Background
Durbin, James A. was born on October 16, 1963 in Butler, Missouri, United States.
Durbin, James A. was born on October 16, 1963 in Butler, Missouri, United States.
William Jewell College (Bachelor of Arts, 1986). University of Kansas (Juris Doctor, 1989).
Worked at Swanson, Midgley, Gangwere, Kitchin & McLarney, L.L.C. (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in General Practice. Litigation, Corporation, Antitrust, Labor and Employee Relations, Probate, Banking, Real Estate, Sports, Taxation, Insurance, Arbitration and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Missouri and United States.
District Court, Western District of Missouri. 1990, Kansas and United States. District Court, District of Kansas.
Phi Kappa Delta; Delta Mu Delta. Member, Moot Court Council. First Year Moot Court Oral Finalist.
Member: The Missouri Bar. Kansas Bar Association. Swanson, Midgley, Gangwere, Kitchin & McLarney, L.L.C. has been an active force in the legal community since 1886.
The firm has always had a strong insurance defense practice, with particular focus on life and health insurance law and employment cases. In recent years, the firm has represented clients in a number of complex, multiparty litigation matters, including cases involving school desegregation, television antitrust, bankruptcy, directors liability, securities fraud, products liability and RICO claims. As general counsel for a major intercollegiate athletic association, Swanson Midgley is involved in Constitutional litigation across the country.
Member, Moot Court Council. First Year Moot Court Oral Finalist. Member: The Missouri Bar.
Kansas Bar Association.