Biography

Colby Rieke is an experienced domestic relations attorney focusing on family law and divorce with more than 15 years of experience in both Kansas and Missouri. Mr. Rieke focuses his practice on divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, and maintenance (alimony) cases, for both mother and father. Mr. Rieke represents business owners, C-suite executives, medical professionals, and their spouses in a variety of family law matters.

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Colby Rieke is an experienced domestic relations attorney focusing on family law and divorce with more than 15 years of experience in both Kansas and Missouri. Mr. Rieke focuses his practice on divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, and maintenance (alimony) cases, for both mother and father. Mr. Rieke represents business owners, C-suite executives, medical professionals, and their spouses in a variety of family law matters. He helps clients navigate complex business valuations, characterization of marital and non-marital assets, and child support and maintenance issues. Mr. Rieke employs creative solutions to complex, high net worth, contentious matters. His steadfast goal, prior to engaging in contested litigation, is to exhaust all possible efforts to negotiate, mediate, or otherwise amicably resolve each and every family law conflict in which he is involved. Yet, he is an experienced litigator when the matter remains unresolved. Mr. Rieke is also experienced in the areas of estate planning and probate. This experience provides great value when analyzing complex property divisions, business valuations, and the preservation of marital and non-marital assets.

He has been named to the Super Lawyers® list in the area of Family Law in Kansas and Missouri for 2019, and named to the Rising Star® list every year from 2014 through 2018. He is a member of the Firm’s Family Law & Divorce Practice Group, and the Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Practice Group.

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Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (J.D., 2004) University of Kansas School of Business (B.A., 2001, Business Administration with emphasis in Finance)


Bar Admissions

  • Kansas
  • Missouri

Recognitions

Colby L. Rieke Rated by Super Lawyers for 5 years Colby L. Rieke Rated 10 Top Attorney by Avvo

Distinctions

Distinction selection information

Johnson County Bar Association – Appointed as 2022-2023 President of the Family Law Section
Johnson County Bar Association – Appointed as 2021-2022 Vice President of the Family Law Section
Johnson County Bar Association – Appointed by review committee as 2021-2022 Committee Member of the Family Law Bench/Bar Guidelines
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Family Law: 2019, 2020
Missouri and Kansas Rising Stars, Family Law: 2014-2018
Johnson County Bar Association – Appointed as 2021-2022 Secretary of the Family Law Section
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Family Law: 2019,  Rising Star, Family Law: 2014 – 2018

Memberships

  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Johnson County Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kansas City
  • Wealth Counsel Member

Community

  • St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, KS) – Board of Trustees 2023 – Present
  • Snow Ball patron Committee Member, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – 2016 – Present
  • Catholic Charities Golf Classic Committee Member, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – 2015 - Present