J.J. Burns

J.J. Burns


Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, L.C.

Recognized since 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Transportation Law

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J.J. Burns has a national reputation as a go-to-expert on truck crash litigation. Through both jury verdicts and negotiated settlements, he helps truck crash victims and their families hold truck drivers, motor carries and freight brokers accountable for their negligence. Additionally, he works continuously to introduce safer practices and more demanding safety rules in numerous states and across the country.

He is currently the Editor of the Journal of Trucking Litigation, and has also served on the Amicus Brief and Education Committee of the American Association for Justice’s Trucking Litigation Group after being appointed to TLG’s Executive Board. JJ regularly teaches other attorneys how to try cases against trucking companies, and has presented at seminars, conferences, and litigation colleges in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. JJ is also an adjunct professor at UMC Law School and teaches a course on injury litigation every year.

JJ is devoted to making our highways safer. He spends substantial time in Washington D.C. advocating for the passage of laws and regulations that will improve safety on public roadways, and help to ensure that fewer families have to suffer losses due to preventable crashes.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1100 Main Street, Suite 2600
    Kansas City, MO 64105
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Michigan, Juris Doctor, graduated 2011
  • DePauw University, Comparative Religious Studies, graduated 2006
Bar Admissions
  • Missouri, 2012
  • Illinois, 2011
Affiliations
  • AAJ Trucking Litigation Group - TLG Journal Editor and Board Member
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • KCMBA Bar Leadership Academy - Alumnus
  • Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys - Member
  • The Illinois Bar - Member
  • The Missouri Bar - Member
  • UMKC Law School - Adjunct Professor
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Transportation Law
Awards:
  • VerdictSearch – Top 100 Verdicts of 2017 – 2017
  • Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Up & Coming – 2018
  • The Trial Lawyer Association – Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers – 2018
  • Super Lawyers – Rising Star – 2017-2020
  • The National Trial Lawyers – Top 10 Trucking – 2018-2019
  • The National Trial Lawyers – Top 40 Under 40 – Civil Plaintiff Lawyers – 2018-2019
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Transportation Law

Publications

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