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Paul L. Redfearn III 
Kansas City, Missouri
Owner and President
phone 888-894-8245
fax (816) 421-3785
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Paul Redfearn is the Owner and President of The Redfearn Law Firm, P.C., founded in 1984. He has devoted his practice to representing individuals who have been seriously injured or lost loved ones as a result of medical negligence, defective and dangerous products, motor vehicle/truck collisions, and dangerous conditions of property. He is an experienced civil trial lawyer, and has been honored with the highest rating of Martindale-Hubbell, an "Av" rating. He has been a Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers' recipient from 2005 to 2009. Paul has been named to The Best Lawyers in America for 2010.

Graduating from Southwest Missouri State University in 1973, Paul received a bachelor's degree in political science, and earned his law degree from Oklahoma City University in 1976. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1977, and in 1981, completed post-graduate training in trial practice with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He has successfully completed testing and experience requirements for certification by the National Board of Trial Advocates, and currently holds a Certificate in Civil Trial Advocacy. He has earned the rank of "Advocate" with the American Board of Trial Advocates, and membership into The Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Paul was elected as President of The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys in 1992, having served the association since 1986. He is a Charter Member of the Western Missouri-Eastern Kansas Chapter of The American Board of Trial Advocates, and served as the President in 1996. Paul is a Sustaining Member in the American Association for Justice; member of The Public Justice Foundation, The Missouri Bar, and the Litigation Section of The American Bar Association.

For more than two decades, Paul has generously sponsored many civic, youth and sports activities throughout the community. On numerous occasions, he has sponsored former clients for various mission trips and study-abroad programs. Paul serves on the Board of Directors of L.E.A.P., "Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance", elected as its Treasurer in 1994. Paul supports The Star in Education Program by adopting a local classroom to receive the Kansas City Star newspaper throughout the school year.

Continuing legal education plays a valuable role in his practice, and Paul participates in presenting the "Annual Update of Missouri Law" every year at the Missouri Association of Trial Attorney's Annual Convention. He has authored chapters for publication by the University of Missouri and the UMKC Law Review, as well as for The Missouri Bar.

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury
Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Certificate in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocates, 1997 - Present


Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 1977
U.S. District Court District of Kansas
U.S. District Court District of North Dakota
U.S. District Court District of Montana
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education:
Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1976
J.D.


Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, 1973
B.S
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Missouri Trial Tactics, Chapter 7, "Voir Dire", University of Missouri-Kansas City UMKC/CLE, 1986


Missouri Products Liability Handbook, Chapter 8 "Pretrial: Discovery/Interrogatories", University of Missouri-Kansas City UMKC/CLE, 1987


Closing Argument, Vol. 57, No. 4, UMKC Law Review UMKC, 1989


Reviewer, Missouri Sources of Proof, 3rd Ed, Chapter 8 Exhibits and Demonstrative Proof


Representative Cases:
Drabik v. Stanley Bostitch, 796 F.Supp. 1271 (W.D. Mo. 1992)
Preston v. Montana 18th Judicial District Court, 936 P.2d 814 (Supr. Ct. Mont. 1997)
Gerow v. Chrysler Corporation, 987 S.W.2d 359 (Mo. App. W.D. 1992)
Lashmet v. McQueary, 954 S.W.2d 546 (Mo. App. S.D. 1997)
Loulos v. Ford Motor Company, 882 S.W.2d 149 (Mo. App. W.D. 1994)
Burns v. Smith, 214 S.W. 3d 335 (Mo. 2007)
Williams v. Silvola, 234 S.W. 3d 396 (Mo. App. W.D. 2007)
Don Keegan v. Ceco, (U.S. District Court Kansas  )
Swearingen v. Waddle, (State Court, Panama City, Florida  )
Doboon v. Thompkins, (Jackson County, Missouri  )
Murphy v. Lake Ozark General Hospital, (Camdenton, Missouri  )
Smiley v. Drake Scruggs and MTI, (Jackson County, Missouri  )
DeMoss v. Dean Machinery Co., (Jackson County, Missouri  )
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, Annual Update on the Law, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Annual Conventions, 1993 - 2009


Master, Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1998 - 2007


"Medical Malpractice: Prosecuting and Defending Medical Negligence Cases", The Missouri Bar, Seminar, Depositions and Other Discovery, Kansas City, MO, June 14, 2006


"How to Prepare a Trial Notebook", Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Seminar, Circuit Court of Jackson County, MO, June 29, 2006


"Choosing an Expert", The Missouri Bar, Medical Malpractice Litigation After Tort Reform Seminar, Kansas City, MO, July 8, 2005


Panelist, "New Parameters for Representing Clients in Tort & Workers' Compensation Cases", Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Seminar, Kansas City, MO, October 14, 2005


"Medical Malpractice: The Plaintiff's Case", The Missouri Bar, Jury Selection - Voir Dire and Overcoming Bias; Issue Selection, Kansas City, Missouri, July 23, 2004


"Trial Tips", Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Seminar, Closing Argument Power Point Presentation, March 30, 2001


The Masters in Trial, Trial Demonstration in a Truck/Pedestrian Collision Case, American Board of Trial Advocates, Kansas City, Missouri, September 28, 2001


"Trial Tips", Medical Malpractice Seminar, UMKC, September 7, 2001


The Masters in Trial, Trial Demonstration, American Board of Trial Advocates, Kansas City, MO, September 29, 2000


Honors and Awards:
Best Lawyers in America, 2010


Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005 - 2009


Recipient, "Best of the Bar", The Business Journal , 2003


Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Rating


Rank of Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates


Life Member, Who's Who in American Law


Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum


Appointment to the Board of Governors, Southwest Missouri State University by Governor Mel Carnahan in 1998 to a six-year term


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, CLE Committee, 1987 - 1990
Chairman


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Membership Committee, 1990 - 1991
Co-Chairman


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Legislative Committee, 1991 - 1992
President-Elect, and Chairman


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1992 - 1993
President


The Public Justice Foundation


American Board of Trial Advocates, Treasurer, Western Missouri/Eastern Kansas Chapter, 1989 - 1994


American Association for Justice
Sustaining Member


American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member


Missouri Bar Association
Member


Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, CLE Committee, Chairman, 1987 - 1990


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Membership Committee, Co-Chairman, 1990 - 1991


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Legislative Committee, President-Elect, and Chairman, 1991 - 1992


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, President, 1992 - 1993


American Board of Trial Advocates, National Board Representative-Western Missouri/Eastern Kansas, 1995 - 1996


American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Western Missouri/Eastern Kansas Chapter, 1996 - 1997


Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Chi
Contact Information

Kansas City, Missouri Office - Main
Traders on Grand Building
1125 Grand Boulevard
Suite 1805
Kansas City, MO 64106
Toll Free: 888-894-8245
Phone: 816-421-5301

Fax: 816-421-3785

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