Top Appeals Lawyers Near Me in Kansas City Area

Todd was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Todd now resides in Parkville, Missouri (a small suburb of Kansas City, Missouri).. After law school, Todd began his legal career in the Kansas City office and national headquarters of Lathrop & Gage, L.C., specializing in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases as well as consumer protection litigation. In October 2001, Todd joined Stueve Siegel Hanson, LLP as an associate. In June 2006, Todd was elected to the Firm's partnership as an equity partner. He continues to grow his practice at the Firm and specializes in the areas of wrongful death and catastrophic injury litigation, class action litigation, and complex business litigation.. Todd has spent his legal career serving as trial and appellate counsel for individuals, as well as both large and small companies, in a wide array of wrongful death and catastrophic injury litigation, product defect litigation, class action litigation, complex business litigation and environmental litigation. He has represented clients in state and federal courts as well as AAA arbitrations throughout this country - including in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. Todd has also served in various capacities as co-lead counsel in complex cases and served on various Plaintiffs' Steering Committees.. Todd has been designated a "Rising Star" by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, a publication of Law and Politics Magazine in 2008-2009 and 2013. With his designation as a Super Lawyer "Rising Star," Todd has been recognized by his peers as being among Missouri's top up and coming attorneys. According to the publication, Missouri lawyers are instructed to nominate lawyers they have personally observed in action whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other firsthand courtroom observation; the nominated attorneys must be age 40 or under, or practicing for 10 years or less. The nominated lawyers are ranked by point totals and those with the highest point totals are named to the "Rising Stars" list. Only 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state can be named to the list.

Our system of justice, while under grave attack these days, is in fact the best protection for all citizens of this country. Standing in the gap, protecting the rights of those who have been wronged, and leveling the playing field are not only great sources of pride and satisfaction for me, but they are necessary obligations for those who call law their profession.”. “The place where little people go to get justice in America is not your Legislature or Congress. It is the office of the American Trial Lawyer.” Author Unknown. That’s one of Brett Milbourn’s favorite quotes—and a reminder of his responsibility to each case he takes and each client he represents

Lawyer representing employees in employment-related matters, including wrongful termination, hostile work enviroments, retaliation, discrimination, workers' compensation, and wage violations. I also do appeals and motion practice for other small firms in a variety of areas.

Christopher (Chris) McHugh defends individuals and businesses in civil and criminal litigation in Kansas and Missouri, focusing particularly on the construction and transportation industries. His representation spans from state to federal regulatory, trial, and appellate work. In one of his cases, Chris achieved a historic victory that helped determine the law applicable to moon rocks.

At Bonuchi Law, we handle appeals for trial lawyers and their clients. Our cases usually involve business or contract disputes, fiduciary and professional liability, personal injury, products liability, employment, and class or mass actions. In select cases, we do serve as lead trial counsel, but appellate practice is our primary focus. We offer flexible fee structures for our clients, including by the hour, flat rates, and contingency fees.. Anthony (Tony) Bonuchi keeps close tabs on legal developments in the midwest and regularly posts summaries of state and federal appellate opinions and pieces about lawyering, legal news, and appellate practice on The Appellate Blog at Bonuchi Law: .