Background
Black, John S. was born on October 19, 1948 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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John S. Black
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Colorado College (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Career
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, 1973, Missouri and United States.
District Court, Western District of Missouri. 1977, United States. Supreme Court. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Chair, Sports & Entertainment Law Committee, 1989-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Business Law) Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar (President, 1992-1993. Board of Governors, 1981-1994).
Lawyers Association of Kansas City (President, 1986-1987. President, Young Lawyers Section, 1980-1981). Missouri Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1992).
Missouri Supreme Court Historical Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1991). 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.
Membership
Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Chair, Sports & Entertainment Law Committee, 1989-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Business Law) Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar (President, 1992-1993.
Board of Governors, 1981-1994). Lawyers Association of Kansas City (President, 1986-1987. President, Young Lawyers Section, 1980-1981).
Missouri Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1992). Missouri Supreme Court Historical Society (Member, Board of Directors, 1991).
