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Contact Information
Name:
Eischens, Joseph K.
Address:
Thornberry, Eischens & Brown, LLC
4550 Main Street Suite 205
Phone:
816-531-8383
Fax:
816-531-8385
Email:
joe@TEBlawfirm.com
Website:
TEBlawfirm.com
Bar Admissions
District of Kansas:
Bar #16985 (-)
Others:
Missouri - Bar #44706 -- Admitted 1993 Minnesota - Bar #228448 - Admitted 1992
In Good Standing:
Yes
ADR Experience
Experience:
Participated as an attorney/advocate/mediator in over 100 mediations in a wide variety of cases involving varied and unique legal and factual scenerios, including cases arising under Title VII (sex harassment and discrimination, race discrimination, retaliation), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Section 1983, state discrimination laws, as well as personal injury cases.
Lead Mediator:
15 times
Co-Mediator:
5 times
Counsel for a Party:
90+ times
ADR Training
Course Info:
Course Provider: University of Missouri - Columbia - School of Law - Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution Course Content: Civil Mediation Training Date: June 4-6, 2003 No. CME Hours: 21.6 MO MCLE, including 1.0 hour of Ethics
Total CME hours:
21.6
Approved Mediator for Civil Cases by the State of Kansas:
No
Legal Experience
Experience:
I have been a partner in two firms handling primarily plaintiff's employment discrimination and personal injury cases. I have been the lead attorney in well over 100 cases during that time. I have spoken at CLE seminars on employment discrimination issues.
Active Litigation:
16 years
100% representing Plaintiffs
0% representing Defendants
50% in Federal Courts
50% in State Courts
Other Experience:
Prior to moving to Missouri in 1993, I was a prosecutor in a metropolitan county attorney's office in Minnesota where I tried numerous misdemeanor and felony cases.
Education:
Degree: JD School: William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN Year Received: 1992
Additional Details:
I have spoken at numerous seminars on issues relating to employment discrimination litigation and trial practice. I am licensed in three states and am a member of the bar associations in each of those states. I am also licensed to practice in the federal courts in Kansas and Missouri, as well as the 8th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals. I am an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, locally and nationally, ATLA, MATA, KTLA, and the Society for Human Resource Mangagement.
Fee Structure
Rate:
$250 per hour, with a four hour minimum.