About Our Firm: Elite Real Property Litigation
A Legacy of Excellence, A Focused Future
A Legacy of Excellence, A Focused Future
Founded in 2017, our firm stands at the forefront of real property litigation in Kansas. Founded on a commitment to rigorous advocacy and deep legal mastery, we have successfully tried hundreds of cases—ranging from straightforward bench trials to complex, high-stakes jury trials.
Following the loss of our revered senior partner, Bob W. Storey, our firm continues forward with a sharpened focus. Today, operating as a dedicated niche litigation boutique, we deliberately limit our caseload. This high selectivity ensures that every case we accept receives the uncompromised attention, strategic precision, and veteran courtroom experience of both partners.
Formidable Advocacy from Both Sides of the Aisle
True trial mastery requires understanding your opponent's playbook. Our firm possesses the unique advantage of having heavily prosecuted and defended real estate claims for decades. Because we know how the opposing counsel builds their strategy, we can aggressively anticipate their moves.
This 360-degree courtroom perspective allows us to deliver formidable representation to a diverse client base, including individual property owners, real estate agents, and their brokerages. When industry professionals need their own interests protected, they turn to us.
Deep Niche Expertise in Kansas Property Law
Real estate disputes demand highly technical, localized knowledge. We do not practice general law; we live in the nuances of real property conflicts. Our proven track record spans the most complex areas of the field, including:
- Professional & Brokerage Liability: Defending and prosecuting claims involving realtors and real estate brokerages.
- Non-Disclosure Claims: Litigating high-stakes property defects, including structural deficiency cases and fraud allegations.
- HOA & Condo Governance: Resolving intricate liability, covenant enforcement, and board disputes.
- Landlord-Tenant Law: Providing aggressive landlord representation strictly under the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Direct Partner Access. Unmatched Trial Readiness.
We do not pass your file down to junior associates or paralegals. When you retain our firm, you work directly with seasoned trial attorneys who have spent decades in Kansas courtrooms.
We combine the personalized agility of a boutique firm with the heavy-hitting courtroom power of a legacy practice. Whether negotiating a high-value settlement or presenting a complex case to a jury, our sole mission is the absolute protection of your property, your profession, and your assets.
Our Partners
David E. Watson
Partner
Named partner at Baker, Storey, & Watson with more than 25 years of trial litigation and appellate experience in Topeka. J.D. magna cum laude, Washburn University School of Law; former appellate law clerk to Judge Robert J. Lewis Jr.
Elizabeth A. Baker
Partner
Founding partner at Baker, Storey, & Watson with over a decade of practice in Topeka. Double Washburn alumna (BBA magna cum laude, J.D.); Washburn Law Journal; Kansas licensed real estate salesperson.
Protect Your Property & Profession
Work directly with seasoned trial attorneys who have spent decades in Kansas courtrooms. Schedule a confidential consultation today.