Friday, October 3, 2025
Online and in person at
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
500 East 52nd Street, Kansas City, MO
Cost: $295 Full day | $195 Half day
Fee includes parking and lunch for in person attendees
Cosponsored by UMKC Law Review and UMKC Continuing Legal Education
MO CLE offered; KS CLE pending
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This one-day symposium will bring together scholars and legal practitioners who are interested in learning more about the practice and study of Wellness Law. “Wellness Law” is a legal practice specialty that combines elements from labor and employment law, employee benefits and tax law, food and drug law, and health law. Lawyers who practice wellness law serve a growing wellness industry. A survey by McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) shows wellness as a major priority for American consumers, who spend more than $450 billion annually on wellness products and services, and that number will increase at more than five percent per year.
Despite the size of the wellness industry, no law school or legal organization officially recognizes wellness law as a specialty practice area. There are no law school courses in it. There are no bar association legal practice groups that recognize it. And very few if any lawyers identify as “wellness lawyers.” But if the legal industry is to adequately service the wellness industry, creation of a “wellness law” practice area is a good first step. This inaugural symposium in Wellness Law seeks to carve out a space for legal scholars and practitioners to increase their knowledge and appreciation for this nascent field of practice and study.
