Robert Adams KC > Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP > Kansas City, United States > Lawyer Profile
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Offices
2555 GRAND BOULEVARD
KANSAS CITY, MO 64108
MISSOURI
United States
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Robert Adams KC
Position
Partner and Co-Chair, General Liability Litigation Practice Group
Career
Rob is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and is listed in the Best Lawyers of America and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association named Rob a Dean of the Trial Bar and Missouri Lawyers Weekly honored him as “Missouri Lawyer of the Year.” Rob practices in the areas of products liability, intellectual property litigation, insurance coverage litigation and commercial litigation. He has first-chaired more than 30 jury trials in several different federal and state courts. He has made numerous arguments in appellate courts throughout the country. Rob has been recognized repeatedly by Chambers USA, with one client noting Rob as an “outstanding lawyer, very responsive and successful in resolving matters for us.”
Rob has been an active member of various bar organizations over his career. By appointment from the Missouri Supreme Court, Rob acts as the chair for the Missouri Approved Instruction Committee, which drafts instructions for use in civil cases. He has also served on the Missouri Bar Board of Governors, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Rob is also member of the Product Liability Advisory Council. He is on the firm’s Executive Committee.
Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Jury Committee, Vice Chair
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors
- Missouri Approved Instruction Committee, Chair
Education
J.D., University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law, 1987
Missouri Law Review
B.A., University of Kansas, 1984
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to insurers
(Firms to watch)The insurance team at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP works on various aspects of insurance coverage, dealing with complex insurance disputes. The team uses legislative measures to protect insurers and is involved in cases with major companies. The practice is led by three co-heads, including Rob Adams and Doug Beck, both based in Kansas City, with Adams having deep experience as a first-chair trial lawyer, and Beck specializing in insurance and reinsurance litigation. The third co-head, David Schoenfeld, is located in Chicago.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Insurance > Advice to insurers