Background
Foland, W. James was born on July 25, 1947 in Statesville, North Carolina, United States.
Foland, W. James was born on July 25, 1947 in Statesville, North Carolina, United States.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Denver (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, A Professional Corporation (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury, Discrimination, Insurance Coverage, Product Liability, Commercial. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Missouri. Order of Saint Ives. Member, Board of Editors, Denver Law Journal, 1972-1973.
Managing Editor, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, 1972-1973.
Company-Author: "Products Liability," Missouri Tort Law, 1990. Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1986-1988.
Member, Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions, 1981. Missouri State Representative for the Defense Research Institute.
Member: Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (President, 1991-1992).
International Association of Insurance Counsel. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, Board of Editors, Denver Law Journal, 1972-1973. Managing Editor, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, 1972-1973. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.