Samuel M. Wendt

Attorney Samuel Wendt is a founding member of Wendt Goss, P.C. and has dedicated his practice to representing injured people and their families. Mr. Wendt has successfully represented countless people involved in automobile and commercial vehicle accidents, victims of medical malpractice and nursing home negligence, and wrongful death claims. He has also represented hundreds of clients injured by defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals, such as Diet Pills, Guidant and Medtronic Defibrillators, and Vioxx, to name a few.

Mr. Wendt has presented and published numerous articles and chapters, including:

  • Author, The Construction Contracts Book, "Chapter 36, Indemnity," Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association, 2004.
  • Author, Fault Line, "Arbitration Awards: Are They Set in Stone?," Spring 2004.
  • Presenter and Co-Author, "A Practical Guide to Construction Arbitration," Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Construction Law Committee, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, May 2004.
  • Author, Missouri Construction Law, 2nd Edition, The Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Deskbook, "Chapter 13, Dispute Avoidance and Alternative Dispute Resolution," The Missouri Bar, 2004.
  • Author, Fault Line, "Missouri Legislature Encourages Design-Build Effort," Spring 2003.

Mr. Wendt is a member, in good standing, of the Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois state courts. He is also a member of the following United States District Courts: District of Kansas, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri, and Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Mr. Wendt is actively involved in several charitable and professional organizations, including the American Association for Justice, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Brain Injury Association of Missouri, Inc. In 2008, he was selected to participate in the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Bar Leadership Academy.

Mr. Wendt was the youngest attorney named by the Kansas City Business Journal as “Best of the Bar” in 2008. That same year, he was also selected as one of Kansas and Missouri’s “Rising Stars” by the Super Lawyers publication.  

Mr. Wendt received a Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular Biology from the University of Kansas and his Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University School of Law. His background has proved quite valuable in handling complex litigation. Throughout his career, Mr. Wendt has maintained close contact with his clients, and their families, to ensure that their legal needs are fully met. Since serious injuries can often alter people's entire lives, Mr. Wendt works tirelessly to help his clients receive fair compensation for what's been lost.




Peter E. Goss

Attorney Peter Goss is a founding member of Wendt Goss, P.C. and has been practicing in the areas of personal injury and mass tort litigation for several years. Mr. Goss has represented and obtained favorable results for numerous victims of automobile collisions, slip and fall accidents, severe burn injuries, railroad accidents, and numerous others. Mr. Goss has also represented hundreds of clients in mass tort litigation, including those injured by Guidant and Medtronic Defibrillators, the Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch, the Kugel Hernia Patch, Vioxx, and Medtronic Defibrillator Leads, to name a few. In representing these clients, Mr. Goss has maintained a dedication to client interaction and has worked tirelessly to ensure that his clients are fairly compensated for their injuries. Mr. Goss has also worked extensively with the California Consolidated Ortho Evra litigation.

Mr. Goss is a member, in good standing, of the Kansas, Missouri, and New Jersey state courts. He is also a member of the United States District Courts for the Districts of Kansas and New Jersey. Mr. Goss is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the American Association for Justice, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Mr. Goss currently serves as a Director of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association-Young Lawyer Section and is Vice-Chair of the YLS Public Relations Committee.

After receiving his undergraduate degree in Business Marketing and Analysis from the University of Kansas, Mr. Goss attended Washburn School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. During law school, Mr. Goss clerked for the Honorable Charles E. Atwell of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri. It was that time working with Judge Atwell that Mr. Goss gained a true empathy for victims of horrific accidents. Since he began practicing, Mr. Goss has helped victims and their families gain compensation for what they have experienced. Mr. Goss truly enjoys the interaction with the clients and fighting for the rights of those he represents.