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Jeffrey A. Burns
Kansas City, Missouri

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Jeffrey Burns recibió su grado de abogado de la Universidad de Missouri - Columbia en 1983 con honores. Jeff recibió su primera carrera de Truman State en 1978. Jeff también ha cursado un post grado en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid en 1979 - 80.

De 1983 a 1985, Jeff trabajó como asistente del Honorable Juez de Distrito Elmo B. en Estados Unidos, dentro del Distrito Oeste de Missouri en Kansas City, Missouri.

En 1985 Jeff comenzó a trabajar en la firma de abogados Shook, Hardy & Bacon, P.C. en Kansas City, Missouri, donde estuvo dentro de la Sección de Litigios por Agravios. Como resultado de la representación de un amigo que perdió a su esposa y sus hijas en un accidente causado por un camión con conductor fatigado, Jeff comenzó a enfocar su práctica en los litigios por accidentes de camiones. Él ha luchado por mejorar las reglas de seguridad en los caminos desde entonces.

En 2005, Jeff se unió a la firma de abogados de Tim Dollar, L.C., hoy conocida como Dollar, Burns & Becker, LC, en Kansas City, Missouri. Jeff continúa enfocado en los litigios de accidentes de camiones y la seguridad en las carreteras y caminos.

Jeff es un miembro activo dentro del movimiento para el incremento de la seguridad en la industria camionera. Sirve como miembro de Directores de Ciudadanos a Favor de Carreteras Seguras y Confiables (CRASH) y Padres en Contra de Conductores de Camiones Agotados (P.A.T.T.). El Sr. Jeff fue director del Centro de Camiones Seguros (C.T.S.) y también participó dentro de la Alianza para Carreteras Seguras. Jeff ha servido como Asesor Nacional de Transporte para la P.A.T.T. desde que ésta fue fundada en el año de 1994. También sirve dentro de la Mesa Directiva de la Asociación para Lesiones de Cerebro en Kansas City y todo el estado de Kansas.

Jeff recibió el Premio Lifesaver de la P.A.T.T. en 1998, el de Unsung Hero Award de parte de Missouri Lawyer's Weekly en 1996, y el de Distinguished Service Award de parte de la Coalición de Camiones Seguros en 2005 y es miembro de por vida del Registro Nacional de Who's Who.

Jeff ha escrito exclusivamente para las comunidades legales y de camiones. Algunas de sus publicaciones incluyen: Missouri Practice - Litigation Guide (Volumes 2 and 2A Missouri Practice Series) West Publications, ediciones de 1992 y 2002; (Actualización/partes de los paquetes preparados por J. Burns), Truck Driver Fatigue A Primer , American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation , 2nd Edición (2005); Handling a Plaintiff's Truck Crash Case What You Don't Know Can Hurt Youand Your Client , American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, 2nd Edition (2005); Asleep at the Wheel ? Trial Magazine, Noviembre, 2002; and Debunking Truck Industry Myths: The Status of Truck Safety , Sorrow to Strength Truck Victims Conference, Washington D.C., Octubre, 2005, Missouri Bar Annual Update of the Law - Civil Procedure - Junio 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 y 1992, Truck Crash Cases - The Unlevel Playing Field , Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Mayo 3, 1999.

