Robert D. Kingsland, Jr.

Founding Member & Partner

Robert is the son of a Federal Magistrate judge and a registered nurse. Robert’s paternal grandmother, Helen Kingsland, was a social worker who struggled to raise two sons during the Great Depression after her husband died early on in their marriage. Helen always identified with the disadvantaged and dedicated her life to helping others. Her social conscience left its stamp on Robert’s father who instilled it in Robert and Robert’s siblings.

A graduate of the law school at Georgetown University, Robert has been admitted as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (membership is limited to the top 5% of trial attorneys) and Superlawyers of Missouri and Kansas. Robert is a long-standing board member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. He has been a frequent speaker at seminars. An article that he wrote pertaining to sepsis arising out of laparoscopic abdominal surgery was published in Trial Magazine - a nationally circulated, peer reviewed publication - in 2014.

Robert has resolved 18 cases for amounts equaling and exceeding $1 million. He is passionate about his work. He knew that he wanted to be a lawyer beginning when he was in third grade.

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri, 1984
  • Kansas, 2010
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2014

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Georgetown University, 1975

Honors & Awards

  • AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Included in Super Lawyers® Magazine since 2014
  • National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Million-Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Who’s Who in America

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Member, 1999 – Present

Presentations

  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Constructive Cross-Examination Strategies: Real-World Examples, Live Online Seminar, February 2024
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Expert Witness Cross-Examination Strategies, Live Online Seminar, February 2024
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, The Art of Medical Expert Depositions and Cross-Examination, Live Online Seminar, June 2023
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Negotiating Injury Claims: Secrets and Insider Tips, Live Online Seminar, June 2023
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Medical Malpractice Litigation Tactics, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, December 2019
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Doctor and Attorney Perspectives, “Calculating Brain Injury Damages and Life Care Plans,” Kansas City, Missouri, November 2018.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Expert Witnesses: Using Kansas Court Rules to Your Advantage, “Laying the Foundation for Impeachment During Deposition,” Overland Park, Kansas, June 2018.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Personal Injury from A to Z, “Personal Injury Settlements: Plaintiff vs. Defense Perspectives,” Kansas City, Missouri, May 2018.
  • Program Moderator, National Business Institute, The Judges Speak: Civil Court Litigation Do’s and Don’ts, Kansas City, Missouri April 2018.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Doctor and Attorney Perspectives, “Calculating Brain Injury Damages and Life Care Plans,” Overland Park, Kansas, December 2017.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Doctor and Attorney Perspectives, “Calculating Brain Injury Damages and Life Care Plans,” Kansas City, Missouri, April 2017.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Effective Use of Medical Records and Medical Experts in Civil Litigation (two presentations): 1) Effective Use of Medical Experts & 2) Deposing and Cross-Examining Opposing Medical Experts, National Webcast, November 2016.
  • Speaker, Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City: “Medical Malpractice: What It Is and What It Is Not,” Kansas City, Missouri, May 2016.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Expert Witnesses: Using Kansas Court Rules to Your Advantage – Laying the Foundation for Impeachment, Overland Park, Kansas, April 2016.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Advanced Issues in Personal Injury Litigation (two presentations): 1) Using Medical Records to Win Your Case & 2) Getting the Most Out of Expert Witnesses, Overland Park, Kansas, June 2015.
  • Speaker, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Deposing & Cross-Examining Opposing Medical Experts, Kansas City, Missouri, October 2014.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Trial of the Personal Injury Case & Personal Injury Settlements, Overland Park, Kansas, August 2014.
  • Speaker, Missouri Bar Association Solo Small Firm Conference (two presentations), 1) Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witness Physicians & 2) Treatment Gone Bad: Spotting Medical Negligence Cases in PI and Workers’ Compensation Cases, Branson, Missouri, June 2014.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Medical Experts and Records, Overland Park, Kansas, April 2014.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Mental Health Expert Witness Strategies, National Webcast, November 2013.
  • Speaker, LawReview CLE, Medical Experts in Civil Litigation, national webcast, June 2012.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Effective Use of Medical Records and Medical Experts in Civil Litigation, National Webcast, February 2012.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Medical Malpractice from A to Z, Overland Park, Kansas, June 2011.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury: Start to Finish, Overland Park, Kansas, June 2010.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Tackling Advanced Medical Malpractice Issues, Overland Park, Kansas, May 2009.
  • Speaker, National Business Institute, Handling the Auto Injury Claim, Kansas City, Missouri, October 2008.
  • Speaker, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Tort Law Update, Kansas City, Missouri, June 2007.
  • Speaker, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, MATA Trial Tips, Kansas City, Missouri, March 2001.
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