Current Employment Position(s):

Sole Practitioner

Year Joined Organization:

1992

Areas Of Practice:

Personal Injury-Plainitiff

Product Liability-Plaintiff

Insurance Law

Malpractice-Plaintiff

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Kansas, 1966

Missouri, 1990

U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1966

U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1967

U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1990

U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1990

Education:

University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, 1966

J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

Law Review: University of Kansas Law Review, 1964 - 1966

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, 1963

B.S., Bachelor of Science

Major: Accounting

Published Works:

Product Liability Actions, Industry Standards and Evidence of Prior Accidents, 11 J. K. T. L. A. No. 6, p. 8, 1988

 

Comparative Negligence-New Rules of Pleading and Burden of Proof, 9 J. K. T. L. A. 28, Summer, 1986

 

Personal Injury Protection Benefits, New Act, 1 J. K. T. L. A. 6, Winter, 1977

 

Comparative Negligence, Strict Liability & PIK, 5 Kansas Advocate 13, May, 1976

 

Setoff and Counterclaim, 4 Kansas Advocate 14, July, 1975

 

Comparative Negligence Update, 44 J. Ks. Bar Assn. 13, Spring, 1975

 

Negligent Entrustment and Hiring Theories, 4 Kansas Advocate 9, May, 1975

 

Traffic Investigator As An Expert Witness, 3 Kansas Advocate 10, Nov., 1974

 

A Workable Sanctions and Discovery System, 4 J. Ks. Bar Assn. 147, Summer, 1971

Representative Cases:

Bingaman v. Kansas City Power & Light Co., 1 F3d 976 (C.A. 10(Kan.) 1993)

 

Kenyon v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 254 Kan 287 (Kan. 1993)

 

Brabander v. Western Co-op Electric Co., 248 Kan. 914 (Kan. 1991)

 

Folks v. Kansas Power and Light Co., 243 Kan. 57 (Kan. 1988)

 

Farley v. Engelken, 241 Kan. 663 (Kan. 1987)

 

Ling v. Jan's Liquors, 237 Kan. 629 (Kan. 1985)

 

Jackson v. City of Kansas City, Kansas, 235 Kan. 278 (Kan. 1984)

 

Pape v. Kansas Power and Light Co., 231 Kan. 441 (Kan. 1982)

 

Guffy v. Guffy, 230 Kan. 89 (Kan. 1981)

 

Brown v. Keill, 224 Kan. 195 (Kan. 1978)

 

Hillhouse v. KCMO, 221 Kan. 369 (Kan. 1977)

Representative Clients:

People or businesses harmed by the negligent conduct of others

References:

First Community Bank, Fairway, KS

Honors and Awards:

The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, 1983 - 2000

 

Arthur C. Hodgson Award, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Sustaining Member

 

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1980 - 1982

National Governor

 

American Board of Trial Advocates

Advocate Rank

 

American Board of Trial Advocates, 1990 - 1995

National Director

 

American Board of Trial Advocates, 1988 - 1989

President, Kansas Chapter

 

Kansas Trial Lawyers Association

Governor

 

Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, 1976 - 1977

President

 

Earl E. O'Connor American Inn of Court, 1996 - Present

Bench Master Emeritus

 

Wyandotte County, Kansas Bar Association, 1977 - 1978

President

 

American Bar Association

Member

 

Wyandotte County Bar Association

Member

 

Kansas Bar Association

Member

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Sigma Epsilon

Birth Information:

September 27, 1939, Carroll, Iowa, United States of America

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