Background
Bates, Jeffrey W. was born in 1958 in St. Petersburg, Virginia, United States.
Bates, Jeffrey W. was born in 1958 in St. Petersburg, Virginia, United States.
Southwest Missouri State University (Bachelor of Science, 1979). University of Missouri (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1984).
Worked at Bruer, Wooddell & Bates, Professional Corporation (Springfield, Missouri) specializing in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Product Liability, Medical Negligence. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Missouri and United States. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
1985, United States.
Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review, 1983-1984.
Company-Author: "Mary Carter Agreements," Missouri Litigation Settlements Desk Book, 1991.
"Statements," Missouri Sources of Proof Deskbook, 3d Education, 1989. "Organizing the File and Final Trial Preparations," Missouri Civil Trial Practice Deskbook, 2d Education, 1988.
"Use of Expert in Proving Damages," Missouri Damages Deskbook, 1987. Author: "Smokers versus Nonsmokers: The Common Law Right to a Smoke-Free Work Environment," 48 Missouri Law Review 783, 1983.
Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association.
The Missouri Bar. Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association. The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.