John M. Brigg
816-762-3465 | jbrigg@wwbhlaw.com
Overview
John Brigg is a trial lawyer that looks forward to trying cases before a jury. His entire career has been in the trial arena, and he has tried a wide range of cases including products liability, automobile accidents, construction, trucking, insurance coverage, and defense of first-party insurance lawsuits in both federal and state courts in Missouri and Kansas. He also has extensive appellate experience, including arguing before the Missouri and Kansas Supreme Court, resulting is excellent results for his clients at the Appellate level.
John’s more recent trials have resulted in a directed verdict for his contractor client based on the acceptance doctrine, successful defense of a client sued for fraud, conversion and violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and successful defense of a tenant sued by its landlord and accused of negligently starting a fire leading fire damage to the warehouse.
John is an active member in the Volunteer Attorney Project, Kansas Association of Defense Counsel and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
Recent Results
Multi-Million Dollar Slip and Fall Case Ends in Judgment for Defendant After 6 days in Trial
WWBH Principals Joe Roper and John Brigg successfully defended their client C& M Restoration, a masonry contractor that allegedly failed to properly seal cracks in the floor of a parking garage causing plaintiff’s fall and severe injuries. Plaintif …
Jury Verdict in Motor Vehicle Case Far Below Seven Figure Demand
After a three-day jury trial in Jackson County Circuit Court involving a motor vehicle crash, Joe Roper and John Brigg brought a successful verdict for the defendant. The case involved a 2015 vehicular collision, where the WWBH client T-boned the plain …
Judgment on Behalf of Defendant Contractor Based Upon Acceptance Doctrine
The Missouri Appellate Court, Western District, affirmed a trial court judgment in favor the WWBH client G&T Striping in a case tried by Joe Roper and John Brigg. On appeal Joe Roper , Christine Lesicko and Joe Krispin convinced the Court of Appea …
In $36,000,000 fire case Jury Awards Zero Damages
Joe Roper and John Brigg represented a corporation who provided foam insulation services to a cave warehousing operation when a fire broke out allegedly causing $36,000,000 in damages to the warehousing operation. An employee of Joe’s client parked …
Professional Affiliations
- Volunteer Attorney Project
- Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Practices
Education
- Northeast Missouri State University, B.S. and B.A., 1994
- University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1997
Bar Admissions
- Kansas Bar
- Missouri Bar
- United States District Court—District of Kansas
- United States District Court—Western District of Missouri