Experience
Mr. Burkhead has successfully tried jury and non-jury trials in the Missouri and Kansas state courts and the Missouri federal court and has argued appeals in the courts of appeals and supreme courts of both states and the Eighth Circuit. The cases have included commercial law (acceptance, collections, negotiable instruments, revocation of acceptance and warranty), contract breach and interpretation, construction law, covenants not to compete, Federal Employers' Liability Act, indemnity, lender liability, negligence, will contests and probate adversarial proceedings, products liability, railroad, trespasser, crossing accidents and freight liability, real estate, restraining orders/injunctions and workers' compensation.
Professional Affiliations
The Missouri Bar
Kansas Bar Association
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Lawyers Association of Kansas City
American Bar Association, Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice Sections
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Kansas City Spirit, Inc., Charter Director and Steering Committee
Former City Attorney City of Westwood Hills, Kansas; Municipal Judge, Cities of Westwood Hills and Mission Woods, Kansas
Downtown Kansas City Rotary Club