November 2009

Richard Van Pelt and Kay A. Van Pelt were named "Super Lawyers 2009" by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, an annual publication of Law and Politics Magazine.

September, 2009

Richard Van Pelt Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2010, for Family Law. Best Lawyers, is a well-respected peer-review publication in the legal profession (Formerly Known as The Best Lawyers in America) and has been in publication for more than a quarter of a century. Best Lawyers compiles it's list of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

November 2008

Richard Van Pelt and Kay A. Van Pelt were named "Super Lawyers 2008" by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, an annual publication of Law and Politics Magazine.

September 22, 2008

Richard Van Pelt Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2009, for Family Law. Best Lawyers, is a well-respected peer-review publication in the legal profession (Formerly Known as The Best Lawyers in America) and has been in publication for more than a quarter of a century. Best Lawyers compiles it's list of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

August 2006

Richard Van Pelt Named as a Trustee of the Board of Trustees of Pittsburg State University Foundation.

March 8, 2005

Richard Van Pelt awarded First Lifetime Achievement award by CASA of Southwest Missouri.

2004

Kay Van Pelt receives Faith In Action Award for her work in the field of Adoption, from Lutheran Family & Children's Services

August 2004

Richard Van Pelt elected to the Pittsburg State University Foundation, Board of Trustees