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Jacob M. Cunningham

Jacob Cunningham is a shareholder in the firm and practices primarily in the areas of estate planning, business transactional law, banking law, municipal law, and tax law. He provides comprehensive legal services in estate planning, real estate acquisitions, contract law, employment matters, and complex litigation. He develops and executes estate plans, facilitates property transactions, and drafts and negotiates contracts and leases. Jacob also advises clients on employment contracts, assists with terminations, and guides on employee handbooks. His litigation work includes drafting pleadings, mediation, and judgment enforcement. He establishes legal entities to support favorable tax and liability outcomes, and advises banking clients on loan analysis, foreclosure actions, and debt enforcement.

Jacob and his wife, Jennifer Cunningham (also a partner at Morris Laing), are the parents of four wonderful and active children, Brodie, Bennett, Claire and Camden.  Jacob regularly coaches his children in youth sports and enjoys vacationing with them.  Jacob is also an active runner and enjoys spending time outdoors.

Education

  • University of Kansas, B.S. Accounting and Business Administration, 2006
  • Washburn Law, J.D., 2010

Admissions

  • Kansas Bar, 2010
  • United States District Court, District of Kansas, 2010

Professional Memberships

  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Southwest Kansas Bar Association
  • Finney County Bar Association

Civic/Community Involvement

  • Past Board Member and President of Family Crisis Services, Inc.
  • Past President, Finney County Bar Association

Noteworthy Cases

  • Oxy USA, Inc. v. Red Wing Oil, LLC, 309 Kan. 1023, 442 P.3d 504 (2019), Achieved a significant appellate victory by successfully restoring and protecting his client’s ownership of disputed mineral interests. After lower-court proceedings threatened his client’s rights, Cunningham prevailed before the Kansas Court of Appeals and later the Kansas Supreme Court, which confirmed that the disputed mineral rights belonged to his client and rejected claims that others had acquired those interests through adverse possession. The decision strengthened protections for Kansas mineral owners and clarified important principles of oil and gas law.

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