James R. Howard
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Columbia, MO
Litigation, Insurance, Estate Planning, Business Law
Seven Oaks Center, 302 Campusview Drive, Suite 204, Columbia, MO 65201
About James R. Howard
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Insurance
- Estate Planning
- Business Law
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, May, 2005Juris Doctorate
- Law Review: Missouri Law Review, Associate Editor-in-Chief, 2004 - 2005
- Truman State University, 2001B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Business-Finance
- Minor: Economics
Representative Cases
- R.E.I. Transport, Inc. v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 519 F.3d 693 (7th Cir. 2008)
- Parmelee v. The Standard Fire Insurance Company, 697 F. Supp.2d 1069 (E.D.Mo. 2010)
- R.E.I. Transport, Inc. v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 519 F.3d 693 (7th Cir. 2008)
- Parmelee v. The Standard Fire Insurance Company, 697 F. Supp.2d 1069 (E.D.Mo. 2010)
Classes and Seminars
- National Business Institute - Managing Liens and Subrogation in Auto Accident Litigation Seminar, Ethics and Resolution Strategies, 2010
- National Business Institute - Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims, Avoid Ethical Potholes and Defend UM/UIM Cases And Win, 2010
- Institute for Paralegal Education - Automobile Cases From Start to Finish, What to Do in the First 90 Days and Mediation: The Best Approach to Avoiding Trial, 2009
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers ("MODL") (Board of Directors: 2015 - 2020; Annual Meeting Chair: 2016, 2017)
- Boone County Bar Association (2011 - Present)
- DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (2007 - Present)
- Mid-Missouri Estate Planning Council (2016 - Present)
- Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International (Blue Goose of Mid-Missouri - Most Loyal Gander (President) and Founding Member: 2011 - 2020)
Past Positions
- Brown & James, P.C.,, Senior Associate Attorney , 2005 - 2011
- Rogers, Ehrhardt & McGuire, L.L.C., , Law Clerk, 2003 - 2005
- Hon. Mary Rhodes Russell, Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals, Intern, - 2004
- Asst. Majority Floor Leader James Foley, Missouri House of Representatives, Intern, - 2000
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