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William D. Beil 
Kansas City, Missouri
Shareholder, since August 1, 1992
phone (816) 471-7700
fax (816) 471-2221
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Mr. Beil has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in trials, appeals, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations since 1986. He welcomes inquiries concerning alternative fee arrangements, including contingent fees. Mr. Beil has been plaintiff's counsel or co-counsel in a number of cases recently which have resulted in verdicts, arbitration awards, or settlements on behalf of his clients exceeding $600 million. These matters include representation of a local public utility in a product liability case to recover for the property damage and loss of use of its power generation facility resulting from a natural gas explosion; representation of a trustee in bankruptcy to recover damages for the destruction of business and lost profits of the debtor corporation, a tier-two supplier in the automative industry, resulting from the breach of a supply agreement; representation of construction contractors and sub-contractors on claims against owners for additional compensation and delay damages; representation of a statewide network of physicians on a claim for breach of a shareholder's purchase agreement; and representation of a Nigerian battery manufacturer against a large U.S.-based, worldwide manufacturer of batteries on claims of trademark infringement, breach of contract, and tortious interference with business expectancies arising out of the illegal importation of batteries from Nigeria. Mr. Beil has also successfully represented defendants in trials of claims for products liability, breach of warranty/UCC, breach of contract, fraud, breach of non-competition agreements, wrongful termination, and unfair trade practices. He has nationwide jury trial experience in state and federal court venues from Orange County, California to Bangor, Maine, including a number of trials in the state and federal courts in the Kansas City metropolitan area (Missouri and Kansas).

Mr. Beil graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1983 and obtained a J.D. with distinction from UMKC Law School in 1986, where he served on the UMKC Law Review, National Moot Court Team, and National Trial Team, and was elected to the Order of the Bench and Robe.

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Kansas, 1997
Missouri, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1997
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1997
Education:
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 1986
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: National Moot Court Team
Honors: National Trial Team
Honors: Order of the Bench and Robe
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: Staff, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1984 - 1986


University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1983
B.J., Bachelor of Journalism


Published Works:
Note, The Missouri Supreme Court Interprets The Nursing Practice Act, Serchief v. Gonzales, UMKC Law Review, Fall, 1984


Comment, Immunity Problems in Inmate Assault Cases UMKC Law Review, Spring, 1986


Representative Cases:
Tamko Roofing Products, Inc. v. Smith Engineering Co., et al., (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri  )
Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Rockwell Automation, Inc., (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri  )
Excel Laminates, Inc., et al. v. Lear Corporation, (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas  )
Fru-Con Construction Services, Inc. v. Grain Processing Corp., (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana  )
Schaller Telephone Co. v. Golden Sky Systems, Inc., 298 F.3d 736 (Eighth Circuit 2002)
Brooks Erection & Construction Co. v. BP Oil Co., (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania  )
S&C Thermal Systems, Inc. v. Vandeveer Estate Holdings, (AAA Arbitration in New York  )
Jayhawk Millwright & Erectors, Inc. v. CertainTeed Corp., (AAA Arbitration in Philadelphia  )
Berec International Ltd., et al. v. Eveready Battery, (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri  )
Sporcic v. Marshalls, Inc., (Iowa District Court of Polk County, Iowa  )
PulseCard, Inc. v. Discover Card Services, Inc., (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas  )
Williams v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., (U.S. District Court for the District of Maine  )
Wolf v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri  )
Germanio v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., (U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey  )
SAFER and Union Re v. First Excess Reinsurance Co., (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri  )
Lappin v. Hutchens Industries, Inc., (District Court of Orange County, California  )
Hastings and Westbrook v. Tri-State Motor Transit Co., (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri  )
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Litigation Section


Missouri Bar Association


Kansas Bar Association


Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Chi