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William D. Beil 
Kansas City, Missouri,
Shareholder, since August 1, 1992
phone 816-471-7700
fax 816-471-2221
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
100% Complex Business and Commercial Litigation
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.
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.


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:
Krause v. Chicago Title Insurance Company (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc. (Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri)
David Seitter as Trustee in Bankruptcy for Excel Laminates, Inc. v. Lear Corp. (Arbitration)
Excel Laminates, Inc., et al. v. Lear Corporation (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas/Private Arbitration)
Fru-Con Construction Services, Inc. v. Grain Processing Corp. (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana)
Tamko Roofing Products, Inc. v. Smith Engineering Co., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri)
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)
Herring v. Oak Park Bank, 963 F.Supp. 1558 (U.S. District Court for District of Kansas 1997)
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