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also known as Tim E. Dollar
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It’s no surprise Tim Dollar is considered one of the top trial lawyers in America. He has tried more than 286 jury trials, has won hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients and orchestrated major company and legislative policy changes that make our world safer.
This includes cases he tried as a special prosecutor for the Jackson County, Missouri Prosecutor’s Office. Tim is so effective that Jackson County has continued to contract with him for important homicide cases each year since 1986.
Some of his most noteworthy cases include the Precious Doe case, KC Wolf case, Bresette vs. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport case and many more. When it matters most, Tim Dollar is the man you want to be your voice of change.
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State: Missouri
Acquired: 1984
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1100 Main Street, Suite 2600, Kansas City, MO, 64105-5194
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2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2021
Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2021
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2021
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2021
Power 30, Missouri Lawyers Weekly
2021
High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100
2020
Icon Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly
2020
Power 30, Missouri Lawyers Weekly
2020
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Top Verdicts & Settlements, Missouri Lawyers Media
2019
High Stakes Litigators, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2019
Top 50 Missourians, Ingram's Magazine
2019
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2019
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2019
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2018
Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
2018
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Top 100 Verdicts, Verdict Search
2017
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2014
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2014
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2013
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2012
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2011
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2011
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2010
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2009
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers Magazine
2008
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2007
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2006
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2006
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Star
2006
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas/Top 50 in Kansas City, Super Lawyers
2005
Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2004
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal
2004
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
1996
Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Attorney Award, Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Attorney Award
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
2000 - Present
Founding Partner, Dollar, Burns & Becker
1984 - Present
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County Prosecutor's Office
1900 - Present
Founding Partner, Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, LC
1985 - 2005
Adjunct Professor, University Of Missouri Kansas City
2000 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesMember
1999 - Present
Supreme Court of Missouri Disciplinary CommitteeAppointed Member
1999 - Present
University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Alumni FoundationMember and Board of Directors
1987 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
1986 - Present
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationMember
1984 - Present
Missouri BarMember
2012 - 2013
Missouri Association of Trial AttorneysPresident
2011 - 2012
Missouri Association of Trial AttorneysPresident-Elect
2010 - 2011
Missouri Association of Trial AttorneysVice President
2005 - 2005
Missouri BarJudicial Nominating Committee
2002 - 2012
Missouri Association of Trial AttorneysExecutive Committee
2000 - 2006
16th Circuit Court of Jackson CountyMissouri Bar Ethics Committee
1999 - 2004
Supreme Court of Missouri Disciplinary CommitteeAppointed Member
1992 - 2019
Missouri Association of Trial AttorneysMember
1987 - 2006
University of Missouri-Kansas CityAdjunct Professor
$30.5 Million
Guilty/Murder Second
$38 Million
$61 Million
$37.5 Million
Settled for undisclosed amount
Settled for undisclosed amount
$18 Million
$40.8 Million Recovery
$36.3 Million
Michelle Johnson was sentenced to 25 years in prison in exchange for her guilty plea to second-degree murder and testimony against her husband, who was convicted of first-degree murder and is serving a life sentence.
1984
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
Bachelor of Arts
1981
BGS
2015
Solo & Small Firms
2015
Tips & Techniques for Successfully Deposing the Opposing Party's Expert
2015
Avant-Garde Trial Advocacy
2015
Maximizing Damages
2014
Complex Litigation Cases
2014
Maximizing Damages
2013
Pre-Trial in Complex Cases
2013
Using Expert Witnesses in Preparing Your Case
2013
CLE after Sunrise: The Lighter Side of Ethics
2013
Direct & Cross-Examination of Defendant's Non-expert Witness
2012
Real World Practical Tips & Demonstrations on How to Use Technology in Litigation, Opening Statements
2012
Direct & Cross-Examination of Defendant's Non-expert Witness
2011
Opening Statements & Closing Arguments
2011
Solo & Small Firms
2011
Trial Practice in Darkness and Daylight
2011
Start on the Right Foot Without Breaking Your Leg: The Initial Client Interview
2011
Top 10 Strategies for Openings
2010
Count de Money: Making the Most of Your PI Case
2010
Pre-Trial Conference in Complex Cases
2010
Non-Traditional Ways to Work a Case: Voir Dire to Persuasion
2010
Ethical Dilemmas Encountered in Litigation Practice
2008
Annual Update of Ethical Opinions & Decisions
2007
Grab Your Case by the Horn: Hot tips for getting a rope around Traffic Accidents & MIST cases
2007
Insurance Bad Faith Cases: New Twists in an Expanding Area of Missouri Law
2007
Business Development: Choosing and Keeping the Right Clients
2006
Trucking Litigation & DOT Regulations
2005
Trial Ad I
2004
Trial Advocacy II
2004
Learn from the experts to successfully handle catastrophic trucking accidents
2004
Tried and True Tips for the Trial Attorney
2003
Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner in Missouri
2000
Role of the LNC in Nursing Home Negligence
1999
TAKING, DEFENDING AND USING DEPOSITIONS
1999
MOTIONS ADVOCACY – Opening Statements & Closing Arguments
1995
THE USE OF EXAMINATIONS UNDER OATH IN INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
1993
CAPITAL LITIGATION FROM A PROSECUTOR'S VIEWPOINT
1993
LITIGATION SPECIALTY SEMINAR
1992
PORNOGRAPHY AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT – The Prosecutor's View
1991
DAMAGES IN THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
1990
CROSS-EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANTS IN HOMICIDE CASES
1985
TRIAL ADVOCACY
1984
TRIAL ADVOCACY
1997
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