Daniel T. Defeo
Attorney/Shareholder/Director
Location:
Lexington, Missouri
Phone:
660-246-6020
888-352-8125 (Toll Free)
888-352-8125 (Toll Free)
Fax:
660-259-9809
E-mail:
Dan is a 1982 Cum Laude graduate of
He has represented people injured or family members of people killed as the result of defective motor vehicles. These include claims against General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler Corporation. In addition, he litigates claims against manufacturers of off-road farm and industrial equipment.
His peers in the legal community rank him at the top of his profession with a Martindale-Hubbell "A/V" rating. However, the holiday cards, telephone calls and family photograph updates from past clients are the best votes of confidence a lawyer could ever want.
Areas of Practice
- Automobile Accidents Personal Injury
- Construction / Industrial Accidents
- Dangerous Products - Product Liability
- Dangerous Premises
- Nursing Home Negligence
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1986
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1986
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- J.D. - 1986
- Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1982
Representative Cases
- Manzella v. Gilbert-Magill Co., 965 SW 2d 221 (Mo. App. E.D. 1998)
- Bickerton, Inc. v. American States Ins. Co., 898 SW 2d 595 (Mo. App. W.D. 1995)
- Hunt v. Ford Motor Co., 841 F.Supp. 109 (D. Kan. 1993)
- Harris v. Pinkerton's, Inc., 847 S.W. 2d 85 (Mo. App. W.D. 1992)
- Parker v. Mueller Pipeline, Inc., 807 S.W. 2d 518 (Mo. App. W.D. 1991)
- Hoffman Management Corp. v. S.L.C. of North American, Inc., 800 S.W. 2d 755 (Mo. App. W.D. 1990)
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell A.V. Rating
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG), Board of Directors
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Sustaining Member
- Public Citizen Advocacy Group, Sustaining Member
- Center for Automotive Safety, Sustaining Member
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Sustaining Member
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Sustaining Member
- Missouri Bar Association, Sustaining Member
- Missouri Bar Association, Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Subcommittee
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Sustaining Member
Past Employment Positions
- Monsees, Miller and DeFeo, P.C., Founder/Shareholder, 1995 - 2001
- Myerson, Monsees & Morrow, P.C., Associate, 1986 - 1995
