Gregory P. Goheen

Kansas

McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A.
10 East Cambridge Circle Drive
Suite 300
Kansas City, KS 66103

Tel: (913) 371-3838

Email: ggoheen@mvplaw.com
Web: www.mvplaw.com

Professional Biography

Gregory Goheen’s practice focuses on representing educational and other public entities in a variety of capacities. Greg serves as outside general counsel for a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit business entities, governmental agencies and homes associations. As general counsel, he is involved in a wide array of contractual and transactional matters, as well as representing those entities before various administrative bodies, including taxing authorities. As special counsel, he has worked with numerous universities, colleges, community colleges, school districts and other educational institutions on matters ranging from U.S. Department of Education student loan default rates to student 1st Amendment issues to employee performance issues. As a part of his practice, he writes and gives seminar presentations on education, employment, ethics, and real estate law, and he has even taught as an adjunct community college instructor on employee benefits.

Greg has been involved in complex civil litigation at both the appellate and trial level in state and federal court (including multi-district litigation), arbitration and administrative proceedings. A recipient in law school of the Wilson W. Herdon Memorial Award in Antitrust, Greg represents clients in virtually all types of commercial and business litigation, including employment, construction and real estate law. He is well-versed in education, civil rights, and constitutional law and serves as due process hearing officer for the Kansas Department of Education. Greg has represented clients in class action litigation involving many diverse subjects, such as antitrust, asbestos product liability, civil rights, consumer protection, employment discrimination, environment, and wage and hour matters. He also has experience litigating trade secrets, professional liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, business torts, housing discrimination and consumer fraud. Greg was recently recognized Best Lawyer’s in America as “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice area of Labor Law-Management in Kansas City, Kansas.

A shareholder at MVP since 1998, Greg is active in many professional and community organizations, and had formerly served as the President of the KCMBA’s Federal Advocates Section and as Vice-President of KASA. He has also been a member of the KBA’s Board of Governors and a member of the KBF’s Board of Trustees. Greg participated in the KBA Bar Leadership Summit. He is a graduate of Class VIII of Leadership 2000 sponsored by the Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, and has been honored as a member of the KCK Public Schools’ Reasons to Believe Alumni Honor Roll, Ingram’s Magazine’s 40 Under Forty and The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Education Law.

He currently serves on the United Way of Greater Kansas City’s Community Investment Review Team and has served as a tutor for economically disadvantaged students through the Kauffman Foundation’s Project Choice

MVP works with clients to establish policies and procedures for dealing with the various issues that can arise involving employees, students and families, and then works to train staff on how to implement and follow these procedures to ensure compliance. We also work with various regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with legislative mandates, including those related to gender equity under Title IX, as well as special education statutes such as the IDEA or Section 504 and other legislation such as the ADA, Title I, NCLB, FERPA and McKinney-Vento.

School personnel frequently consult with firm attorneys when developing policies and procedures for the provision of special education services, and firm attorneys often provide legal guidance during the development of IEPs. Firm attorneys also draft or review contracts with outside agencies for the provision of services.

If issues involving students end up in litigation, MVP has extensive experience in handling litigation whether it involves issues of academic freedom in the classroom, free speech in a school newspaper/website, accommodations in the provision of services, or gender equity in athletic programs.

McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A. is a litigation-focused law firm providing comprehensive legal representation to businesses, insurance carriers, and employers across the United States. Founded in 1977, the firm has established a strong reputation for delivering efficient, results-driven legal solutions, particularly in complex defense litigation and risk management matters. Known for its practical and responsive approach, McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips works closely with clients to develop strategies aimed at minimizing exposure while achieving favorable outcomes in contested matters.

The firm maintains offices throughout the Midwest and surrounding regions, including Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Nebraska, enabling it to serve clients across multiple jurisdictions with coordinated regional coverage. This geographic reach supports national and regional insurers, corporations, transportation companies, and employers requiring consistent defense representation and litigation management across state lines.

McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips offers a broad range of legal services centered on civil litigation, including insurance defense, workers’ compensation, employment and labor law, transportation and trucking defense, premises liability, construction litigation, and appellate advocacy. The firm is particularly recognized for its experience in defending complex claims and high-volume litigation matters, providing clients with strategic counsel, cost-effective case management, and strong trial representation throughout all stages of dispute resolution.