Mr. Childs has been with Brown & James since 1989 and practices in the firm's Kansas City office. He has successfully tried over 100 jury trials as
lead counsel in a wide variety of cases including professional
liability, commercial litigation and personal injury. He also successfully
represents clients in mediation, arbitration and in administrative
hearings. He is
committed to the firm's principle of excellence in advocacy. As a
result, he has consistently won high marks from the firm's clients.
Mr. Childs has also been a lecturer for numerous Continuing Legal
Education seminars as
well as client seminars, and he has authored related materials presented
to other lawyers and clients.
Honors:
2006, 2005 - voted by Law and Politics Poll as one of the top 5% outstanding lawyers in Missouri and Kansas.
Professional Engagements:
Speaker and Author,
Contractual Risk Transfer sponsored by Hartford Insurance Group, 2008, Kansas City.
Speaker and Author,
Legal Issues for Professional Engineers. Presented as a continuing education course for engineers, 2007, Kansas City.
Speaker,
Mock Cross Examination of the Cause and Origin Expert. International Association of Arson Investigators Certification Course, 2004, Kansas City.
Speaker,
Legal Issues of Concern to Architects and Engineers. Presented to client engineering firm, 2003, Kansas City.
Author:
Subcontractors/Sellers May Be Sued Even After The Statute of Repose Runs Out, Faultline, 2003.
Speaker,
Real Estate and Construction Issues for Schools in Missouri. The Americans with Disabilities Act, 2002, CLE, Kansas City.
Speaker,
A Daubert Analysis for the Expert Under NFPA. International Association of Arson Investigators, 2002, Kansas City.
Speaker and Author,
Dealing with Public Adjusters. Presentation to insurance clients, 2001, Kansas City.
Speaker,
Advanced Insurance Fraud Seminar, 2001, St. Louis.
Speaker and Author,
The Appraisal of Property Damage. Client Seminar, 2000, Kansas City.
Author,
Court Rules General Contractor Has No Coverage Under Its Liability Policy For Defective Construction, Faultline, 2000.
Author,
How Particular that "Particular Part" can be in exclusions j(5) and (6) of the CGL Coverage for Construction Defects. Defense Research Institute, 1999.
Speaker and Author,
Uninsured and Underinsured Coverages. CLE for The National Business Institute, 1999, Kansas City.
Speaker and Author,
Coverage under the Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy for Construction Defects. Client Seminar, 1998, St. Louis.
Speaker and Author,
The Wrap Around Insurance Policy for the Construction Project. Client Seminar, 1997, St. Louis.
Speaker and Author,
New Developments in the Law of Construction Industry Insurance. CLE for The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1996, Kansas City.
Speaker and Author,
The Economic Loss Doctrine and its Application to Design Professionals. Firm Seminar, 1995, St. Louis.
Speaker and Author, Builders Risk Coverage, Chapter 49 of Arson, Fraud and First Party Insurance Law, 1995.
Speaker and Author,
Defense Strategy in Civil Litigation. CLE for The National Business Institute, 1993, Kansas City.
Speaker and Author,
Federal Court Civil Procedure. CLE for The Missouri Bar Association, 1990, Springfield.
Speaker and Author,
Strategy for Slip and Fall Cases. Presentation to insurance client, 1989.
Bar Admissions:
Missouri
Kansas
United States District Court Western District of Missouri
United States District Court District of Kansas
Professional Affiliations:
Kansas Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
