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I have represented hundreds of  plaintiffs in complex persional injury, wrongful death, product liablity, and medical neglicence cases since i graduated from UMKC Law School  in 1989.    I have handled numerous cases iinvloing serious personal injury or death resulting from automobile crashes, turcking wrecks, railroad crossing collisions, constsruction site injuies, natureal gas explosions, and medical negligence, amonng others.   i have also hadled casee involvling environmental contamination, insurance disputes, the Federal False Claims Act (whistleblower qui tam actions), and class actions.. Prior to becomming a lawyer i spent ten years as a professional archaeologist where i conducted excavations in surveys in primary in the Kansas and Missouri.

Andrew is a resident of the Kansas City area and was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University. Andrew then attended the University of Kansas Law School, where he participated in the Paul E. Wilson Defender Project, in which he wrote appeals for incarcerated clients.. Andrew became a personal injury attorney because he doesn't want to see bullies take advantage of others; he loves fighting for the underdog. He firmly believes that hard work and dedication can overcome all the resources insurance companies spend to avoid compensating injured people.. Andrew began working in the personal injury field as a law clerk in 2007. He joined Castle Law of Kansas City in 2008, and has represented injured plaintiffs ever since.. Professional Affiliations:. Andrew is licensed to practice law in Kansas and Missouri. He's also admitted to practice before the Missouri Court of Appeals, the federal courts for the District of Kansas and the Western District of Missouri, as well as the 10th Circuit United States Court of Appeals. He's a member of:. Professional Awards:

Brett understands that, in many of his cases, he’s helping someone work through the most serious problem they’ve ever encountered in their life. He includes his clients in the process and explains concepts in terms they can easily understand. Ultimately, Brett aims to help his clients by being a friend who will listen to their problems and find a tailored solution specific to them.. Brett Votava has practiced exclusively on injury and wrongful death cases since graduating near the top of his class from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law in 2001. He initially worked as an attorney for a global law firm, where he learned how big companies and defense attorneys defend injury and wrongful death cases.. Since 2003, Brett has exclusively represented injured people and families who have unnecessarily lost a loved one. He has experience with both routine cases and high-value complex cases culminating in trial. Brett focuses on injury and wrongful death law, specifically when caused by medical malpractice, unsafe premises such as businesses and homes, and motor vehicle crashes involving trucks, cars, and motorcycles. He also handles problems against insurance companies and pharmaceutical or medical device cases. Brett enjoys representing the little guy against big companies and the variety that makes every case so unique.. He has won several awards, including:. 2015 Thomas Conway Award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association for his ability to zealously represent clients while remaining cordial to opposing counsel.Top 100 Lawyer in Missouri and Kansas.Top 50 Lawyer in Kansas City.Best of the Bar in Kansas City since 2009 by the Kansas City Business Journal and Super Lawyers magazine.. Family and friends are very important to Br

Tom Hershewe is one of the Midwest’s leading bad faith insurance litigators. Tom represents insureds who have had their insurance companies abandoned them after another person sued them. Even in cases where the insurance company defends its insured, Tom often serves as the insured’s personal counsel to ensure that the insurance company takes the correct steps to resolve the case. During his time at Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, Tom has recovered more than $130 million against insurance companies for their failure to abide by good faith claims handling.. If that weren’t enough, Tom has also handled almost every kind of personal injury case imaginable. He’s been involved with cases pertaining to truck crashes, electrocution, faulty products, and industrial accidents.

Prior to joining the firm, Coleman worked at Brollier, Wolf & Kuharic in Hugoton, Kansas, where he focused on general practice law including criminal defense and domestic litigation from 2015-2016. In 2017, Coleman joined Galloway, Wiegers & Brinegar P.A. in Marysville, Kansas, where he expanded into personal injury, estate planning, and municipal law. He holds licenses in Kansas, Wyoming, and Nebraska and has appeared in front of judges in over 20 counties in Kansas.. Coleman attended law school at Washburn University and was Vice President for the Washburn Agricultural Law Society. Coleman earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kansas State University. While at K-State, he was the captain and goalie for the Inline Hockey Club, president of the Sports Club Council, member of Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, and a board member for the Union Program Council.. Coleman enjoys UTV rides, attending concerts, playing hockey, going to the gym, hiking, barbequing, and hanging out with his beloved pocket beagle, Maria.

Donald R. Grady, Jr. is an experienced trial attorney and litigator practicing before the Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Courts of the State of New York. He has represented injured parties in many areas of law, brain injury, construction site accidents, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, railroad injuries, and general negligence cases. In addition to his twenty years experience in personal injury matters, Attorney Grady has litigated cases involving contractual disputes, real estate matters, construction disputes, and other business law litigation. Attorney Grady has spoken extensively before various groups, including lawyers, law students, and business professionals. He has lectured on the topics of trial technique, trial practice, civil practice, and corporate liability. Donald Grady is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), and is involved in other legal groups dedicated towards the zealous representation of tort litigation.Certified by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, Donald (Don) Grady has participated and has advocated in numerous mediations and arbitrations during his legal career. In his current position at CMCI and in his 42-year tenure as a civil trial lawyer, Don has participated in complex mediations and arbitrations. He has advocated in multiple mini-trials, Master hearings and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. As a trial lawyer, he served as chief litigation counsel and lead trial counsel in multiple high profile matters in the Greater Boston area. He has tried more than one hundred cases to verdict, including several multi-million-dollar verdicts. His trial experience includes general negligence claims, construction site claims, medical malpractice cases, auto/trucking cases, premises liability cases, abuse cases, Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Railroad) matters, Jones Act cases, Dram Shop cases and products liability actions.. Don’s trial and litigation experience also includes commercial construction claims, advertising claims, breach of contract claims, Multi-District Litigation matters, tortious interference with contract claims and professional liability claims. He has appeared in the District of Massachusetts (Federal) Courts and the Superior Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has also practiced in multiple New York State Supreme Courts and the Federal District Courts in the State of New York. He has been admitted pro hac vice in other jurisdictions, including New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Arizona. As a litigator and trial lawyer, Don has received multiple awards, including recognition as a Super Lawyer, a Lawyer of Distinction and Top Lawyer Award Recipient from the National Trial Lawyers Association.. Don has served in local and national bar associations, including multiple terms in Section Council in Civil Litigation and Judicial Administration in the Massachusetts Bar Association. He was a Governor for the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and a speaker at the American Association for Justice. He has lectured to a wide variety of audiences, including practicing attorneys, paraprofessionals, in-house legal counsel, law students, undergraduates, and members of the public.