Michael Crow
Mr. Crow graduated from Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas in 1967. He then went into the Army as a Private. In 1968 he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry. Mike served as a Platoon Leader with the 1st Battalion 7th Calvary of the 1st Cav Division (Air Mobile) in Viet Nam. He was severely disabled in a helicopter crash near the Cambodian border. Mike was hospitalized at Army and V.A. hospitals for 8 months. Senator Bob Dole was influential in Mike being transferred to the V.A. hospital in Topeka as an outpatient so that he could attend Washburn University School of Law in Topeka starting in 1970. Mike earned his Juris Doctorate in law in 1973. He practiced law for one year with a large firm in Topeka. In 1974, he established his own law practice in Leavenworth County.
Shortly after the Crows moved to Leavenworth, Mike became acquainted with Honorable Arthur J. Stanley, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District for the District of Kansas. Once Judge Stanley learned that Mike had served with the 7th Calvary (Custer's old unit), Judge Stanley offered Mike a position as his part-time Law Clerk. Judge Stanley became Mike's mentor. From 1978 through 1982, Mr. Crow represented Leavenworth in the Kansas House of Representatives. He also served as City Attorney for the City of Tonganoxie for 27 years.
Mike served on the First Judicial District Nominating Commission from 1996 through 2004. He is a former President of Leavenworth Bar Association. He has been involved in a number of civic activities in Leavenworth County. Mike is the author of, "Divorces in the Military - More Questions Than Answers", 12 Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association I (1998). Mr. Crow is a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Association for Justice and served as Treasurer in 1995. In 2007 he was presented the Kansas Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award.
Mike served on the Board of Governors of the Kansas Bar association and as Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President. In 2004, he was elected to a one year term as President of the Kansas Bar Association. Mike remains a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Kansas Bar Foundation. Mike is licensed to practice law in both Kansas and Missouri. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been practicing law for over 37 years Mike is a past member of the Kansas Bar Foundation. In 2016, he was presented the Robert K. Weary award for Exemplary Service and Commitment to the Goals of the Kansas Bar Foundation.
Mr. Crow has been married to Marti Crow for over 40 years. They have 3 children, Jennifer, Emily and Bryan, who are now all adults. They have lived, worked and raised their children in Leavenworth. Their children all graduated from Leavenworth High School. Mr. Crow is listed in the 2006-2017 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. He has an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbel.