John S. Carroll

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Kansas City, Missouri

Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C.
John S. Carroll
Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C.

Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Missouri since: 2016

Education: University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025

Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C.

1100 Main Street
Suite 2930
Kansas City, MO 64105 Visit website
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John S. Carroll is a judicious personal injury attorney at Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C., in Kansas City, Missouri, known for his unwavering commitment to his clients and ability to navigate through difficult legal challenges. He helps clients who have suffered from a range of personal injury accidents such as products liability, railroad accidents, motor vehicle collisions, truck wrecks, tractor-trailer accidents and medical malpractice. 

After earning his B.A. degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 2013, Mr. Carroll went on to develop his astute legal talents at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2016 and made it to the dean's list. While he was a law student, he served as the research editor of the UMKC Law Review and was a member of the UMKC All Journal Staff. He was licensed to practice in all Missouri state courts the year he graduated from law school. 

An epitome of professionalism, Mr. Carroll explores every legal route and doesn't spare any effort to get his clients the compensation they are due so that they can move on from the crippling effects of their injuries. In a relatively short period of time, he has obtained mammoth monetary damages, including jury verdicts in complex railroad collision cases ($13 million, $9.7 million and $9 million), as well as $2.5 million and $2 million settlements for a tractor-trailer collision and motor vehicle accident, respectively.

Mr. Carroll's reputation as a resolute advocate for his clients has been reinforced by his inclusion in Who's Who in America and acknowledgment by the National Trial Lawyers in their Top 40 Under 40 list. Moreover, to further strengthen his legal foundation, he completed the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Bar Leadership Academy.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2016, Missouri

Professional Webpage: https://dbjlaw.net/john-s-carroll

Bar / Professional Activity

  • KCMBA Bar Leadership Graduate, 2019

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Thomas v. BNSF Railway Company - $9,770,000.00 jury verdict (net judgment: $8,307,050.00, plus interest) On May 31, 2022, a Louisiana jury awarded $9.77 million to a man injured after the garbage truck he was driving was struck by a BNSF Railway Company train, at a public railroad crossing maintained by BNSF. The jury heard evidence that BNSF failed to maintain the crossing in accordance with its own rules and the railroad industry standards. It was alleged that the crossing was too narrow, which caused the dump truck’s tire to get stuck in the crossing. Shortly after the driver was able to get unstuck from the crossing, he was struck by the BNSF train. The collision caused permanent physical and mental injuries to DBJ’s client. The jury awarded $9.77 million and determined that BNSF was 85% at fault., 2022
  • Knight v. BNSF Railway Company, et al. -$9,000,000 jury verdict (net judgment $6,300,000) - Railroad Crossing Collision - BNSF found 70% at fault - Decedent Driver found 30% at fault, 2019
  • Rentz v. BNSF Railway Company (Ward County, North Dakota) - $13,185,014.00 jury verdict (net judgment: $11,207,261.90) - Railroad Crossing Collision - BNSF found 85% at fault - Plaintiff Driver found 15% at fault, 2019

Educational Background

  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Political Science, 2013

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Research Editor for UMKC Law Review

Honors

  • Who’s Who in America Inducted in 2021
  • Dean’s List
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Awarded 1L Outstanding Client Counselor
  • National Trial Lawyers Association – Top 40 Under 40: 2020 – 2024
  • Thomson Reuters – Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Rising Star Recognition: 2019 – 2023

Office location for John S. Carroll

1100 Main Street
Suite 2930
Kansas City, MO 64105

Phone: 816-643-3674

Selections

7 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025

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