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Todd M. Johnson

also known as Todd Michael Johnson
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  • Kansas City, MO
  • Licensed for 20 years
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About Todd

Todd's civil trial practice emphasizes the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights and employment discrmination litigation.

 

Todd holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martndale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards and a rating where fewer than 5% of all law firms even quality for admission.  

 

Since 2008, Todd has been selected by his peers as a “Rising Star” and "Super Lawyer" attorney in Missouri and Kansas in the field of personal injury litigation, an award given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Missouri and Kansas.  

 

Since 2014, Todd has been named as a Top 50 Lawyer in Kansas City and a Top 100 Lawyer in Missouri and Kansas.  He has also been included in the “Best of the Bar” by the Kansas City Business Journal since 2009.

Practice areas

OtherDiscriminationSexual harassmentTrucking accidentPersonal injury
  1. Personal injury: 30%

  2. Trucking accident: 25%

  3. Sexual harassment: 20%

  4. Discrimination: 15%

  1. Civil rights: 10%

Languages spoken

English

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Contact

9237 Ward Parkway
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Votava Nantz & Johnson, LLC

9237 Ward Parkway
Suite 240
Kansas City, MO, 64114

Resume

License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
KSAuthorized to practice law200009/01/2019
MOGood Standing, Active199907/29/2019
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Top Plaintiff Wins in 2016Missouri Lawyers Weekly2017
Top 50 Lawyer in Kansas CityMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2016
Top 100 Lawyer in Missouri/KansasMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2016
Super LawyerMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2016
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2016
Top 50 Lawyer in Kansas CityMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2015
Top 100 Lawyer in Missouri/KansasMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2015
Top Rated Lawyers - LitigationMartindale-Hubbell2015
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2015
Super LawyerMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2015
Top 100 Lawyer in Missouri/KansasMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2014
Top Rated Lawyers - Litigation/Personal InjuryALM2014
Top 50 Lawyer in Kansas CityMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2014
Super LawyerMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2014
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2014
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2013
Top Rated LawyersThe National Law Journal2013
Super LawyerMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2013
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review RatedMartindale-Hubbell2013
Top Attorneys in the Kansas City AreaKC Business Magazine2013
Missouri and Kansas Rising StarMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2012
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2012
Missouri and Kansas Rising StarMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2011
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2011
Missouri and Kansas Rising StarMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2010
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2010
Best of the BarKansas City Business Journal2009
Missouri and Kansas Rising StarMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2009
Missouri and Kansas Rising StarMissouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine2008
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
PartnerVotava Nantz & Johnson, LLC2016 - 2016
Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City2015 - 2015
DirectorBaty, Holm, Numrich & Otto, PC2001 - 2016
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
Missouri BarMemberN/A
Kansas Bar AssociationMemberN/A
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationMemberN/A
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationMember at Large - Civil Litigation Section2014 - 2015
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationChair, Torts Law Committee2013 - 2013
Publications
Publication nameTitleDate
Missouri Lawyers WeeklyFamily of police officer shot at training settles2011
Columbia Daily TribuneCity pays off man injured in Taser use2009
UMKC Law Review"A Second Chance"1999
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawJD - Juris Doctor1999
University of IowaBA - Bachelor of Arts1995
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Kansas City, MOAdvanced Litigation Drafting2014
Kansas City, MOUsing Expert Witnesses2013
Cleveland, OHMidwest Region Insider2011
Kansas City, MOSettling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims2008
Kansas City, MOPractical Evidence for the Civil Litigator2008
Legal cases
Case nameOutcome
Doe vs. ConfidentialConfidential
Allen vs. USA$500,000
Confidential vs. ConfidentialConfidential
DeKraai vs. City of St. Joseph$376,328 plus waiver of workers' compensation lien
Ball vs. Farm Bureau$175,000
Gibson vs. The Mortgage Store, et al.$2.1 million judgment
McDuffy vs. City of Columbia$300,000
Johnson vs. Swackhammer, et al.$300,000

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Strongly recommended

Posted by Chris HarrisonThu Sep 22 2016

Mr. Johnson agreed to meet with me to discuss a discrimination case. He did so at no expense to me. He showed me how to get things going in a particular direction that would allow me to get information from my prior employer if things did not go in a direction toward litigation and actually provided the form I needed. He's extremely diverse in his practice, polite, and professional. I would highly recommend anyone consulting with this firm.
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Awesome Attorney!

Posted by AliceFri Apr 01 2016

I went into Todd's office a bit nervous from my accident and as we sat down to talk about the accident, he made me feel so comfortable. I have Never met an attorney that genuinely cared about my needs! I Highly recommend Todd Johnson for any legal issues. You can rest assured your needs will be met. He exceeded my expectations! My settlement was agreed upon without any question. Thanks Again Todd!
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Elizabeth Hart, Personal injury Attorney on Jun 27, 2018
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Todd is highly experienced and skilled in the area of personal injury. I would hire Todd myself for my own personal injury case and refer family and friends to him without hesitation.

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