Yes. Kansas lets you change lawyers mid-case, even after a claim is filed or settlement talks have started.

Unlike Missouri, where lien and file-transfer fights can become more procedurally messy, Kansas is straightforward on the core right: the client controls who represents them. Under Kansas Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16, a lawyer must withdraw when discharged. If your case is already in court in Wyandotte County or Johnson County, the change is usually handled by a filed withdrawal and new entry of appearance. If no lawsuit has been filed yet, the switch is often just a file transfer and notice to the insurer.

The next question you should be asking is: what happens to the old lawyer's fee, file, and deadlines?

Your former lawyer may assert an attorney lien under K.S.A. 7-108 for fees and case expenses already earned. That usually means the fee dispute gets resolved from any later settlement or judgment; it does not mean your case is stuck forever.

Your old lawyer must turn over your file, but they may keep a claim for unpaid costs. Your new lawyer will usually request:

• the full file,
• medical records and bills,
• insurance correspondence,
• expert reports,
• and any settlement offers.

Deadlines do not pause because you are unhappy with counsel. In most Kansas injury cases, the lawsuit deadline is 2 years from the crash under K.S.A. 60-513. If your Kansas City case involves a city vehicle, school district bus, or another governmental defendant near a school zone or bus stop, a separate Kansas Tort Claims Act notice issue may arise early.

If the dispute is over the insurance doctor after a parking-lot or pedestrian crash, ask your new lawyer immediately whether they will send you for an independent medical evaluation with your own specialist and whether any expert deadline has already been set.