Carson Cargill is an associate in the Financial Services practice in Lathrop GPM’s Kansas City office.

Carson spent two summers with the firm in 2024 and 2025. As a summer associate, Carson drafted and revised commercial leases and loan documents, researched legal issues and prepared memoranda supporting attorney analysis and client counseling. Carson also worked on litigation and regulatory matters, including discovery requests, and prepared immigration applications for refugee clients.

Carson earned a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, graduating Order of the Coif as a Rice Scholar. Carson received CALI awards for the highest grade in seven courses, including Contracts, Real Estate Finance and Secured Transactions. As Articles Editor of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Carson wrote a scholarly article on how lending and financial regulations apply to emerging financial products.

In law school, Carson Cargill competed in KU Law’s Moot Court Program. Carson’s team earned Third Place Overall Team and Best Preliminary Round Team honors at the Wagner National Labor and Employment Moot Court Competition, and Carson later served on the Moot Court Council.

Areas of Focus

Services

Sectors

Credentials

Education

  • University of Kansas School of Law (J.D.)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Rice Scholar
    • Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Articles Editor, 2025–2026; Staff Editor, 2024–2025
    • CALI Awards: Contracts; Freedom of Expression in the Modern Age; Kansas State Court Practice; Lawyering Skills II; Real Estate Finance; Secured Transactions; Trial Advocacy
    • Moot Court Council, 2025–2026; Shook, Hardy & Bacon Advocate, 2024–2025
    • Wagner National Labor and Employment Moot Court Competition, Third Place Overall Team and Best Preliminary Round Team
  • University of Kansas (B.A., Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa)

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri

Professional Activities

  • Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association