
Shareholder
Areas Of Practice
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Licensing
- Civil Litigation
A trial attorney and shareholder at the firm, Josh focuses his practice on civil litigation, including medical malpractice defense, business litigation and family law. Josh also practices extensively in administrative cases, specifically professional licensing defense. He has successfully litigated cases before Missouri trial courts, at the Eastern, Western and Southern appellate courts and in the Missouri Supreme Court. Josh has also handles complex cases in Federal Court in both District and Appellate courts. Additionally, Josh works extensively in front of various administrative bodies. Josh works closely with each of his clients to achieve positive outcomes and favorable solutions to their problems. Josh received recognition in 2013 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for one of the top defense verdicts in the state of Missouri. Josh was also recognized as an Up & Coming Lawyer in 2016.
Josh attended the University of Missouri for his undergraduate and legal education. He has lived in mid-Missouri since 2003 and has developed strong ties throughout the central part of the state. Josh joined the firm during his last semester of law school in 2010. Josh is active with the Cole County Bar Association and has the distinction of being a past president. Josh also serves on the Missouri Bar Board of Governors, allowing him to actively give back to the legal community.
Josh lives near Jefferson City, Missouri with his wife, Rachel, their sons, Walter, Augustus and Maxwell and their (not so smart) dogs, Penny and Lloyd.
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 2010
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Missouri Bar Association
- Cole County Bar Association
- DRI
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Published Works
- Fender Bender Lottery: Direct Victims and Bystanders in Recovery for the Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, 74 Mo. L. Rev. 871, 2009
Education
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. – 2010
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean’s List
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Honors in Philosophy
- Major: Political Science
Honors and Awards
- Up & Coming Lawyer – 2016
- Largest Defense Verdict – 2013
- Gerard P. Fleischut Award in Labor Law
- ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Labor Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Professional Responsibility
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Practice