Firm News

Published in Firm News on December 6, 2024

With over a century of experience, Douglas, Haun & Heidemann has transitioned from offering a wide range of legal services as a general practice firm, to concentrating on key areas of the law, including ligation, family law, estate planning, real estate, and probate law.  The team at Douglas, Haun & Heidemann includes two members of its founding family: Patrick Douglas… READ MORE

Published in Firm News,Verdicts and Settlements on December 2, 2024

For the last year, our litigation team represented two parents whose newborn infant son suffered a tragic death while under the care of a Missouri foster parent. The child died from asphyxia while co-sleeping with the defendant on a couch, contrary to established foster care safety regulations and training. Recently, the Greene County Circuit Court entered a judgment in favor… READ MORE

Published in Firm News,Personal Injury on May 21, 2024

Melinda Austin, the mother of Niangua Resident Dylan Austin, filed a multi-million dollar seven count federal civil rights lawsuit against Niangua Police Department officer Dwayne McAtee.   McAtee pursed Dylan Austin into his Webster County home on March 13, 2024 without a warrant and shot him in the bedroom in front of his mother. Melinda Austin alleges that McAtee waged… READ MORE

Published in Firm News on November 27, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Craig R. Heidemann, a partner at Douglas, Haun & Heidemann, P.C. has been selected to the 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in Missouri. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who… READ MORE