine years. 

Ms. Gilmore is proud to serve as the Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts Missouri Chapter (AFCC-Mo) President; she is a board member of Community Services League (CSL) and is a former board member of Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA). Her accomplishments include the prestigious KCMBA Kelly Moorehouse Dedication to Children award 2026; Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justic Award, Litigation Practitioner of the Year 2022; National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) National Impact Award 2021 for the pro bono services she provided to children and families in Jackson County, Missouri during the pandemic, which included creating access to Courts for underrepresented and disadvantaged people. Kelle received the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming award in 2019.  and the John Specca Family Law award as a third-year law student in 2004.

Outside of work, Kelle enjoys traveling, attending live music events, and spending time with her daughters.

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Kristi L. Burmeister

Kristi Burmeister practices in civil litigation. Beginning her career as an associate and later a partner at one of Kansas City's largest large law firms, Kristi spent most of her time working as national counsel for a Fortune 100 company dedicated to providing life-saving products and services. She had the opportunity to litigate high-stakes cases across the United States and learn from some of the country’s best attorneys.

One of her most memorable cases was a plaintiff’s case in which she served as lead trial counsel working with an all-female trial team. Although Kristi had spent most of her career representing defendants, this time she represented the plaintiff. She secured a favorable jury verdict for her client following a week-long trial in Franklin County, Kansas. The jury awarded her client nearly $500,000 after finding that the defendants wrongfully took annuity proceeds.

In 2021, Kristi tried a three-week trial in Pennsylvania. The case involved a commercial dispute between two large companies with the plaintiff seeking more than $100 million in damages from her client. Kristi secured a complete defense verdict for her client. She has also tried personal injury cases and cases involving business disputes. She now focuses primarily on helping injured plaintiffs and relies on her breadth of experience to achieve the best outcome for her clients.

Kristi graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors) from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law where she finished in the top 3% of her graduating class.

Education

UMKC School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2007
Summa cum laude (with highest honors)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.S., Marketing, 2004

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Steve D. Burmeister

Over the last 40+ years, Steve Burmeister has had the privilege of counseling and representing more than 6,000 clients. A trial lawyer at heart, he has litigated approximately 600 cases in more than 50 counties across the State of Missouri at the trial court, appellate court, and Supreme Court levels.

Many of Mr. Burmeister’s clients are everyday people who find themselves pitted against large corporations and insurance companies. Faced with this “David vs. Goliath” scenario, he enjoys leveling the playing field for his clients. Utilizing years of litigation and trial experience, Mr. Burmeister works to achieve the best possible result for his clients both in settlement negotiations and in the courtroom.

Mr. Burmeister has represented numerous clients in high stakes litigation involving serious personal injury and wrongful death matters, tractor-trailer accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, environmental disasters, and multi-million dollar investment fraud. He also has experience with business disputes and marital dissolution disputes in which millions of dollars are at stake.

In 2013 and 2014, Mr. Burmeister was named by his peers to the Super Lawyers list—an award given to less than 5% of attorneys in the region. He now serves in an advisory "of counsel" role with Burmeister Gilmore LLP and is heavily involved in certain cases.

Education

UMKC School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1976

University of Central Missouri
B.S., Criminal Justice, 1973