Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Cranshaw counsels individuals and businesses in litigated and non-litigated disputes such as breach of contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts, professional liability and personal injury.  He also handles complex commercial litigation involving premises liability, wrongful death, toxic tort, workers' compensation, contract claims, merchandizing acts and insurance coverage disputes.

Mr. Cranshaw has successfully resolved claims for individual and corporate clients through alternative dispute resolution, including a favorable settlement of a significant breach of contract dispute.

In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Cranshaw is well-versed in the development and execution of discovery motion strategies and case management techniques.  He works on national trial teams, where he plays an integral role in pre-trial discovery and investigation.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Tort Litigation
• Complex Commercial
• Consumer Claim Defense
• Personal Injury/Products Liability
• Toxic Tort Litigation
• Class Action/Multi-Party Suit Torts

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Kansas, 2004
• Missouri, 2003
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• - Member, Nominating Committee
• Jackson County Bar Association
• - Chair, Judge Kit Carson Roque, Jr., Scholarship Committee
• Chairman, Board of Directors, Don Bosco Community Centers, Inc.
• Member, Board of Directors, Don Bosco Charter High School
• Member, Advisory Council, Kansas City Free Health Clinic
• Volunteer, Literacy Kansas City
• Member, Executive Committee of the Deerfield Academy Alumni Association, Deerfield, MA, 1995-2004

Honors and Awards

• Stakeholder 100, Inaugural Class of 2007
• American Board of Trial Lawyers Award for Outstanding Performance in Trial Advocacy
• Member, Inaugural Class, KCMBA Bar Leadership Academy

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law, 2003
  J.D.
• Princeton University, 1991
  A.B., Philosophy

Published Works

• Lathrop & Gage Obtains Trial Victory for Deere & Company, 2008
• Dan Cranshaw Selected as Top Performer by Stakeholders 100, 2007
• Lathrop & Gage L.C. Announces New Associates, 2003

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5501 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/