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				Benevides
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				Jonathan
Civil defense litigator

Jonathan Benevides

Member in Kansas City

Jon Benevides dedicates his practice to the defense of corporate clients in the areas of transportation, products liability, premises liability, employment/labor, consumer protection, and commercial litigation. His experience extends to various industries, including trucking, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, construction, insurance, and pharmaceutical and medical devices.

Jon has defended numerous Fortune 500 companies in all phases of litigation from the initial investigation, coordination, and execution of strategy, to bringing cases to successful resolution, either through mediation or trial. 

He has taken and defended hundreds of expert, corporate representative, and fact witness depositions, and has served as first-chair and sole counsel at trials in the successful defense of corporate clients in the state and federal courts of Kansas and Missouri. 

In addition, Jon represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in union representation and unfair labor practice proceedings.  He also advises executives, managers, and supervisors on union awareness and positive employee relations and assists employers in connection with union card-signing efforts, traditional union representation, and corporate campaigns. 

Jon received his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law where he was an Articles Editor of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. Named to the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list 2014-present, Jon has also served as an adjunct instructor at a local college on business law.

Admissions

  • Missouri
  • Kansas
  • USDC, Western District of Missouri
  • USDC, District of Kansas

Education

  • University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2009
    • Articles Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy
    • University of Kansas School of Law Merit Scholarship Recipient 
  • Rockhurst University, B.S.B.M., summa cum laude, 2005
    • Dean’s Honor Roll
    • Beta Gamma Sigma- International Business Honor Society 

Memberships & Activities

  • ALFA International
    • Steering Committee, Hospitality & Retail Practice Group
    • Member, Transportation Practice Group
  • DRI
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
  • IADC Trial Academy Graduate
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Awards & Recognition

  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014-present
  • Missouri Lawyers Media Up & Coming Award, 2020

Publications

  • Contributor, ALFA International Compendium, Transportation Law, Kansas and Missouri Sections (2023)
  • Contributor, ALFA International Compendium, Transportation Law, Kansas and Missouri Sections (2022)
  • Co-Author, ALFA International Compendium, Transportation Law, Kansas and Missouri Sections (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  • Co-Author, ALFA International Compendium, Workers' Compensation Law, Kansas Section (2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Co-Author, ALFA International Compendium, Hospitality Law, Kansas Section (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Co-Author, ALFA International Compendium, Hospitality Law, Missouri Section (2016)
  • Co-Author, ALFA International Program Materials, Transportation Practice Group Regional Seminar: Sleep Apnea (2016)
  • Co-Author, ALFA International Program Materials, Transportation Practice Group Seminar: Preventability Versus Non-Preventability Determinations - Resolving the Tension Between Safety and Legal (2013)

Presentations

  • ALFA International, Transportation Practice Group Regional Seminar: Sleep Apnea (2016).

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