Total Credits: 1.2 MCLE, 1.2 Ethics, 1.2 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 Kansas Credit, 1.0 Kansas Ethics
Originally presented at our MOSOLO Small Firm Conference, June 9-11, 2022
We all have biases. Many are positive, but others are negative. This session will discuss both explicit and implicit bias in the profession. How do we recognize our biases? How does bias impact how we practice law and how judges oversee cases? What can we do to overcome or adapt to bias in our practices and in the courtroom?
Speaker & Moderator: Timothy Monsees, Monsees & Mayer, PC, Kansas City
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| Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (102.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Tim Monsees is a shareholder and director with the firm Monsees & Mayer, P.C. He graduated with honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1981. He is admitted to practice in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Colorado. Mr. Monsees restricts his practice to the representation of injured parties in litigation of product liability, particularly cases related to defective firearms and hunting tree stands. Mr. Monsees’ firm has received national recognition for litigation related to injuries from defective sporting equipment and from defective firearms. Mr. Monsees is recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Missouri Super Lawyers, Kansas City Business Journal “Best of the Bar”, and for many years has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with an “A/V” rating. In 2021, Tim was recognized by Missouri Lawyer’s Media as an Icon of the Missouri Bar. In 2022, Tim was recognized by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association for lifetime achievement as a “Dean of the Trial Bar.”
