About Samuel M.
Samuel M. Wendt earned a Bachelor of Science at the University of Kansas and went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Washburn University. His education combined Midwestern public university training with a law degree from a school known for practical courtroom preparation. The two degrees set the stage for a career spent practicing in Missouri courts.
He is admitted to practice in Missouri and works as a lawyer at Wendt Goss, P.C. His professional base is in the state where he appears in court, files pleadings and handles the steady stream of tasks that litigation demands. Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparing cases for hearings and trials.
Wendt's professional affiliations read like a map of the trial bar. He holds memberships in the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers, the Missouri Bar, the American Association for Justice, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the National Trial Lawyers Association. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association in 2009, a term that placed him in contact with local judges, court administrators and other attorneys working on access and practice issues.
Those connections have informed how he approaches cases. He spends time on factual investigation, drafting and responding to motions, and working with experts where cases require technical or medical testimony. He moves matters through discovery and toward dispositive motions or trial, depending on how each case develops. The work is procedural and often granular, and he has handled the array of tasks litigation presents from start to finish.
At Wendt Goss, P.C., he practices alongside other litigators and manages files that range in complexity. The firm setting gives him regular courtroom exposure and a platform to coordinate with other lawyers on strategy and client counseling. He has maintained memberships in national and state trial organizations throughout his career, staying connected to developments in evidence, trial procedure and courtroom practice.
Outside of court appearances, he has taken part in bar activities that shape local practice norms and professional standards. That combination of courtroom work and bar service informs how he prepares clients for hearings and what he expects at trial. He currently represents clients in Missouri courts as a lawyer at Wendt Goss, P.C.
