Cessna, Michael S.

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Year Joined Organization: 2008

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Cessna practices business litigation law and focuses his practice on general appellate litigation.  His experience includes pharmaceutical products liability, commercial, transportation litigation and insurance coverage disputes.

Mr. Cessna has handled appellate litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals, presenting oral arguments before the Fourth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, the Missouri Supreme Court, and the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern and Western Districts.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Appellate and Litigation Strategies
• Complex Commercial
• General Business & Complex Commercial Litigation
• Insurance
• Insurance Analysis and Recovery for Policyholders
• Environmental
• Insurance Analysis & Recovery for Policyholders

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1987
• Missouri, 1990
• Arkansas, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Federalist Society
• The Missouri Bar
• Arkansas Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Louisiana State Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Edward A. Dodd Award as outstanding candidate for the degree of LL.M., Tulane University

Education

• Tulane University School of Law, 1988
  LL.M., Admiralty and Maritime Law
  Honors: with distinction
  Major: Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Georgetown University Law Center, 1985
  LL.M., International and Comparative Law
  Honors: with distinction
  Major: International and Comparative Law
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Law School, 1984
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Arkansas, 1982
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• Michael Cessna Examines Insurance Ramifications of the BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2010
• Firm Launches Insurance Law and Disputes Blog, 2009
• Michael S. Cessna Joins Lathrop & Gage as Of Counsel, 2008

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5506 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/