Morrow Willnauer Church, LLC

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

James C. Morrow

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 39

Admitted

• Missouri, 1983
• Kansas, 1988
• Nebraska, 2003
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
• U.S. Supreme Court

Additional Biographical Details:

Best Lawyers in America 2015

Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Creditors' Rights, Employment Law, Insurance Litigation/Coverage Analysis, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability & Malpractice, Trucking Litigation

Trials: Jim has tried in excess of 75 jury trials and often serves as an arbitrator and mediator.

Special Designations: AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Best of the Bar/Kansas City Business Journal; Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers; Missouri Bar - Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Performance Evaluation Committee; International Order of Barristers; Themis Advocates Group

Jim is a speaker on legal topics including bad faith litigation, wrongful death litigation, damages, and trial strategy and presentation.

Memberships:

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 2004-2011)
• Council on Litigation Management
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• International Order of Barristers
• Defense Research Institute
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Publications:

• Author: "Perjured Alibi Testimony: The Defense Attorney's Conflicting Duties," 48 Missouri Law Review 257, 1983

Education:

• University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S./B.A., 1980
• University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1983

Law Review:

Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review (1982 and 1983)

Gary J. Willnauer

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 34

Admitted

• Missouri, 1988
• Connecticut, 1989
• Kansas, 1990
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits

Practice Areas: Auto Dealer Liability, Construction Law, Insurance Coverage Analysis, Mechanics' Liens, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Employment Law

Trials: Gary has tried in excess of 50 jury and bench trials, and has successfully handled many appeals.

Special Designations: AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory; Super Lawyer (since its inception in 2005); Super Lawyer-Corporate Counsel Edition

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Connecticut Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 2012-Present)
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• Park College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1984
• University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1988

Honors:

Order of Barristers; Recipient of the Terry Thomas Trial Practice Achievement Award; UMKC National Trial Competition Team; Urban Lawyer Contributor

Daniel F. Church

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 38

Admitted

• Kansas, 1984
• Missouri, 1985
• Nebraska, 2012
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
• U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Toxic Tort Litigation, Railroad Law, Transportation Law, Insurance Defense

Trials: Dan has tried more than 75 cases before juries and represented civil clients in 15 states. He is also national counsel for transportation companies and involving bad faith and asbestos cases.

Special Designations: AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory; Selected by peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America"; Super Lawyer; American Board of Trial Advocates

Dan is a speaker on legal topics including association law, ethics and values in the workplace, negotiating employment contracts, negotiating severance agreements, bad faith insurance, wrongful death issues, federal civil procedure, legal ethics, and trial advocacy.

He also authors codes of ethics for professional associations and boards of directors.

Memberships:

• Nebraska State Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• Johnson County Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Lawyers Association of Kansas City
• American Society of Association Executives
• Professional Liability Defense Foundation
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Defense Research Institute
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Education:

• The University of Kansas, B.S., 1976
• Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1984

Michael T. Moulder

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 27

Admitted

• Missouri, 1995
• Kansas, 1996

Practice Areas: Automobile/Trucking/Railroad Litigation, Business/Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mechanics' Liens, Insurance Liability/Coverage Analysis, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability/Malpractice

Trials: Todd has tried over 15 jury and bench trials.

Special Designations: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Torts Committee; Super Lawyers Rising Stars

Memberships:

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Education:

• University of Missouri, B.S./B.A., 1992
• University of Missouri, J.D., 1995

Thomas G. Munsell

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 28

Admitted

• Missouri, 1994
• Kansas, 1995
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1994
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1995
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2004

Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation, Product Liability, Professional Liability

Special Designations: The Missouri Bar (Workers' Compensation Committee, 2007-present; Young Lawyers Section Council, 1997-2004; Executive Committee, 1998-2001; Chair, Workers' Compensation Brochure Task Force, 2000-2002; Delegate, Board of Governors, 1998-2000; YLS Chair Award, 1999-2000); KCMBA (Worker's Compensation Section, 2010-present); Lawyers Association of Kansas City (YLS Executive Board, 1998-2000; YLS Treasurer, 1999-2000; CLE Committee Chairperson, 1998-2000); AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory

Memberships:

• The Missouri Bar (Worker's Compensation Committee)
• Kansas Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Worker's Compensation Committee)
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Education:

• University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S./B.A., 1991
• University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1994

Peggy A. Wilson

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 24

Admitted

• Missouri, 1998
• Kansas, 1999
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Practice Areas: Employment Law, Professional Malpractice, Construction Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Mechanics' Liens
 
Special Designations: Earl E. O’Connor American Inn of Court; Themis Advocates Group

Memberships:

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• Johnson County Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• International Association of Defense Counsel

Education:

• Avila College, B.A., 1990
• University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1998

Karie E. Casey

St. Louis, MO

Years of Experience: 32

Admitted

• Missouri, 1991
• Illinois, 1992

Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation

Memberships:

• The Missouri Bar
• Illinois State Bar Association
• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Education:

• Saint Mary's College, B.A., 1985
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1990

Hillary Hyde

Kansas City, MO

Years of Experience: 8

Practice Areas

• Business Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Insurance Litigation
• Coverage Analysis
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Trucking Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Professional Liability and Malpractice/Disciplinary Matters

Admitted

• Missouri, 2014
• Kansas, 2016

Memberships:

• Kansas and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Associations
• The Missouri Bar (Young Lawyers Section)
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Education:

• Drury University, B.S., 2010
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2014