Leanne Deshong

Background

Deshong, Leanne was born in 1956 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Education

Northwest Missouri State University (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1978). University of Missouri at Kansas City (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1983).

Career

Worked at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Missouri. Delta Theta Phi. Member, Order of Bench and Robe.

Casenote Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1982-1983.

Author: "The Prima Facie Tort Doctrine in Missouri," 50 University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review 128, 1981. Lecturer in Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1984-1986.

Member: Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.

Achievements

• Leanne Deshong has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Casenote Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1982-1983.