Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights; view more
Licensed in Kansas since: 1993
Education: University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia)
Details
Attorney James M. Crabtree is the owner of Crabtree Law Office in Overland Park, Kansas. Serving clients throughout the Greater Kansas City metro regions of Kansas and Missouri, Mr. Crabtree devotes his practice exclusively to personal injury law, and he has achieved unprecedented success advocating on behalf of innocent accident victims and their families suffering from an injury or loss caused by someone else's negligence or wrongdoing.
Having begun his legal career at his father's practice 25 years ago, Mr. Crabtree continues his family's tradition of providing unmatched legal advocacy and support to the residents of his community. Throughout the course of his career, he has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and awards for those in need, establishing himself as one of the region's top legal advocates.
In all cases, Mr. Crabtree works closely with his clients in order to support them as much as possible during their difficult and uncertain times, and his clients appreciate the level of personalized attention and compassionate counsel he provides. Recognized for his professionalism and service, he holds a Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished* rating, and in 2005, he received the Consumer Advocate Award from the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Crabtree obtained his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1993, where he was heavily involved with the Missouri Law Review. He received his license to practice from The Missouri Bar in 1993 and from the Kansas Bar Association in 1994. Active in his legal community, he currently serves on the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Civil Rights, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Rights
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1993, Kansas
Professional Webpage: http://www.jimcrabtreelaw.com/james-crabtree-attorney-at-law
- Kansas, 1994
- Missouri, 1993
- Member, Kansas Inns of Court, Johnson County Inn, 2012
- Pettibone v. Stratford Health
- Nancy Bryan v. Corrizon Health LLC
- Stephanie Greathouse v. Nisley Brothers Inc., 2015
- Kindness Ambassador, Kansas City Kindness Project, 2015
- Kansas Consumer Advocate Award, Kansas Association of Justice, 2005
- Illusory Rights: The Missouri Approach to Employment Contracts, Missouri Law Review, Vol. 57, Number 3, University of Missouri Law School, 1992
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2014, 2016 - 2024