Background
Thomas, S. Michael was born on November 6, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Thomas, S. Michael was born on November 6, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Drake University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1973). University of Missouri at Kansas City (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1976).
Worked at Sherman, Taff & Bangert, P.C. (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Antitrust, Corporation, Insurance, Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Insurance Agents Errors and Omissions, Excess and Reinsurance Law, Fidelity and Surety, Aviation, Labor, Probate, Health and Hospital, Retail Liability, Products Liability, Drug and Medical Device, Environmental, Construction and Public Contracts, Litigation, Professional Liability, Pharmacy Liability, Workers Compensation, Insurance Coverage and Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Missouri and United States.
District Court, Western District of Missouri. 1980, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1991, Kansas; United States. District Court, District of Kansas and United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Delta Theta Phi. Member, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar; Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1993). Kansas City Claim Association.
Sherman, Taff & Bangert, P.C. continues to deliver quality, cost-effective litigation services to its clients as it has for three decades. From its Missouri and Kansas offices, the firm serves several clients as regional and national counsel. Attorneys of the firm frequently author articles and speak at seminars sponsored by local, state and national professional organizations.
The firm enjoys status as approved counsel for a number of national insurance carriers, governmental agencies and manufacturing corporations.
Member, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1993). Kansas City Claim Association.