Departments

Trial

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1973
B.S., University of Kansas, 1969, Business Administration

Admissions

Missouri, 1973

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1998

Kansas City (Downtown)

Phone: 816.374.0584

Fax: 816.374.0509

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John M. Kilroy, Jr.

Shareholder

John M. Kilroy, Jr. is vice chairman of Polsinelli Shughart PC and has over 37 years' experience as a trial lawyer. Throughout the years, his trial practice has ranged from a dog bite case to major antitrust litigation. Mr. Kilroy has extensive experience in representing professional services clients such as accountants and lawyers. Industries in which Mr. Kilroy has significant experience include gasoline, the automotive aftermarket, recreational slides, real estate, brewing and telecommunications.

Memberships and Affiliations

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP), Founder
Lawyers Association of Kansas City, Past President
University of Kansas School of Law Board of Governors, Past Member

CIVIC AND CHARITABLE AFFILIATIONS

Park University Advisory Board Member
Greater Kansas City Sports Commission Board, Past Member
Children's TLC Board, Past Member
UMKC Athletic Board, Past Member
American Cancer Society Board, Past Member
St. Ann’s School Board, Past President

Distinctions

Selected for inclusion Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, General Commercial Litigation (Kansas City & Surrounds), 2010-present
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2005-2012
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Antitrust Litigation
Lawyers Association of Kansas City Legacy Award
University of Kansas Law School Alumni
- Recipient of the James Woods Green Medallion
U.S. Army Reserve, 1969-1975

Experience

Accounting Litigation

Jury verdict for accountant affirmed on appeal. MidAmerican Bank v. Harrison, 851 S.W.2d 563 (Mo. App. W.D. 1993), in lender’s lawsuit to recover for negligent misrepresentation in audited financial statement
Summary judgment for accountant affirmed, Rajala v. Donnelly Meiners Jordan Kline, P.C. 193 F.3d 925 (8^th Cir. 1999), on claims of valuation errors
Summary judgment for accountant affirmed in audit case. Premier Bank v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Johnson County (Kansas) District Court
Directed verdict for accountant. Cerra v. Kline, Jackson County (Missouri) Circuit Court

Antitrust, Trademark and Unfair Competition

Tying Arrangements - summary judgment for Mobil. Rice v. Mobil, 1980-2 CCH Trade Cases Para 63,355 Smith v. Mobil, 607 F.2d 1314 (W.D. Mo. 1987)
Unfair Competition - H.J. Hodes v. Triangle Brass, 1982-1 CCH Trade Cases Para. 64,701 (W.D. Mo. 1982)
Antitrust - Successfully obtained verdict for Trustee in Bankruptcy of battery wholesaler against manufacturer for price discrimination under Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act. Henry v. Chloride, 809 F.2d 1334 (8th Cir. 1987)

Employee Benefit Litigation (COBRA)

Class certifications denied. Constance Smith, et al. v. Borden, Inc., 1995 CCH Pension Plan Guide, Para. 23,914S (W.D. Mo. 1995); Deanna Williams v. Borden, Inc., N.D. Alabama (1998) affirmed per curiam 161 F.3d 21 (11^th Cir. 1998)

Intellectual Property Litigation

Successfully defended infringement claims by owner of patents for pharmacy labeling forms. ABP Patent Holding, LLC v. Convergent Label Technology, Inc., 194 F.Supp. 2d 1257 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 25, 2002)

Product Liability

Jury verdict for the defendant affirmed. Cowens v. Siemens-elema SB, 387 F.2d 817 (8th Cir. 1988), in products liability action against a manufacturer of electronic lung ventilator.

Real Estate

Landlord, not Mobil, responsible to pay for structural repairs under a pay "all repairs" provision of lease, Mobil Oil Credit Corp. v. DST Realty, Inc., 689 S.W.2d 658 (Mo.App. W.D. 1993)

Securities Litigation

Defense of Ernst & Young who gave a comfort letter in acquisition of a public company

Publications & Presentations

Mo Bar Civil Procedure Handbook

Author, particularly class action rules