Wendt Law Firm P.C.

03/24/2026

On the day trial was set to begin, but was delayed for a day due to a snowstorm, Wendt Law Firm P.C. reached a $3,850,000 settlement with the defendants in a sexual assault liability case pending in Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Jackson County, Missouri. Congratulations to the trial team.

A courthouse snowstorm delay led to a $3.85M settlement in a Missouri sexual assault lawsuit alleging negligent hiring and lack of background checks.

02/13/2026

Today, Sam Wendt was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Media as a Legal Champion at the annual Missouri Lawyers Awards luncheon.

In 2025, Wendt secured a $5,000,000 settlement on behalf of two sexual assault survivors who were former employees of Branson entertainer, Reza Borchardt. The defendants attempted to block payment unless the plaintiffs accepted confidentiality provisions, which Wendt refused, invoking Missouri’s newly enacted Trey’s Law prohibiting non-disclosure agreements in childhood sexual abuse cases. The matter resolved days before trial with full payment and no confidentiality requirements, allowing the survivors to speak openly about their experiences.

Congratulations to the Wendt Law Firm P.C. team.

https://molawyersmedia.com/2026/02/12/missouri-lawyers-awards-2026-samuel-mason-wendt/

11/19/2025

For nearly the past two decades, Wendt Law Firm P.C.'s attorneys have been recognized by Thomson Reuters as Super Lawyers. This year, Sam Wendt was named as Top 100 for Missouri & Kansas and Top 50 in Kansas City, and Nick Hillyard was selected as an honoree.

11/08/2025

We are pleased to announce that Wendt Law Firm P.C. was recently recognized as one of America’s Best Law Firms by Best Lawyers in the areas of Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Mass Tort, and Medical Malpractice Litigation.

08/25/2025

Wendt Law Firm P.C. recently secured settlements for two teenage girls totaling $5,000,000 for the inappropriate sexual conduct and behavior of their employer, Branson Illusionist Reza Borchardt.

Branson performer Reza Borchardt and employers agreed to a $5M settlement with two former teen workers over sexual misconduct and workplace abuse claims.

07/26/2025

We continue fighting for those who need it most.

A civil lawsuit in Taney County Court is accusing prominent Branson entertainer Reza Borchardt of thwarting a settlement agreement related to accusations of improper sexual contact and behavior he allegedly

07/08/2025

Recent lawsuit filed by Wendt Law Firm, P.C. making news. “(The plaintiff) is one of society’s most vulnerable. Despite the expectation and promise that defendant (University Health) would provide her with proper safeguarding, she was allowed to be sexually assaulted while in its facility. Thereafter, defendant failed to report (the plaintiff’s) sexual assault to the proper authorities. With the filing of this lawsuit, we hope to provide (the plaintiff) with some much deserved and needed justice,” Nick Hillyard, the plaintiff’s attorney, wrote in an email statement to The Star."

Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article309778275.html =cpy

01/27/2025

Congratulations to Nick Hillyard for leading the charge on two impressive settlements last month that were recently reported by Missouri Lawyers Media.

11/11/2024

Sam Wendt and Nick Hillyard were recently named by Thomson Reuters as Super Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas. Once again, they received the designation of "Top 100" in Missouri and Kansas and "Top 50" in Kansas City. Congratulations to the entire Wendt Law Firm P.C. team.

10/10/2024

Hundreds of clients entrusted our firm to represent their interests in this litigation. We are pleased to bring them substantial recovery for their incredible losses after more than five years of heated litigation.

GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle most lawsuits in U.S. state courts claiming that a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the company announced on Wednesday.

09/14/2024

Sam Wendt recently spoke at former partner, Circuit Judge Jessica Agnelly’s, investiture ceremony in Jackson County, Missouri.