Mr. Jeffrey J. ("JJ") Burns

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Mr. Jeffrey J. ("JJ") Burns: Attorney with Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, LC

Biography

J.J. Burns has a national reputation as a go-to-expert on truck crash litigation. Through both jury verdicts and negotiated settlements, he helps truck crash victims and their families hold truck drivers, motor carries and freight brokers accountable for their negligence. Additionally, he works continuously to introduce safer practices and more demanding safety rules in numerous states and across the country.

He is currently the Editor of the Journal of Trucking Litigation, and has also served on the Amicus Brief and Education Committee of the American Association for Justice’s Trucking Litigation Group after being appointed to TLG’s Executive Board. JJ regularly teaches other attorneys how to try cases against trucking companies, and has presented at seminars, conferences, and litigation colleges in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. JJ is also an adjunct professor at UMC Law School and teaches a course on injury litigation every year. JJ is devoted to making our highways safer. He spends substantial time in Washington D.C. advocating for the passage of laws and regulations that will improve safety on public roadways, and help to ensure that fewer families have to suffer losses due to preventable crashes.

Awards and Honors

Best Lawyers in America, Ones To Watch – 2021-2022

Super Lawyers – Rising Star – 2017-2021

The National Trial Lawyers - Top 40 Under 40 - Civil Plaintiff Lawyers – 2018-2019

The Trial Lawyer Association - Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers – 2018-2019

Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Up & Coming – 2018

VerdictSearch - Top 100 Verdicts of 2017 – 2017

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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Truck Accidents

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
DePauw University, B.A., Comparative Religious Studies, 2006; DePauw University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2006
Law School Attended:
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
Year of First Admission:
2011
Admission:
Missouri; 2011, Illinois
Memberships:
The Missouri Bar, Member | The Illinois Bar Association, Member | Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member | KCMBA Bar Leadership Academy, Almnus | Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Member | American Association for Justice, Member | American Association for Justice's Trucking Litigation Group, Board of Directors | UMKC Law School, Adjunct Professor
Birth Information:
1984
ISLN:
921886012

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440-568-8169  Phone

816-221-8763  Fax

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