Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2008

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Coppage is an associate in our business litigation division.  He focuses his practice on representing clients in litigated and non-litigated business-to-business disputes such as breach of  contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts and professional liability matters.

Mr. Coppage served as law clerk to the Honorable Jay A. Daugherty, 16th Circuit of Missouri from 2007 to 2008.  His prior experience includes working as an intern for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Agricultural Division.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Insurance Analysis and Recovery for Policyholders
• Environmental
• Insurance Analysis & Recovery for Policyholders

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 2007
• Kansas, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Volunteer Coach for the Rockhurst High School Mock Trial Team

Honors and Awards

• Urban Lawyer Articles Editor and Board Member, Staff Member 2005-2006
• Recipient of the 2007 UMKC West Publishing Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Scholarly Writing
• UMKC Law Review staff member

Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2007
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• Truman State University, 2004
  B.S.

Published Works

• Brett Coppage Helps Organize Cycling Event to Raise Funds for Operation Breakthrough, 2009
• Brett J. Coppage Joins Lathrop & Gage as Associate, 2008

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5614 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/