J. Kent Emison
Kent Emison has been practicing law for over 30 years, and is one of the founding partners of Langdon and Emison. Kent graduated with distinction from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law where he served as Business Editor of the Law Review from 1979-1981.
Since entering private practice, Kent has been lead trial counsel in numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements and has handled cases all across the United States, from Florida to Hawaii. Kent has presented a variety of seminars to several national associations of attorneys, and has taught classes at the University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Missouri-Kansas City. He served as President of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) from 2005-2006. Kent was on the MATA Executive Committee from 1997-2007, and was Editor of the Missouri Trial Attorney Magazine from 1997-2003. Kent was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Kent is also on the Attorney's Information Exchange Group Board of Directors and is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice.
In addition to being an active member of prestigious legal and professional organizations, Kent is involved as a board member in several organizations in his community. He has been a life-long supporter of several philanthropic organizations on both the local and national levels, including children's charities, education-funding support and safety research.
Kent devotes 100% of his practice to litigation in product liability, motor vehicle accidents, and other cases involving personal injury and wrongful death.
Education:
- J.D., With Distinction, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (1981)
- B.S., Cum Laude, University of Missouri, Columbia (1978)
Admissions:
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (President)
- Missouri Trial Attorney Magazine (Editor, 1997 - 2002)
- American Association for Justice
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (Member, Board of Directors)
- Lafayette County Bar Association (Past President)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kappa Alpha Fraternity
- Bench & Robe Honor Society
