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
B.S., Washington University in St. Louis (John M. Olin School of Business), 2000
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"
