Recognition for our work and opportunities to share our expertise regarding car and truck accidents, nursing home neglect, and other personal injury matters

Awards

• Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award (Steve Gorny – 2023)
• Super Lawyers (Steve Gorny 2005-2023; Chris Dandurand Rising Stars 2015-2023)
• 10 Best (Missouri) – American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2021
• America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2018
• AV Preeminent Rating – Lawyers.com, 2018, 2019
• AV Preeminent Rating, Judicial Edition – Martindale Hubbell – 2016, 2019
• Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2022
• Lawyer of the Year – Consumer Protection Guide, Best Lawyers, 2021
• Nation’s Top One Percent – National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2021, 2022, 2024
• Power List (Personal Injury) – Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2021, 2022
• Top 10 (Trucking) – The National Trial Lawyers, 2017
• Top 25 (Medical Malpractice) – The National Trial Lawyers, 2019, 2020
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers – The National Trial Lawyers, 2014-2019
• Top Lawyers of Missouri – St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2017
• Top Lawyers of Kansas – KC Magazine, 2019, 2020

Speeches and Presentations

• From Facts to Fiction: The Art of Storytelling in Legal Persuasion (2023)
• 2019 Tort Reform Legislation; MATA & MODL Perspectives, MATA
• Changing the Language, ATAA
• Choosing the Right Expert, UMKC
• Civil Litigation in the Era of COVID-19, MATA
• Closing Argument in Trucking Litigation, MATA
• Commercial Vehicle Turning Collisions, ATAA
• Conspicuity in Trucking Cases, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• Conspicuity in Trucking Cases, ATAA
• Cost Effective Marketing for Small Firms, TAOS Group Business Retreat
• Deposing the Records Custodian, AAJ
• Discovery Practice, Johnson County Bar Association
• Ethical Pitfalls: Learning From Mistakes, KCMBA
• Expert Approaches in Tobacco Litigation, American Association for Justice
• Fan Appreciation: Referring Lawyers, TAOS Group Business Retreat
• Financial Decisions in Small Practice, TAOS Group Business Retreat
• Finding False Medical Chart Entries, Rockhurst University Nursing School
• Hours of Service: Commercial Drivers, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group
• How Jurors Deliberate, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• How Truck Collisions Differ from Vehicle Crashes, Johnson County Bar Association
• Is the Roadway to Blame? Auto Crash Litigation
• Knowing Your Adversary: What the Defense is Doing Before and After the Truck Crash, AAJ
  Trucking Litigation Group
• Lessons Learned from Starting a New Firm, KCMBA
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society National Convention Address
• Make their Safety Director Your Best Witness, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group
• Managing the Stress of Running a Small Firm, TAOS Group Business Retreat
• Mock Closing Argument, Missouri Bar Association
• More than a Punchline: A Lawyer’s Worth, Kansas City Business Association
• New Senate & Congress in Place – Time to Take Action, MATA
• Pain & Suffering Testimony from Family Members, Melvin Belli Society
• Potential Trial Problems & Issues – Complex Litigation (Advanced Trial Skills), Missouri Office
  of State Courts
• Proper Lane Change: Establishing Liability in Lane Change Collisions, ATAA
• Punitive Damages for Not Retaining Documents, ATAA
• Punitive Damages Permitted Based Upon Failure to Maintain Documents Required by FMCSR,
• Article for AAJ TLG Journal of Trucking Litigation
• Recounting Defense Detours, AAJ
• Referral & Associated Counsel Fees, MATA & Johnson County Bar Association
• Rerouting Defense Detours, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group
• Selecting and Utilizing Trucking Experts, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group
• Selecting and Utilizing Trucking Experts, ATAA
• Technology in Trucking Litigation, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group
• Telematics & ECM Data, ATAA
• The Art of the Decline Letter, TAOS Group Business Retreat
• The Ethical Rules of Referral Fees, KCMBA
• The Search for Insurance, MATA
• Think Before You Speak, Arkansas Trial Lawyers
• Virtual Mediation During a Pandemic, MATA
• Voir Dire Carried Throughout the Case, Michigan Attorneys for Justice
• What Judges Expect from Lawyers, Johnson County Bar Association
• What Lawyers Want From Judges, Missouri Judicial Conference
• What the Defense is Up To, Missouri Bar Association
• What You Say Can be Used Against You: Inconsistent Statements, Missouri Association of Trial
  Attorneys
• When the Chips are Down: Practicing in a Depressed Economy, MATA
• Words Matter, ATAA