Grant Davis
Davis, Bethune & Jones
Grant Davis is a product liability, wrongful death and railroad accidents trial lawyer with Davis, Bethune & Jones in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Suite 2930, City Center Square
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Grant L. Davis is a trial lawyer with Davis, Bethune & Jones in Kansas City, Missouri, representing people harmed by negligent or intentional acts, including families of victims of defective products, train and plane accidents, tractor-trailer crashes and medical negligence.
Davis met Scott S. Bethune and Thomas C. Jones in law school, and the three worked together for many years before establishing the firm in 2001. His site biography describes him as best known for winning large jury verdicts, which it says has led defendants to offer larger settlements before trial.
Verdicts and settlements credited to Davis include a $160 million verdict in Alcorn v. U.P. in 1999, a $2.2 billion verdict in Hayes v. Courtney in 2002, a $48 million verdict in Abengoa v. Chicago Title in 2011 and a $750 million settlement in In re Genetically Modified Rice in 2012. The firm has also represented farmers in disputes with large agricultural companies, including Bayer Crop Science and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company.
Davis served as president of the Missouri Trial Lawyers Association in 2008 and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Inner Circle of Advocates. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.
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- Missouri Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2008; Executive Board Member, 2000-2007)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Inner Circle of Advocates
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (LEAP Program)
- Power List (2021)
- Power List Power 30 (2020)
- Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation (2016)
- Legal Aid of Western Missouri Defender of Justice Award (2015-2016)
- Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation (2013, 2015)
- Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation (2012)
- Tom Strong Award for Character, Professionalism, Ethics and Courtroom Success (2012)
- Top 10 Attorneys in Missouri and Kansas, KC Magazine's Super Lawyers (2008)
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyer (2000)
- LEAP Program King of Court Award, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- $2.2 Billion Verdict: Hayes v. Courtney (2002), listed on his firm biography as a top verdict in Missouri and among the top three in the country.
- $750 Million Settlement: In re Genetically Modified Rice (2012), listed as a top settlement in Missouri.
- $160 Million Verdict: Alcorn v. U.P. (1999), listed as a top verdict in Missouri.
- $48 Million Verdict: Abengoa v. Chicago Title (2011), listed as a top verdict in Missouri.
- $30 Million Verdict: McCormack v. Capital Electric (2003), listed as a top verdict in Jackson County, Missouri.
- $21 Million Verdict: Lopez v. Three Rivers Electric Cooperative (2001), listed as the second largest plaintiff's verdict in Missouri.
- $20 Million Medical Negligence Verdict: Metheny v. Arkansas Children's Hospital (2010), listed as the largest medical negligence case in Arkansas history.
- $9.6 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Nye v. BNSF (2013), listed as the top wrongful death verdict in Oklahoma.
- $9.5 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Magnuson v. Ramage (2007), listed as the largest wrongful death verdict in St. Louis County.
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