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We Have Recovered Tens of Millions Of Dollars for Clients

Robert G. Russell

Areas of Practice

  • 50% Litigation
  • 50% Mediation
  • General Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration
  • Professional Liability Litigation
  • Professional Licensure and Disciplinary Proceedings

Litigation Percentage

  • 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri, 1963
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1964

Education

  • University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
    • LL.B. - 1963
  • University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
    • J.D.
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
    • B.A. - 1960
  • Fresno State University, Fresno, California

Representative Cases

References

  • 1st Central Bank, Warrensburg, MO
  • 3rd National Bank Sedalia, MO

Honors and Awards

  • Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyers Award, 1970
  • Distinguished Service Award, Central Missouri State University, 2004
  • Super Lawyer, 2005 - 2007
  • “AV” Rating,Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • The Missouri Bar, Chairman, Courts and Judiciary Committee, 1979 - 1981
  • Missouri Trial Judges College, Lecturer, 1978 - 1986
  • The Missouri Bar, Division of Judicial Administration, 1981 - 1983
  • Missouri Task Force on Evidence, Member, 1981 - 1984
  • The Missouri Bar, Professionalism, 1998 - 2000
  • ABOTA, Member, 1997 - Present
  • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
  • International Society of Barristers, Fellow
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate
  • Missouri Bar Foundation, Former Trustee
  • University of Missouri School of Law, Inductee, The Law Society

Past Employment Positions

  • Hon. Floyd Gibson USDEWMO, Law Clerk, 1963 - 1964
  • The Popham Law Firm, Associate, 1964 - 1967
  • Dixon & Russell, Partner, 1967 - 1970
  • 17th Judicial Circuit, Circuit Judge, 1970 - 1986
  • 17th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, Presiding Judge, 1982 - 1986
  • Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline, Member, 1982 - 1986

Ancillary Businesses

  • Mediation

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Sigma Chi

Verdicts & Settlements

Our Sedalia personal injury lawyers are ready to help you seek justice and financial recovery, no matter how complex your case may be, and no matter who the legal opponent is. Our legal advocates know how to assert clients’ rights against national insurance companies, large manufacturers, and other deep-pocketed opponents, coming away with legal victories for our clients time and again.

  • $6.4 Million

    Tortious Interference With Business Expectancy

    $6.463 million jury verdict in favor of a Missouri coal mining company because of the tortious interference by a state regulatory official with the coal company's agreement to sell to another company.

  • $4 Million

    Verdict - Motor Vehicle Collision

    $4 million jury verdict in favor of an individual whose leg was amputated following a collision with a trailer that came loose from a pickup truck.