Jeffrey A. Burns

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Jeffrey A. Burns: Attorney with Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, LC
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Biography

Jeff Burns is one of the preeminent truck crash attorneys in the country. Over the span of his career he has not only tirelessly fought for justice for his clients, but more importantly, has worked on a national level to reform and change the trucking industry to be safer.

He has spent almost as much time in Washington D.C. as Kansas City educating the public and working for rule changes, stronger laws and stricter enforcement.

Jeff’s goal is to help trucking companies realize there is a return on investment when they institute or strengthen safety programs. There is less litigation, and drivers stay with companies longer when they see stronger safety rules as a genuine commitment to help protect them.

Awards and Honors

Best Lawyers in America – 2010-2022

Super Lawyers, Top 100 in Missouri and Kansas/ Top 50 in Kansas City – 2005-2021

The National Trial Lawyer’s – Top 25 Motor Vehicle Attorneys in Missouri – 2012-2019

The National Trial Lawyer’s – Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys in Missouri – 2009-2019

American Trial Lawyers Association – Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America – 2008-2016

National Registry of Who’s Who – Lifetime Member

Truck Safety Coalition – Distinguished Service Award – 2005

Parents Against Tired Truckers – Lifesaver Award – 1998

Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Unsung Hero Award – 1996

Areas of Practice (1)

  • Truck Accidents

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Truman State University, B.S.E., summa cum laude, 1978; Universidad Complutense De Madrid, Estudios Hispanicos, 1979; Northeast Missouri State University, Industrial Education, 1978; Leicester University Faculty of Law, England
Law School Attended:
University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., with Honors, 1983
Year of First Admission:
1983
Admission:
1983, Missouri; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Memberships:

Transportation Research Board, Current Member and Former Friend of the Board | Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Commercial Transportation and Litigation General Committee | Truck Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice; Current Member, and Former Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary | National Freight Advisory Committee, Former Member | Alliance for Safe Highways, Missouri/Kansas, Former Director | Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), Board Member | Parents Against Tired Truckers (P.A.T.T.), Board Member | Center for Truck Safety (C.T.S.), Former Director | Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City, Former Director | National Registry of Who’s Who | The Missouri Bar, Member | American Bar Association, Member | Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member | American Association for Justice, Member | Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Member

Languages:
Spanish
Birth Information:
St. Louis, MO, 1956
ISLN:
908655302

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