Practice areas: Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage, Consumer Law; view more
Licensed in Missouri since: 2001
Education: University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 Call today:
816-457-6006
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12200 N Ambassador DrSuite 410
Kansas City, MO 64163 Visit website
Stephen Sanders is a distinguished attorney at Sanders.Law, located in Kansas City, Missouri, where he specializes in personal injury law. With a focus on insurance bad faith, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, suing drunk and impaired drivers, and claims against tired truckers, he is committed to advocating for justice and securing favorable outcomes for his clients.
Mr. Sanders began his academic journey at Southwest Baptist University, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious education and a minor in biblical languages. He furthered his education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1993 as valedictorian, achieving one of the rare 4.0 GPAs in the institution's history.
Pursuing his passion for law, Mr. Sanders obtained his Juris Doctorate in 2001 from Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He graduated in the top 5% of his class and received the Tom Deacy award for outstanding appellate advocacy.
Throughout his career, Mr. Sanders has been recognized for his legal skills and ethical standards. He is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been named in the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers list. His perfect “10.0” rating on Avvo and AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell underscores his commitment to judicious advocacy. Additionally, he is honored as part of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
Mr. Sanders is an active member of several legal organizations, including the Christian Legal Society, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Kansas Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. His dedication to his clients and the legal community makes him a formidable advocate in the field of personal injury law.
*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 Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Insurance Coverage, Consumer LawFocus areas
Animal Bites, Bad Faith Insurance, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Consumer Protection, Insurance, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Insurance Coverage
- 10% Consumer Law
First Admitted: 2001, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://www.attorneystevesanders.com/stephen-g-sanders/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Kansas Association for Justice
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Missouri, 2001
- Member, Kansas Association of Justice, 2005 - Present
- Member, American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present
- Member, Platte County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2002
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
- Member, Missouri Association for Trial Attorneys, 2004 - Present
- Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Member, Clay County Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Kansas, 2002
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2001
- Member, Missouri Bar Association, 2001 - Present
- Member, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, 2006 - Present
- Missouri, 2001
- Christian Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2001
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $8M verdict in Platte County. Held accountable a person who caused severe burn injuries to another, nearly killing the victim. Our client had third degrees burns over a quarter of his body., 2019
- $37.6M settlement. Wrongful death, products liability., 2021
- $600K Settlement - Insurance Bad Faith - Confidential v Confidential, 2011
- Half-Million Dollar Confidential Settlement, September 15, 2012
- 500K Settlement, Case No. 0516-CV29267, 2006
- $10.7M Judgment Entered in Tragic Kansas City, Missouri Car Wreck, November 09, 2012
- 2.0 Million Settlement, August 27
- 1.9M verdict, Case No. 0716-CV25371, 2008
- $500K Settlement - Case No. 2011CV185, 2011
- 500K Settlement for Brain Injured Baby Toddler, September 07
Pro bono / Community Service
- Zenas Attorney Project, 2007 - Present Often counseling indigent clients and helping them rejoin the workforce and community.
- Christian Legal Society
Educational Background
- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, Master of Divinity, Valedictorian – only the 10th 4.0 GPA earned in the history of the school, 1993
- Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO – B.A. in Religious Education with a minor in Biblical Languages, Summa Cum Laude, 1988
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Provider-Specific Requirements for Medical Records Requests, The Missouri Trial Attorney, Summer, 2006
- Presented CLE lecture on Insurance Bad Faith at The Missouri Bar's 2012 Solo & Small Firm Conference., CLE Presenter, The Missouri Bar, 2012
- It's On Like Donkey Kong: Insurance Bad Faith, Missouri Bar, 2012 - Present
Honors
- Awarded to the most outstanding law student in the realm of appellate oral advocacy., John L. Sheridan Award, Sheridan Family, 2001
- Top Attorneys in Kansas City 2018
- Named to the 2017 Top Lawyers in Missouri by the Legal Network for Highest in Ethical Standards & Professional Excellence
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel – Top 1% of Attorneys in the United States
- Martindale-Hubbell’s coveted “Judicial Recommendation” A-V rating for the highest ethics & skill in the courtroom
- AVVO Perfect 10.0 Rating
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates (Lifetime Member)
- Super Lawyers, 2010 through 2024
- With Honors, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 2001
- Graduated in the Top 5% of the graduating class of 2001, UMKC School of Law., Top 5%, UMKC School of Law, 2001
- Awarded to the outstanding law student in the realm of trial advocacy., Thomas E. Deacy Trial Lawyer Award, Deacy Law Firm, 2001
Office location for Stephen Sanders
12200 N Ambassador Dr
Suite 410
Kansas City, MO 64163
Phone: 816-457-6006
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010
