Practice areas: Products Liability, Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts; view more
Licensed in Missouri since: 2002
Education: University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia)
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2024, 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2009 - 2012 I love my job because I get to help real people. My firm, Langdon & Emison, only represents real people who have been seriously injured and the families of wrongful death victims in cases involving automobile defects and collisions, railroad crossing accidents (train crashes), semi truck and tractor trailer crashes, dangerous drugs (pharmaceutical cases), defective medical devices, other defective products and a variety of other cases.
We take pride in helping our clients through the most stessful and painful time in their lives. Our clients lives have been destroyed and turned upside down because of someone else's actions. We help our clients put their lives back in order and ensure that those resonsible are held accountable.
I am a trial lawyer helping real people. I, and other Langdon & Emison attorneys, actually try cases in courtrooms across the country. I have represented real people against some of the largest corporations in the world, including General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Union Pacific, Bayer, and others.
Langdon & Emison attorneys battled General Motors through the federal courts and all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States... and won for our clients. Baker v. GM, 522 U.S. 222 (1998) held that General Motors could not buy the slience of its former employee, Ron Elwell. This 9-0 decision is now taught in law schools across the country.
During law school at the University of Missouri -- Columbia, I served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Missouri Law Review and received Order of Coif honors. Following graduation, I served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable William Ray Price, Jr. of the Missouri Supreme Court. Since joining Langdon & Emison in 2004, I have represented victims and the families of victims in Missouri and across the country.
Our clients and their cases have been featured in the national media, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, major network newscasts, CNN, Fox News and more. Our experience, focus, and resources allow our lawyers to maximize the recovery for our clients, with total verdicts and settlements exceeding half a billion dollars.
You can learn more and get legal and safety updates at our blog via Injury Board.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, General Litigation- 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 2002, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://www.langdonemison.com/attorneys/brett-a-emison
Bar / Professional Activity
- Board of Governors -- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG); Lafayette County Bar Association - Past President
- Licensed in Kansas (Kansas Bar Association)
- Licensed in Illinois (Illinois Bar Association)
- Licensed in Missouri (Missouri Bar Association)
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Pycke v. Tindall --$2 million arbitration award (auto accident); Lemen v. Joker's Pizza -- $1 million settlement (auto accident); Boeckman v. Newby-Vance Mobility -- confidential settlement (defective aftermarket vehicle modifications); Rowan v. Miles Farms, LLC -- confidential settlement (trucking accident)
- Jaimes v. Robinson -- $17 million judgment (defective tire shredder), 2017
- Cravatta v. METRA and Northeast Regional Illinois Commuter Railroad, $5.3 million jury verdict (FELA claim for slip and fall injuries), 2017
Videos
- Fox 4 news in Kansas City featured a story on my clients, the Groves family. Nikki Groves was killed when her vehicle was struck by a Union Pacific locomotive in Trenton, Missouri. Fox 4 highlighted the thousands of similar unguarded crossings in the state of Missouri. Railroad companies need to do more to make sure their crossings are adequately protected by warning lights and gates., Dangerous Rails, 2010
- Langdon & Emison has been at the forefront of the Toyota sudden acceleration litigation. CBS affiliate KCTV5 interviewed Brett about the Toyota sudden acceleration problem in May 2010., Toyota's Troubles, 2010
Pro bono / Community Service
- MATA -- Red Cross Emergency Response Team
Educational Background
- University of Missouri - Columbia: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1999
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- This case note analyzes the Missouri Supreme Court opinion in Lopez v. Three Rivers Electrical Cooperative and comments concerning the standard of care for non-electical injuries from power lines., Deadly Trap or Reasonable Danger: What Standard of Care Applies to Non-Electrical Injuries from Power Lines?, Missouri Law Review -- 66 Mo. L. Rev. 453 (2001), 2001
- A discussion of causes of post collision fuel fed fires and simple design changes that could be implemented to prevent them., Author, Burned Alive: What You Need To Know About Fuel Fed Fire Defects, Injury Board - The Nation's Safety Magazine, 2010
- This article includes research and analysis of Missouri law for jury selection. The article includes legal research and discusses the importance of a fair and impartial of jurors for all parties involved in trial., Author, Cause Is King: Challenging Jurors For Cause, The Missouri Trial Attorney, 2010
- This article discusses the need for seat belt safety, including better design and implementation of seat belts. Improper seat belt design can actually increase the risk of injury or death in an auto accident or collision. It is important that auto manufacturers properly design seat belts so that the seat belt does not make the injury worse., Author, Buckle Up For Winter Safety, Injury Board - The Nation's Safety Magazine, 2009
Honors
- Selected as a 2009 Missouri & Kansas Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Missouri & Kansas Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2009
- Member of the MultiMillion Dollar Advocates Forum, MultiMillion Dollar Advocates Forum, 2009
Industry Groups
- American Association For Justice (AAJ)
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)
- Lafayette County Bar Association - President
- Missouri Association Of Trial Attorneys (MATA) - Board Of Governors
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2024, 2026
- Rising Stars: 2009 - 2012
