Chris Shank - Shank & Heinemann LLC

**chris@shanklawfirm.com**
**816-482-0562**

Christopher Shank represents corporations and individuals both as plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He has significant experience in a wide range of litigation matters, including product liability defense, consumer class actions, real estate disputes, insurance coverage litigation, securities litigation, commercial litigation, and employment claims. Chris serves as national products liability counsel for several major manufacturers.Mr. Shank is a founding member of Shank & Heinemann LLC. He has attained an AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest awarded. Through statewide voting of peers, Mr. Shank was selected as a Missouri and Kansas 2005, 2006, & 2007 Super Lawyer.

Mr. Shank served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable William R. Collinson (United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri) from 1980-1982. He received his B.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1977 and his J.D. in 1980 from the University of Missouri-Columbia Law School.

Professional Positions

Member/Founder, Shank & Heinemann LLC
Mission Woods, Kansas
January 2016-present

Director/Founding Shareholder, Shank & Hamilton, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
October 1997-December 2015

Director/Shareholder, Rouse, Hendricks, German, May & Shank, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
July 1992-October 1997

Partner, Stinson, Mag & Fizzell
Kansas City, Missouri
November 1988-July 1992

Law Clerk, Honorable William R. Collinson
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
October 1980-October 1982

Education

University of Missouri-Columbia
Juris Doctor, May 1980

University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude 1977

Professional Affiliations

AV® rated (highest rating)
Martindale-Hubbell
The Missouri Bar
The Kansas Bar
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Trucking Industry Defense Association
International Association of Defense Counsel
Business Litigation Substantive Law Committee
Product Liability Substantive Law Committee
Reinsurance Substantive Law Committee

Admitted to Practice

Missouri State Courts (1980)
Kansas State Courts (2015)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan