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Licensed in Kansas for 26 years
State: Kansas
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Licensed in Missouri for 42 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 1983
No misconduct found
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Law Offices of Jeffrey Scott Eastman
403 NW Englewood Rd, Gladstone, MO, 64118-3969
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Posted by anonymous | May 09, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Bad Choices
Mr . Eastman saved me from a bad situation I brought upon myself. He showed the prosecutors that I knew I had made a series of bad decisions in one night and was truly penitent of those choices. He saved me from what could have been severe consequences of those bad decisions. I can't thank him enoug...
Jeffrey Scott Eastman's Lawyer Endorsements
"Jeff and I graduated together from law school many years ago. I have a lot of respect for Jeff. He really knows this area of the law."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"Words don't do justice for how highly I recommend Mr. Eastman for any KC-area driver accused of driving while intoxicated. Knowledgeable in Missouri DWI law, skillful in the courtroom, aggressive in fighting for his clients, brave in challenging bad science and injustice, and able to handle any and every aspect of a DWI case - including taking it all the way to the Missouri Supreme Court, if need be - there is no one finer. I represent clients accused of driving while intoxicated throughout the entire State of Missouri...except in and around Kansas City. Why? I refer those drivers to Mr. Eastman."
"Jeff Eastman is, simply put, the go to guy on DUI in Missouri. He is through, knowledgable and aggressive. You could not find a better DUI lawyer than Jeff."
"Attorney Eastman is one of the most influential Missouri lawyers in the defense of Missouri DWI. However, even more impressive than that, Attorney Eastman is a Founding Member of The National College of DUI Defense--perhaps the single most important community of attorneys in all of criminal defense, and clearly the most important community of lawyers in DWI/DUI defense. Attorney Eastman is constantly attending the best training regarding DWI defense, and he teaches other lawyers about DWI defense. He represents the best of our profession; he is a giant in Missouri DWI defense, and anyone charged with DWI would be smart to hire Attorney Eastman."
"Jeff is one of the true professionals in the area of DWI defense. He is not just a great trial attorney, but he is also one of the guys that has been teaching the attorneys in this State for the last 15 years how to handle DWI cases. Jeff is widely respected by defense attorneys, judges and prosecuting attorneys alike for his experience, knowledge, trial skills, appellate skills, and his true professionalism. This is who I would hire if I were charged with DWI. Carl M. Ward, St. Louis area DWI defense lawyer."
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Employment and labor lawyer
Carl Ward
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Experience
Honors
2015
2015 President's Service Award, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2013
President's Award, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2013
2012 Best Lawyers in America, Narfell & Smithe
2010
Bernard Edelman Award, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2008
Robert Duncan Appellate Excellence Award, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2008
Stinger Award, Missouri DWI Defense Institute
1993
President's Award, Clay-Platte Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association
Work Experience
1988 - Present
Partner, Keleher & Eastman
1987 - 1988
Associate, Duggan, Keleher & Svetlic
1985 - 1987
Assistant Counsel, Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
1984 - 1985
City Prosecutor, Office of the City Prosecutor
Associations
2014 - Present
Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges AssociationMember
2003 - Present
Missouri Association of Criminal Defense LawyersBoard of Directors
1999 - Present
Kansas Bar AssociationMember
1999 - Present
Clay County Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
National College of DUI DefenseFounding Member
1990 - Present
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationMember
1983 - Present
Missouri BarMember
2012 - 2013
Missouri Association of Criminal Defense LawyersPast President
2009 - 2013
Missouri Association of Criminal Defense LawyersOfficer
1989 - 2001
Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
State v Pylypczuk, 527 S.W.3d 96 (Mo. App. W.D. 2017)
Reversed and Remanded for resentencing as a misdemeanor offender
Carter v. Director of Revenue, 2015 Mo. App. LEXIS 158 (2/17/15)
Western District affirmed trial court's decision
State v. Mignone, 411 S.W.3d 361 (Mo. App.W.D. 2013)
In a case of first impression, the Western District affirmed the dismissal and in so doing recognized the trial judge's statutory authority to dismiss with prejudice where the state failed to show that the requested relief was "unwarranted."
Raisher v. Director of Revenue, 276 S.W.3d 362 (Mo.App.W.D. 2009)
Judgment reversed. Adopting our argument and invoking the doctrine of deconstructive contradictions, the appellate court held the Director failed to sustain his burden to show the first result was invalid or insufficient. License reinstated.
Baldwin v. Director of Revenue, 98 S.W.3d 401 (Mo. en banc 2001)
Expungement ordered! The Missouri Supreme Court agreed with our analysis that the Director was statutorily REQUIRED to expunge the license sanction from Mr. Baldwin's history and those similarly situated to the benefit of 1000s of minors.
Education
1983
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1980
Rockhurst University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
2015 Annual Conference Missouri Associate and Probate Judge's Association
HGN: Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus or Here Goes Nothing?
2013
6th Annual Bernie Edel DWI Law and Science Seminar
Counsel for Respondent Mignone for Oral Arguments in the State v. Mignone before the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District sitting in Special Session
2011
Solo and Small Firm Conference
DWI-Year Two:Changes in the DWI Law and Subsequent Changes In Your Practice - Administrative
2011
Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association
"The Myths of Field Sobriety Testing"
2011
2011 Missouri Public Defender's Defense College
"DWI Trial Tactics"
2011
2011 Missouri Probate and Associate Judges' Annual Conference
"Administrative License Proceedings"
2011
2011 Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Judges' Conference
"DWI Court Panel Participant"
2010
Missouri Public Defenders' 2010 Defense College
"Missouri Case Law and Statutory Update"
2010
3rd Annual Bernie Edelman DWI Law and Science Conference"
"2010 Missouri Case Law and Statutory Update"
2010
2010 Stepping Up and Stepping Out Conference
"How to Handle a DUI/DWI Case"
2010
2010 Kansas Criminal Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
"2010 Missouri Statutory and Case Law Update"
2009
2nd Annual Bernie Edelman DWI Law and Science Conference"
"2009 Missouri Case Law and Statutory Update"
2008
Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2008 Annual Conference
"The Producers of Drama in the Courtroom in DWI Cases during Direct and Cross Examination - Making the Courtroom Your Stage"
2008
Legal Aid of Western Missouri Seminar
"DWI Trials - Best Practices in Municipal Court"
2008
Bernie Edleman DWI Defense Institute
"Mock Jury Trial of a DWI Case"
2007
Missouri Bar Association's "How To" Series
"The Basics of DWI Representation"
2007
Clay County Bar Association Mini Seminar
"2007 Missouri Statutory and Case Law Update"
2007
2007 Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judge's Annual Conference
"2007 Missouri Statutory and Case Law Update"
2007
2007 DWI Conference
"Cross Examinations on Field Sobriety Tests in a DWI Case -Know What to Do and How to Do it - Defending a Client"
2006
4th Annual DWI Symposium
"Missouri Case Law Update"
2005
2005 Missouri Bar Association Nuts and Bolts Series
"Case Law and Statutory Update- Demystifying the DWI Process - Nuts and Bolts"
2005
2005 Annual DWI Conference
"Cross Examination of Field Sobriety Tests in a DWI Case"
2004
2004 DWI Defense Conference
"Missouri DWI Case Law and Legislative Update - Defending Drivers in DWI Cases"
2004
2004 DUI & Traffic Law Symposium
"Field Sobriety Testing: What Perspective Should You Take?"
2003
2003 Annual DWI Conference
"Missouri DWI Case Law and Legislative Update - Defending the Accused Driver: Intoxication by Alcohol or Drugs and Felony Charges"
2002
Defending DWI/DUI Cases
"DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing"
2002
6th Annual Criminal Law Institute
"Anatomy of a Felony Mock Trial from Jury Selection to Verdict"
2000
5th Annual DWI Defense Institute Defending the Drinking Driver
"Standardized Field Sobriety Testing"
1999
4th Annual Missouri DWI Defense Institute
"Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Other Roadside Acrobatics"
Languages
English