Jeffrey A. Burns
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Jeffrey A. Burns
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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.
Bar Admission
Missouri, 1983
Other Affiliations
Transportation Research Board ( Current Member and Former Friend of the Board)
Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section ( Vice-Chair)
Truck Ligation 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 (PATT) (Board Member)
Center for Truck Safety (C.T.S.) (Former Director)
The Brain Injury Association of Kansas City 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)
Achievements
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- Included on the 2022 Missouri & Kansas
Past Lists
- 2021 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list
Education
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University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1993
Honors: With Honors
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Truman State, Kirksville, Missouri, 1978Major: Industrial Education
Honers
- Best Lawyers in America , 2010 - 2021
- Super Lawyers, Top 100 in Missouri & 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 the Who's Who - Lifetime Member
- Truck Safety Coalition - Distinguished Service Award, 2005
- P.A.T.T. - Lifesaver Award, 1998
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Unsung Hero Award, 1996