Jeff es un presentador frecuente de conferencias dentro de las comunidades legales y de camiones también. Algunas de sus presentaciones incluyen: Discovery and Proof of Driver Fatigue , Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Osage beach, Missouri, Junio, 2007; The Truck Safety Crisis A National Outrage , Sorrow to Strength Conference, Washington D.C., Marzo, 2007; Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations , Kansas City, Missouri, Marzo, 2006 y 2007; Why Comprehensive Discovery is Reasonable and Necessary in a Truck Crash Case , ABA Transportation Megaconference VII, New Orleans, LA, Marzo, 2005; The Trucking Industry's Capacity Crisis Driver Shortage and Hours of Service An Outside View , Freight Transportation Capacity Crisis Productivity Summit, The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, Octubre, 2004; Debunking Truck Industry Myths; The Status Of Truck Safety , Sorrow to Strength Truck Victims Conference, Washington, D.C. Octubre, 2005, Legal Developments Regarding Drowsy Driving , National Summit to Prevent Drowsy Driving, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Noviembre 2002, How To Prepare A Truck Crash Case For Trial - Phoenix, Arizona, Junio, 2001, ABC's Of Highway Safety - Sorrow to Strength Truck Crash Victims' Conference - Washington, D.C., Junio 1999, Hours Of Service Reform And Potential Shipper Responsibility - Roundtable of the Counsel of Logistics Management - Des Moines, Iowa, Mayo, 1999, Cutting Edge Truck Safety Issues - Sorrow to Strength Truck Crash Victims' Conference, Washington, D.C., Abril 1998, Hot Topics In Truck Crash Litigation - Fatigue And Blind Spots , Kansas City, Missouri - Abril, 1997, Problem Areas In Truck Crash Litigation - Sorrow to Strength Truck Crash Victims' Conference, Washington, D.C. - May 1997, Obtaining Justice: Criminal vs. Civil Legal Systems - Sorrow to Strength Truck Crash Victims' Conference, Washington, D.C. - June 1996, Fatigue As A Cause Of Truck Crashes - Fatigue and Highway Safety Conference, Vancouver, Washington - Septiembre 1995, Sleep Deprivation: America's Hidden Nightmare - Symposium on Fatigue-Septiembre, 1994, San Francisco, California, Developing Areas in Premises Liability - June 1994, Effective Motion Practice: Discovery Motions - Mayo 1996, 1995 y 1994, Practical Skills Course - Federal Court Practice, Noviembre, Preparing Accurate Recovery Documentation Recovery of Minors' Claims , Richard E. McLeod y Jeffrey A. Burns (Mayo, 1987).

Admisión de la Barra:

Missouri, 1983

Educación:

University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1993
Honores: Con Honores

Northeast Missouri State University, 1978
Carrera Principal: Educación Industrial

Trabajos Publicados:

Missouri Practice - Litigation Guide, West Publications, Volumes 2 y 2A Missouri Practice Series, 1992

Truck Driver Fatigue - A Primer, American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, 2nd Edition, 2005

Handling a Plaintiff's Truck Crash Case - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You...and Your Client, American Bar Association, Truck Accident Litigation, 2nd Edition, 2005

Asleep at the Wheel?, Trial Magazine, Noviembre, 2002

Debunking Truck Industry Myths: The Status of Truck Safety, Sorrow to Strength Truck Victims Conference, Washington D.C., Octubre, 2005

Clases/Seminarios:

Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations, Kansas City, Missouri, Marzo 2006 y 2007

Why Comprehensive Discovery is Reasonable and Necessary in a Truck Crash Case, ABA Transportation Mega conference VII, New Orleans, LA, Marzo 2005 y 2006

The Trucking Industry's Capacity Crisis - Driver Shortage and Hours of Service - An Outside View, Freight Transportation Capacity Crisis Productivity Summit, The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, Octubre 2004

Honores y Reconocimientos:

Distinguished Service Award, Truck Safety Coalition, 2005

Lfesaver Award, P.A.T.T., 1998

Unsung Hero Award, Missouri Lawyer's Weekly, 1996

Lifetime Member, National Registry of the Who's Who

Asociaciones Profesionales y Membresias:

Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH)

Director

Parents Against Tired Truckers (P.A.T.T.)

Director

The Brain Injury Association of Kansas City.

Director

Center for Truck Safety (C.T.S.)

Former Director

Alliance for Safe Highwarys

The Truck Safety Coalition

Empleos Anteriores:

Abogado ayudante del Honorable Juez de Distrito Elmo B. Hunter, Distrito de Missouri

Shook, Hardy, & Baclon, L.L.P., Kansas City, MO, 1985 - 2005

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