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Norman Russell Hazlewood
also known as Russ Hazlewood, Russell Hazlewood
About Norman
Biography
N. Russell “Russ” Hazlewood is a Wichita, Kansas trial lawyer at Graybill & Hazlewood, LLC. He is best known for representing policyholders in large-loss property and insurance claims, including fire, hail, storm, freeze, and collapse losses to commercial buildings, apartment complexes, churches, and homes. As an instrument-rated pilot and aircraft owner, he also handles aviation-related insurance claims. His practice includes serious injury, wrongful death, business, and probate litigation, and he serves as a mediator. Russ regularly handles multi-million-dollar claims and has tried significant cases for plaintiffs and defendants in Kansas state and federal courts and the Tenth Circuit. He is prepared to take a case to trial if it cannot be settled. Every client works directly with Russ and has his personal cell phone number.
A longtime leader in the Kansas bar, Russ is a past president of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association and of the Kansas Bar Association Litigation Section. He is a longtime member of KTLA’s Board of Governors’ Executive Committee, where he currently chairs the Education Committee, and has served for more than a decade as Insurance Law Editor for the Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. He founded the KTLA Trial Academy, leads the program, and serves as faculty each session, training the next generation of Kansas trial lawyers. He is also a KTLA Eagle member.
Russ holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, has been listed in Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers annually since 2015, and was named by Best Lawyers as the 2020 Lawyer of the Year for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Wichita.
Practice Areas
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Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 500-600 per hour
Contingency
33%-50%
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Licenses
Licensed in Kansas for 28 years
State: Kansas
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Location
Graybill & Hazlewood, LLC
218 N Mosley, Wichita, KS, 67202
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Posted by RICK | July 08, 2012
Awesome!!
I had nowhere to turn when an insurance company denied my claim for roof damage after a hail storm. Mr. Hazlewood accepted my case and all the expenses involved in a two year battle that went to trial. Due to his experience and knowledge, I won a settlement. He is one of the most dedicated, up fro...
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers
2026
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating (peer-reviewed since 2009), Martindale-Hubbell®
2020
Wichita Lawyer of the Year – Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury, Best Lawyers
2018
Special Recognition Award, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association
2007
Thomas E. Sullivan Award, Kansas Association for Justice
2003
Consumer Protection Award, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Member/Trial Lawyer, Graybill & Hazlewood, LLC
2002 - 2004
Of Counsel, Moore Martin, LC
1998 - 2002
Associate, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm, LLC
Associations
2004 - Present
Kansas Trial Lawyers AssociationPast President; Executive Committee; Insurance Law Editor
1998 - Present
Wichita Bar AssociationMember
Kansas Bar Association
Past President, Litigation Section
Sample of Legal Cases
AV Homes, LLC v. AmGuard Insurance Co. – Apartment Fire Claim, Full Loss Recovered and Fee Award Affirmed
$2.1 million recovered, including judgment, attorney fees, and interest; fee award affirmed on appeal
Evergreen Recycle, L.L.C. v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. – Commercial Fire Claim, Jury Verdict Affirmed
Jury verdict for client – $231,000 judgment; affirmed on appeal
$4.6 Million Settlement for Aircraft Owner – Maintenance and Inspection Negligence
Settled – $4.6 million
Education
1997
University of Kansas
J.D.
1994
University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2026
KBA Annual Meeting
Corporations Are People (for Deposition Purposes) - Effective Deposition of Corporate Representatives under Rule 30(b)(6)
2025
KTLA Annual Meeting
Rules and Realities of Mediation for Attorneys: Structure, Strategy, and Substance
2024
KTLA Trial Academy
Effective Direct and Cross Examination of Witnesses at Trial
2023
KTLA Annual Meeting
Practical Use Of AI Text Generation And Language Processing Tools For Trial Lawyers
2020
KTLA Trial Academy
Effective Jury Selection / Voir Dire
2019
KTLA Summer Meeting
Troublesome Ethics Issue
2018
KTLA Trial Academy
Effective Direct and Cross Examination of Witnesses at Trial
2018
KTLA Summer Meeting
How to Read an Insurance Policy
2017
KTLA Annual Meeting
Corporations Are People - Effective Oral Examination of Corporate Representatives under Rule 30(b)(6)
2016
Civil Practice CLE
How to Prepare an Effective Mediation Submission
2014
KWAA Annual Meeting
Corporations Are People - Effective Oral Examination of Corporate Representatives under Rule 30(b)(6).
2011
KBA Annual Litigation Seminar
Uncomfortable Ethics Issues
2010
Reflect, Reboot and Re-energize: Conquer the Decade Ahead
Scum, Scam, and Flim Flam: Basics of Consumer Protection
2009
KBA Litigation All-Stars
Uncomfortable Ethics Issues
2004
WBA Consumer Protection CLE
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Who Must Comply?
2002
WBA Litigation CLE
Electronic Discovery
2001
WBA Litigation CLE
Electronic Discovery
2001
Kansas Supreme Court Law Day
Fleecing of Senior Citizens: Elder Financial Abuse Risk Factors
Publications
2026
Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association
One Strike and You’re Out! A Plaintiff’s Guide to Kansas’s Public Speech Protection Act and a Decade of Developing Case Law
2023
Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association
Wait, the Illegal Aliens are Insurance Companies?!?: Tools for Identifying and Prosecuting First-Party Claims Against Unauthorized Insurers in Kansas
2016
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
Fish v. Kobach: The District of Kansas Seriously Discourages Discovery Abuse
2014
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
The Insurance “Renewal Rule” – Avoiding Latent Changes in Renewal Policies
2013
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
Liability Insurance for Intentional Torts: An Introduction to Coverage for Personal and Advertising Injury
2012
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
Nixing the Catch-22: Recovery of Replacement Cost Value When Repair or Replacement is Frustrated by the Insurer
2011
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
Deposing Sergeant Shultz: How to Address the Unprepared or Evasive Corporate Representative Designated Under Rule 30(b)(6)
2010
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
Unconditional: Public Liability Coverage for Interstate Motor Carrier Accidents Under the Federal Form MCS-90 Endorsement
2009
Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice
Sweet Ambiguity: Preserving Liability Coverage With the Separation of Insureds Provision
Languages
English
Activity
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