About Me

LAURA E. McEACHEN


With a background in International Law and Cross-Cultural

Communications, Laura McEachen has been practicing exclusively in the  area of Family Law in Missouri and Kansas for twenty-three years. Laura’s family law practice blends limited scope representation, document preparation, collaborative law, mediation and more traditional legal methods. Her motto throughout her varied practice is, “Friendly Divorce IS possible!” She strives to help families, especially those with children, traverse the sometimes complicated divorce landscape with as little financial and emotional harm as possible. She is a trained divorce mediator, and has served as a volunteer mediator for the Jackson County, Missouri Court’s IV-D Mediation program which provides mediation services for indigent families. Laura has spoken to diverse groups in the community on family and collaborative law issues.


Laura graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University in  Washington, D.C. with a B.S. in Foreign Service and International Law and received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to establishing her family law practice in Kansas City, she worked for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights in Washington, D.C., and Legal Advocates for Abused Women and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri in St. Louis. She is a member of the Missouri and Kansas Bar Associations and Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Greater Kansas City.

A woman in a blue jacket smiles for the camera
A woman in a blue jacket smiles for the camera
LAURA E. McEACHEN

With a background in International Law and Cross-Cultural Communications, Laura McEachen has been practicing exclusively in the area of Family Law in Missouri and Kansas for fourteen years. She is a founding member and the current president of the Collaborative Law Institute of Kansas, Inc. Laura’s family law practice blends collaborative law, mediation and more traditional legal methods. Her motto throughout her varied practice is, “Friendly Divorce IS possible!” She strives to help families, especially those with children, traverse the sometimes complicated divorce landscape with as little financial and emotional harm as possible. She is a trained divorce mediator, and has served as a volunteer mediator for the Jackson County, Missouri Court’s IV-D Mediation program which provides mediation services for indigent families. Laura has spoken to diverse groups in the community on family and collaborative law issues.

Laura graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. with a B.S. in Foreign Service and International Law and received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to establishing her family law practice in Kansas City, she worked for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights in Washington, D.C., and Legal Advocates for Abused Women and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri in St. Louis.
LAURA E. McEACHEN

With a background in International Law and Cross-Cultural Communications, Laura McEachen has been practicing exclusively in the area of Family Law in Missouri and Kansas for fourteen years. She is a founding member and the current president of the Collaborative Law Institute of Kansas, Inc. Laura’s family law practice blends collaborative law, mediation and more traditional legal methods. Her motto throughout her varied practice is, “Friendly Divorce IS possible!” She strives to help families, especially those with children, traverse the sometimes complicated divorce landscape with as little financial and emotional harm as possible. She is a trained divorce mediator, and has served as a volunteer mediator for the Jackson County, Missouri Court’s IV-D Mediation program which provides mediation services for indigent families. Laura has spoken to diverse groups in the community on family and collaborative law issues.
When she is not practicing law or taking care of her two children, Laura devotes her time and talents to grant writing and fundraising for non-profit organizations including the American Royal. She also enjoys reading and traveling.