J. Kent Emison 911 Main Street P.O. Box 220 Lexington, Missouri 64067-1342 |  |
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Kent Emison represents victims injured by dangerous products automobile collisions and a variety of other cases including semi-truck accidents and train accidents. Many of these cases have included vehicle fires where people suffered severe burns as a direct result of defective fuel systems. Kent obtained one of the largest verdicts on record in Missouri for the parents of a small child killed by a defective fan. He has also focused on cases where semi-trucks have caused serious injuries to people because the trucks were negligently maintained, the driver committed error or the driver suffered from fatigue and cause an accident.
Kent currently serves as the President of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA).
Additionally, Kent has had several articles published nationally in Trial Magazine and has spoken at numerous seminars throughout the country.
- Areas of Practice:
- Products Liability Litigation
- Automobile Accidents
- Automobile Defects
- Aviation Accidents
- Child Restraint Defects
- Crane Accidents & Defects
- Electrocution Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Premesis Liability Litigation
- Railroad / Train Accidents
- Trucking Accidents
- Vehicle Fires and Dangerous Products
- Wrongful Death Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Missouri, 1981
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1981
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
- Education:
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri,
1981
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: Business Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1979 - 1981 - University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri,
1978
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- 1980 Missouri Probate Court, Real Estate Title Issues University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review 49, 1981
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Variety of Seminars Nationwide, ATLA, AIEG, MATA, CTLA, KCMBA, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- President
- Missouri Trial Attorney Magazine, 1997 - 2002
- Past-Editor
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- AIEG
- Board of Directors
- Lafayette County Bar Association
- Past-President
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Kappa Alpha
