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Kirk T. May 
Kansas City, Missouri
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Mr. May is a 1980 graduate from the University of Tulsa College of Law (summa cum laude) where he served as an editor of the Tulsa Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University (cum laude) in 1977. He is a former judicial clerk for the Honorable J. Smith Henley, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Year Joined Organization:
1992
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Oklahoma, 1980
Missouri, 1981
U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1981
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Education:
University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1980
JD
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Law Review: Staff Member, 1978-1979, Notes and Comments Editor, Vol. 14, 1979-1980, Tulsa Law Review


Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1977
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude


Representative Cases:
Johnson v. Rival Mfg. Co., 813 S.W.2d 78 (Mo.App. W.D. 1991)
Universal Money Centers, Inc. v. American Tel. & Tel. Co., 797 F.Supp. 891 (D.Kan. 1992)
Wolf v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 808 S.W.2d 868 (Mo.App. W.D. 1991)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Attorney Work Product, Missouri Bar Association


Removal to Federal Court, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association


Effective Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member


School Law Committee of the Missouri Bar
Member


U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Federal Advisory Committee
Member


U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gender Bias Task Force
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Honorable J. Smith Henley, United States Circuit Judge, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981


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