Riverside, Missouri Personal Injury and Accident Lawyers
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm represents victims of personal injuries, medical malpractice, car accidents, truck accidents, consumer and business fraud and defective drugs. We help injury and accident victims in Riverside as well as Kansas City, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas and all surrounding communities.
After a serious accident or injury, it’s important to know where you stand. Pick up the phone and contact a knowledgeable personal injury attorney at the Potts Law Firm. For a free initial consultation regarding your legal rights, contact a committed personal injury lawyer toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.
A Closer Look at Riverside
Riverside, Missouri, is in the southwest tip of Platte County, alongside the Missouri River, just north of downtown Kansas City. Riverside citizens enjoy the advantages of living in a small town along with the advantages of the Kansas City metro — 15 minutes away or less.
Riverside’s population of 3,028 (US Census 2009 estimate) is aging. Amenities for Riverside’s retirement and elderly population include Riverside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, previously known as Cliffview at Riverside Rehab & Nursing Center.
Since 2005, a 4.7-mile-long earthen levee built by the Army Corp of Engineers has protected Riverside from flooding, allowing development of the now-protected areas. One such development is Horizons, a 260-acre business park at Interstate 635 and Missouri 9. The 20-year development plan is expected to add 5,900 jobs to the community over the next several decades.
Automobiles remain the preferred method of travel throughout Riverside and the entire Kansas City metro area. Kansas City possesses the most freeway miles per person of urbanized areas with populations greater than 500,000, without the traffic congestion experienced by other similar-sized cities. The Kansas City metro region is also among the top five trucking centers in the nation, so Riverside residents commuting to jobs are sharing the roadways with tractor-trailer trucks carrying freight. Interstate 29, Interstate 635, U.S. Highway 69, and Missouri Highway 9 travel through Riverside, MO.
The Platte County Economic Development Council lists major employers of Riverside citizens in Kansas City, Mo., as CitiCards, ADT Security Services, Harley-Davidson Motor Co., and DeLaval. Riverside, MO’s Argosy Casino Riverside Hotel and Spa is a major Riverside attraction and employs 985. Riverside uses the revenue received from the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa for improvements to the city’s infrastructure, such as building the new city hall and public safety building.
The North Kansas City Hospital, a renowned regional medical center with 550 physicians encompassing 46 specialties, is the closest hospital to the Riverside community. The Barry Road Campus of Saint Luke’s Northland Hospital in Kansas City is also convenient to Riverside, Missouri.
The Municipal Court of the City of Riverside has original jurisdiction in cases involving violations against city ordinances. Platte City, the county seat for Platte County, hosts the 6th Judicial Circuit Court at the Platte County Courthouse. The Circuit Court has original jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases. Examples of civil cases include pharmaceutical liability, nursing home neglect, serious personal injuries, medical malpractice, and product liability cases.
