Scott C. Gyllenborg

Scott Gyllenborg is a distinguished attorney with a career spanning decades in the legal profession. He currently serves as President of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), representing 5,000 members across a nine-county region. Scott is also a past president of the Johnson County Bar Association (JCBA), which includes 1,700 members. Throughout his career, Scott has held numerous leadership roles, including serving eleven terms as Chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the JCBA and as a board member of the Johnson County Bar Foundation. He is past President of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation. Scott has also chaired the Herbert W. Walton Annual Bench/Bar Conference and served as Chairman of the Kansas Bar Association Annual Meeting/Joint Judicial Conference in 2012. Scott is an active member of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Kansas Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, and KCMBA. He is also a Master of the Inn of the Earl E. O'Connor American Inn of Court, where he has served as a director. Additionally, Scott is qualified by the United States District Court for the District of Kansas to represent accused persons under the federal Criminal Justice Act. Scott is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Recognized for his expertise, Scott has been selected to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2005 in Criminal Defense and DUI/DWI, an honor earned by only 5% of attorneys in Kansas and Missouri. Scott’s dedication extends to academia. From 2007 to 2013, he taught Trial Advocacy to second and third-year law students at the University of Kansas School of Law. He is also a frequent speaker at continuing legal education (CLE) courses on criminal law and procedure. Beyond his legal practice, Scott has made significant contributions to his community. He has served as a trustee, strategic planning chair, and alumni leader for The Barstow School in Kansas City, Missouri, his alma mater. Scott has also been involved with the Jayhawks for Higher Education Committee, the Leawood Chamber of Commerce, the Olathe Arts Alliance, and the Olathe Region United Way. From 1994 to 2001, Scott was the weekly on-air legal analyst for FOX 4 TV in Kansas City, Missouri, beginning with the high-profile O.J. Simpson trial. Scott resides with his wife and four children in Leawood, Kansas. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Scott C. Gyllenborg included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Boss of the Year presented by Johnson County Legal Professionals, 1997 - 1998 Selected to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005 - 2017 Other Sources of Feedback About Scott C. Gyllenborg Included on the 2025Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2022 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2020 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2019 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2018 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2017 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2016 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2015 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2013 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2012 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2011 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2010 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2009 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2008 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2007 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2006 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2005 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Johnson County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1988 - 1991
• Watson Ess Marshall & Enggas (later Watson & Marshall), Associate, 1991 - 1996
• Norton Hubbard Ruzicka & Kreamer, Founding Partner, 1996 - 2000
• Scott C. Gyllenborg, P.A., President,, 2000 - 2004
• Gyllenborg & Dunn, P.A., 2004 - 2012
• City of Mission Hills, Kansas, Prosecuting Attorney, 1996 - 2017
• Languages
• English (Primary)

• Adjunct Professor of Law in Trial Advocacy, University of Kansas School of Law, 2005 - 2013

• State v. Maxon et al.
• Citation: 32 Kan. App. 2d 67, 79 P.3d 202 (2003)
• Serial Number: 2003866785

• Midwest Innocence Project, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2015
• Olathe Arts Alliance, Director, 1992 - 1994
• The Barstow School, Trustee, 1997 - 2003
• Project Uplift – Delivering meals, clothing and necessities to the homeless in Kansas City

• Kansas, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988
• Missouri, 2006
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2005
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2006

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) (Member)
• American Bar Association (ABA) (Member, Criminal Justice Section)
• American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Member, Criminal Law Section)
• Kansas Bar Association (KBA) (Member, Criminal Law Section)
• Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (KTLA) (Member, Criminal Law Committee)
• Kansas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Johnson County Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• International Mensa and American Mensa (Member)
• Kansas City Metropolitan (Federal Court Advocates Section, CLE Committee, 2009)
• Kansas City Metropolitan, 2010 - Present (Membership Committee, Co-Chairman)
• Earl E. O’Connor American Inn of Court (Master of the Inn)
• National Conference of Bar Presidents, Membership Committee
• American Bar (Ethics, Gideon & Professionalism Committee)
• The BarLetter, Co-Editor, 2005-2010, Editor, 2010-2017; Membership Committee, Chairman, 2009-2017
• Kansas Bar Association (KBA) (Chairman, Annual Meeting and Joint Judicial Conference, 2012)
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), Sustaining Member; Member of the Criminal Law Committee; Former Chairman of the Federal Court Advocates Section; CLE presenter
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation – Fellow, Vice-President of the Board of Directors
• American Bar - Litigation and Criminal Law Sections
• Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Member and CLE presenter