Brett A. Emison 911 Main Street P.O. Box 220 Lexington, Missouri 64067-1342 |  |
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During law school at the University of Missouri -- Columbia, Brett served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Missouri Law Review and received Order of the Coif honors. Following graduation, Brett served as judicial law clerk for the Honorable William Ray Price, Jr. of the Supreme Court of Missouri and practiced in the area of commercial litigation for a renowned Kansas City law firm.
Since joining the firm in 2004, Brett has represented victims and families of victims in Missouri and across the country who have been seriously injured in lawsuits involving dangerous products, automobile collisions and fires, defective automobile design, semi-truck collisions and a variety of other cases.
Brett serves on the Board of Governors for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) and is involved in a number of legal organizations, including the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG), American Association for Justice (AAJ), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), and the Lafayette County Bar Association.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2004
- Areas of Practice:
- Trucking Accidents
- Automobile Accidents
- Automobile Defects
- Aviation Accidents
- Child Restraint Defects
- Crane Accidents & Defects
- Electrocution Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Premesis Liability Litigation
- Products Liability Litigation
- Railroad / Train Accidents
- Wrongful Death Litigation
- Education:
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri,
2002
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: J.B. Reynolds Foundation Prize for work in Insurance Law
Honors: C.A.L.I. Award for work in Torts I
Honors: C.A.L.I. Award for work in Insurance Law
Honors: C.A.L.I. Award for work in Conflict of Laws
Honors: C.A.L.I. Award for work in Health Care Law & Policy
Law Review: Missouri Law Review, Associate Editor-in-Chief - University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia,
1999
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Business Administration
- Published Works:
- Deadly Trap or Reasonable Danger: What Standard of Care Applies to Non-Electrical Injuries from Power Lines?, 66 Mo. L. Rev. 453, 2001
- Comparative Fault in Crashworthiness Cases (Co-Author with Stephen R. Bough), Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 2, at 12, November, 2001
- Legal Issues in Missouri Products Liability Cases (Co-Author with Stephen R. Bough), The Daily Record, Vol. 186, No. 214, at 3, April 25, 2002
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Crash Course on Crashworthiness, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
- Honors and Awards:
- J.B. Reynolds Foundation Prize
- C.A.L.I. Excellence for the Future Award
- Roberts Memorial Scholar - University of Missouri, 1995 - 1999
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG)
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)
- Lafayette County Bar Association
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys -- University of Missouri (Columbia) Student Chapter
- Past President
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hon. William Ray Price, Jr., Supreme Court of Missouri, Judicial Clerk, 2002 - 2003
- A top commercial litigation law firm in Kansas City, Missouri, Attorney, 2003 - 2004
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Kappa Alpha
