Jeffrey W. Bates

Personal Injury, Mediation
1360 East Bradford Parkway
Springfield, Missouri 65804


Personal Injury

Admitted

1984, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit

Law School

University of Missouri, J.D., cum laude, 1984

Law School Graduation Year

1984

College

Southwest Missouri State University, B.S., 1979

Memberships

Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Biographical

Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Rule 74.01-Judgment, Missouri Practice Series, 1998. Co-Author: Mary Carter Agreements, Missouri Litigation Settlements Desk Book, 1991; Statements, Missouri Sources of Proof Deskbook, 3d Ed., 1989; Organizing the File and Final Trial Preparations, Missouri Civil Trial Practice Deskbook, 2d Ed., 1988; Use of Expert in Proving Damages, Missouri Damages Deskbook, 1987. Author: Smokers vs. Nonsmokers: The Common Law Right to a Smoke-Free Work Environment, 48 Missouri Law Review 783, 1983.

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