Paloma Ibarra
Partner
Contracts and business disputes.
Paloma came to the firm from a commercial litigation practice, where she spent years arguing about contracts other lawyers had written. Now she writes them, and when a deal goes wrong she settles it, by letter where she can and in court where she has to. She meets clients in English or Spanish.
Practice
- Commercial contracts
- Supplier and customer agreements
- Collections
- Partner disputes
- Mediation and trial
Admissions and education
Bar admissions
Missouri
2013
Kansas
2014
Courts
Circuit Court of Jackson County
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
B.A., University of Missouri
Languages
English
Spanish
Memberships
Hispanic Bar Association of Greater Kansas City
In Paloma's words
How I work
Every contract I write, I read once as the person who'll be suing over it. It's the fastest way to find the sentence that will cost my client money.
Most disputes don't need a lawsuit. They need someone to read the contract, write a clear letter and make a reasonable offer. When they do need a lawsuit, I'd rather be the lawyer who already knows the file.