Education & Honors

Stanford Law School, J.D., 2007

Order of the Coif 

Managing Editor, Stanford Law Review

Best Brief and Overall Team, Marian Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition

University of Kansas, B.S., Civil Engineering, B.A., American Studies, December 2003

Graduated Highest Distinction, with a perfect GPA, and Departmental Honors in American Studies

Government service

Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Antonin Scalia, United States Supreme Court, 2008-2009

Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2007-2008

Other honors

Temple Bar Scholar to the United Kingdom, the American Inns of Court (October 2009)

Bar admissions

Kansas

Colorado

Jameson Reece Jones

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Professional Practice

Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Associate, 2009-Present 

Representative cases

Liverpool Football Club Litigation (England)
Represents American investor George Gillett, and related entities including Kop Investment LLC, in litigation arising out of the sale of the Liverpool Football Club, one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world.  Proceedings are currently pending before the High Court in England. 

Santa Clara County et al. v. NL Industries (District Court for Santa Clara County, California)
Represents NL industries in a public nuisance action related to lead paint, brought on behalf of a number of California municipalities.

Imprelis® Litigation (Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
National counsel for DuPont in product liability litigation, including putative class actions pending in an MDL in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging damage caused by DuPont's Imprelis® herbicide.

Meins v. Bayer, et al. (Arkansas Circuit Court, Arkansas County)
Represented Bayer in a case against Riceland Foods, Inc. in a four week trial concerning the presence of genetically modified rice in the U.S. long-grain rice supply.

Briggs v. Bayer CropScience LP (Arkansas District Court, Jefferson County)
Represented Bayer in case brought by large Jefferson County rice farmer.  Plaintiffs’ counsel engaged in improper publicity on eve of jury selection and trial team obtained continuance three days before trial.

Sims, et al v. Bayer CropScience LP, et al. (Arkansas Circuit Court, Desha County)
Represented Bayer  in case brought by six Desha County rice farmers.  Jury awarded $946,000, only 7% of plaintiffs' $14,000,000 in requested damages and just $70,000 more than Defendants' expert testimony regarding damages.  Jury unanimously rejected punitive damages.  Case on appeal.

In re: Genetically Modified Rice Litigation - MDL Bellwether Trial (E.D. Missouri)
Represented Bayer for second MDL bellwether trial in St. Louis.  Two Missouri rice farmers prevailed, but jury awarded less than requested and no punitive damages.  Case on appeal.

GEA v. Bechtel Power (Federal District Court, District of Colorado)
Represented Bechtel in dispute with subcontractor over subcontractor's performance during construction of power plant in Athens, New York.  Case settled.