Matthew M. Merrill (816) 292-7084 - Office (816) 292-7050 - Fax mmerrill@brlawkc.com
Practice Areas: Litigation Medical/Malpractice Defense Professional Liability Defense Product Liability Litigation Insurance Defense Business/Corporate Labor/Employment Law Premises Liability	Admitted to Practice: Missouri Kansas U.S. District Court-Western District of Missouri U.S. District Court-District of Kansas U.S. Court of Appeals-Tenth Circuit
Education: J.D.-University of Kansas B.G.S. Political Science- University of Kansas	Professional Associations: Judge Hugh Means American Inn of Court Missouri Bar Association Kansas Bar Association Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Douglas County, Kansas Bar Association Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Defense Research Institute
Representative Clients/Industries: Health Care Providers Product Manufacturers Corporations & Businesses Employers Insurers	Representative Cases: Defense judgment in surgical negligence case, Johnson County, Kansas, September 4, 2009. Defense judgment in Missouri medical negligence case, August 14, 2008 Defense verdict in Kansas dental malpractice jury trial, February 14, 2008 In re Estate of Kout v. U.S., et al., 241 F. Supp. 2d 1183 (D. Kan. 2002)
Other: Named "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics & the publishers of KC Magazine 2009. Named "Rising Star" in Missouri & Kansas by Law & Politics and the publishers of KC Magazine, Oct. 21, 2008 Selected as "Up & Coming Lawyer 2007" by Missouri Lawyers Weekly Listed in A.M. Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys Martindale-Hubbel rated	Seminars and Publications: Presenter, Challenges to Missouri Tort Reform, Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund Defense Counsel Seminar, May 5, 2006 Cross Examination of Plaintiff's Treating Physician & Other Medical Experts, Missouri Products Liability Handbook (rev. March 2004) The Sheep Heard 'Round the World: Legislation vs. Self-Regulation of Human Cloning, 7 Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 169, 185 (1998)