Randy W. James

Background

James, Randy W. was born on August 17, 1957 in Independence, Missouri, United States.

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City (Bachelor of Arts, 1979. Juris Doctor, with distinction 1982).

Career

Germanio versus Goodyear, 732 F.Supp. 1297 (Doctorate.N.J. 1990); Wolf versus Goodyear, 808 South.W.2d 868 (Missouri Appendix 1991); Vallejo versus Osco Drug, Incorporated., 743 South.W.2d 423 (Missouri Appendix 1987); Rowland versus Skaggs Companies, Incorporated., 666 South.W.2d 770 (Missouri 1984).Worked at Risjord & James, Professional Corporation (Overland Park, Kansas) specializing in Civil Trial Practice. Products Liability, Aviation, Premises and Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Missouri and United States.

District Court, Western District of Missouri.

1988, Kansas.

Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Labor Law.

Member, National Moot Court Team, 1st Place Regionals. National Trial Competition Team.

Urban Lawyer Assistant Cases and Statutes Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1981-1982.

Assistant Appellate Advocacy Instructor, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, 1982. Editor, Trial Tactics Column, Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association 1993-1994. Author: Article, "Assembling the Tire-Rim Case," 9 PLLR 112, July, 1990.

Lecturer on Litigation Aspects of Catastrophic Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Life Care Planning, Rehabilitation Training Institute.

Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member).

Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Governor and Company-chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee). Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.

Risjord & James is a trial firm, representing individual clients throughout the United States in product liability and other personal injury and tort litigation.

Members of the firm are actively involved in state and local professional associations and participate as faculty in continuing legal education programs on issues relating to various aspects of civil trial practice. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Achievements

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

Membership

Member, National Moot Court Team, 1st Place Regionals. National Trial Competition Team. Urban Lawyer Assistant Cases and Statutes Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1981-1982.

Assistant Appellate Advocacy Instructor, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, 1982.

Editor, Trial Tactics Column, Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association 1993-1994.