Jeff Kuntz

Jeff Kuntz

Abogado

Éxito en los tribunales - Casos notables

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In an Indiana state court transvaginal mesh product liability trial, Mr. Kuntz served as Co-Lead Counsel against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary, achieving a $35 million jury verdict over the Prolift pelvic mesh device.
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In a pelvic mesh sling trial in California state court, Mr. Kuntz secured a $5.1 million jury verdict involving Ethicon’s mesh sling device.
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In a bellwether pelvic mesh sling trial in the Pelvic Mesh Repair MDL, Mr. Kuntz served as Co-Lead Counsel and obtained a $3.27 million jury verdict from a federal jury in Charleston, West Virginia. This was the first stress urinary incontinence (SUI) sling case tried in that MDL.
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In a medical negligence case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Mr. Kuntz obtained a $12.1 million jury verdict on behalf of a quadriplegic minor.

Biografía y experiencia

Biografía

Mr. Kuntz is a trial lawyer born in Kansas and based in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Psychology in 1996 and earned his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2000, including coursework through the London Law Consortium. He is licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri and is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Experiencia

Mr. Kuntz has more than two decades of courtroom experience and has tried numerous jury cases to verdict as Lead or Co-Lead Counsel. His work encompasses products liability, mass torts, drug and medical device litigation, environmental and toxic torts, class actions, medical malpractice, and personal injury and wrongful death. His trial practice has included high-stakes matters resulting in multimillion-dollar verdicts for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Prior to joining Freese and Goss, Mr. Kuntz spent 23 years at a national law firm in Kansas City. During that period, he secured the firm’s largest personal injury verdict, its largest mass-tort drug and device verdict, and its largest non-mass-tort personal injury settlement.

Beyond the courtroom, Mr. Kuntz is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has served on the ABOTA Executive Committee for the Western Missouri/Eastern Kansas Chapter. He recently completed two four-year appointments on the Missouri Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Committee for Region IV. He is also a member of the International Society of Barristers, an invitation-only organization.

Formación y distinciones

Educación

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University of Kansas, B.S., Psychology, 1996
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University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2000
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London Law Consortium

Distinciones

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Best of the Bar — Kansas City Business Journal
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SuperLawyer — Thomson Reuters
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Thomas J. Conway Award — Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
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William Welliver Award — Missouri Bar

Admisiones

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Kansas
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Missouri
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Supreme Court of the United States
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U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
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U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Áreas de práctica y premios

Áreas de práctica

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Daños corporales
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Muerte por negligencia
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Drogas peligrosas
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Productos sanitarios defectuosos
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Environmental / Toxic Tort
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Negligencias médicas
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Responsabilidad por productos defectuosos
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Nitrous Oxide Injury
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Class Actions
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Demandas colectivas

Premios y distinciones

Mr. Kuntz has been recognized by his peers and the legal community for his trial work and leadership. His honors include selection as Best of the Bar by the Kansas City Business Journal, recognition as a SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters, and receipt of both the Thomas J. Conway Award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the William Welliver Award from the Missouri Bar.

Mr. Kuntz is also active in professional organizations that emphasize excellence in trial advocacy. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the International Society of Barristers (ISOB), the American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

premio top100
American Board of Trial Advocates
The Missouri Bar
Best of Bar
International Society of Barristers
Rated by Super Lawyers