Jeffrey A. Burns
Dollar Burns & Becker, LC
1100 Main Street, Suite 2600
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-876-2609
jeffb@dollar-law.com
 
Licensed in: Missouri

Education:
Law School:  University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law, 1983
Undergrad Degrees:

• Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO, 1978
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1978-1979
• St. Louis University School of Law, 1979-1980
• University of Leicester, Faculty of Law, Leicester, England, 1980-1981 

Martindale-Hubbell and other legal ratings:

• Martindale-Hubbel A/V
• Superlawyer
• Best Lawyers in America
• Top 100 Trial lawyers –National Trial Lawyers Association
• AVVO 10 Superb
• Marquis Who's Who in America (Law)

Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards:

• National Freight Advisory Committee (Appointed by U.S. Secretary of Transportation).
• Friend and Former Member (9 Years) of the Truck and Bus Safety Committee (ANB70, Transportation Research Board).
• Former Director, Center for Truck Safety (C.T.S.).
• Former member, Alliance for Safe Highways, Missouri/Kansas affiliate of the
• Coalition Against Bigger Trucks.
• National Transportation Counsel for Parents Against Tired Truckers (P.A.T.T.) since 1994.
• Former Chair, Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice.
• Executive Committee Member – Trucking Litigation Group, 2009 – present.
• Truck Safety Coalition: Distinguished Service Award – Sorrow to Strength Conference, October, 2005.
• Parents Against Tired Truckers: Lifesaver Award, 1998.
• Vice-chair, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, American Bar Association.
• Unsung Hero Award – Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly.
• Public Justice – Member.
• National Safety Council – Member.
• Author, Missouri Practice - Litigation Guide (Volumes 2 & 2A Missouri Practice Series - West Publications, 1992, with annual updates to present).
• Author, Damages, a State by State Survey,(Chapter 26, Missouri – American Bar Association Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2014).
• Faculty Member: Advanced Trial Advocacy college – Litigating Truck Collision Cases (Atlanta – 2009), (Kansas City – 2011), (Dallas – 2015).
• Author: Truck Driver Fatigue – A Primer, American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, 2^nd Edition, 2012;
• Author: Leveling the Playing Field: Handling a Plaintiff’s Truck Crash Case – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You… And Your Client, American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, 2^nd Edition, 2012;
• Author: Truck Driver Fatigue – A Primer - American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, (2005).
• Author: Handling a Plaintiff’s Truck Crash Case – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You … And Your Client - American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, (2005).
• Author: Asleep At The Wheel? - Trial Magazine, November 2002.
• Author: Truck Crash Cases - The Unlevel Playing Field, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, May 3, 1999.

Law Organizations and leadership and awards:

• Missouri University School of Law
  • Order of the Coif, (Highest Honors – Top Graduate)
  • Law Review
• Former Member: Missouri Bar Rules Committee
• Life Member - National Registry of Who’s Who
• Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Unsung Hero Award - December 1996
• Public Justice – Member.
• American Bar Association
• Brain Injury Association of Kansas(Member of Board of Directors – 9 years)
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Chair – Civil Practice Committee 2 years)

Notable Results:

• $40,800,000.00 recovery for Ohio truck crash involving death of wife and injuries to sons.
• $24,242.813.65 recovery for Missouri truck crash involving injuries and claims for loss of support.
• $15,000,000.00 recovery for New York truck crash involving wrongful deaths.

Additional Information:
Author:

• USLAW – Perspectives From the Plaintiff’s Lawyer’s Playbook – Tucson, Arizona, April 2013.
• Handled truck crashes and cases in 34 states.
• Married, 6 children, 4 grandchildren.