James Ross Borthwick

Background

Borthwick, James Ross was born on December 29, 1938 in Clarinda, Iowa, United States. Son of Ernest Eugene and Lois Elizabeth (Allen) Borthwick.

Education

Central College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1961). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1964).

Career

Worked at Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi Limited Liability Partnership (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Franchise and Distributorship Law, Architectural, Engineering and Construction Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Business and Commercial Litigation, Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Health Law, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, International Law, Labor and Employment, Medical Device Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipality Law, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities Law, Tax, Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Missouri. 1985, United States. Supreme Court.

1990, Kansas.

Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Circuit Court Committee) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations.

Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Member, Board of Directors, 1989—). Defense Research Institute.

Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi was established in 1916 and has grown to over 200 lawyers with fully staffed offices in Kansas City, Missouri. Springfield, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, Omaha, Nebraska, and London, England.

Achievements

• James Borthwick has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Circuit Court Committee) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Member, Board of Directors, 1989—). Defense Research Institute.

Connections

Married Marcene Van Wyk, June 30, 1961. Children: Robert, David, Thomas.

Father:

Ernest Eugene Borthwick

Mother:

Lois Elizabeth (Allen) Borthwick

Spouse:

Marcene Van Wyk

child:

Thomas Borthwick

child:

David Borthwick

child:

Robert Borthwick