Dave DeGreeff focuses his practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on medical negligence, nursing home litigation, complex pharmaceutical and/or medical device actions and catastrophic personal injury. Dave has successfully represented clients in all aspects of litigation, up to and through trial, including serving as primary counsel on numerous cases resulting in multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Dave has been appointed by various courts to serve on the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, and Common Benefit Fee Committee for multiple consolidated litigations. He also served on the trial team for several complex medical device cases, including the first bellwether case in the In Re: Bard Filters Product Liability Litigation which resulted in a $3.6 million-dollar verdict for the plaintiff. Dave graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law in 2003, where he was a member of Law Review. In 2000, Dave graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, having been voted captain of his college basketball team and twice named to the All-Conference basketball team. Practice Areas Medical Negligence Nursing Home Abuse Automobile/Trucking Accidents Drug and Medical Devices Insurer Negligence/Bad Faith Product Liability General Tort Wrongful Death Prior Work Experience Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP (Equity Partner), 2015 - April 2022 Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd., 2010 – 2014 Levy & Craig, PC, 2007 – 2010 Schmitt, Manz, Swanson & Mulhern, PC, 2005 – 2007 Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, 2003 – 2005 Education J.D., University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law, 2003 Missouri Law Review – Member B.S., Washington University in St. Louis (John M. Olin School of Business), 2000 Basketball Team – Captain Phi Delta Theta Fraternity – Member Two-Time College Basketball All-Conference Team Selection Professional Organizations Missouri Bar Association, Member Kansas Bar Association, Member American Association for Justice, Member Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Member Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors and Member Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Vice Chair: Public Relations Committee, 2010 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Vice Chair: New Lawyers Committee, 2010 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, CLE Co-Vice Chair, 2011 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Public Relations Co-Vice Chair, 2011 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Co-Chair: CLE and Public Relations Committees, 2012 Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Medical Malpractice Section, Co-Vice Chair, 2015 Admissions Missouri (2003) Kansas (2004) U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri (2003) U.S. District Court of Kansas (2004) U.S. District Court of Colorado (2021) Honors and Awards Kansas City Business Journal “Best of the Bar” Super Lawyers “Rising Star” Kansas City "Super Lawyer" National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40” National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” The National Trial Lawyers "Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers Association"
