Associate
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(816) 421-1600
Born: Union City, Tennessee, June 14, 1977
Education: Murray State University, B.S., 2001, University of Missouri, Kansas City, J.D., 2004
Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Negligence; Automobile/Tractor Trailer Negligence; Premises Liability
Membership: Tennessee Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; American Association for Justice.
Admissions: 2004, Tennessee; 2008, Missouri; 2009, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
Miscellaneous Information: Delta Theta Phi; Order of Barristers. Member, UMKC National Trial Advocacy Team, 2003-2004.
Biography:
Wes Shumate received his Bachelor of Science from Murray State University in 2001 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 2004. While attending UMKC he was a member of the National Trial Advocacy Team and was selected into the Order of Barristers for his skills in trial advocacy.
Mr. Shumate is licensed to practice law in the states of Tennessee and Missouri and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court - Western District of Tennessee.
Mr. Shumate's civil practice consists of representing plaintiffs in the areas of automobile/tractor-trailer litigation, product liability, professional negligence, and premises liability. He is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice.
At Davis, Bethune & Jones, LLC, in our focus to represent individuals and families who have suffered personal injury or death, our attorneys have come up against large corporations and industry giants. We are dedicated to speaking out for those who have suffered needlessly. While we cannot turn back the clock or undo disastrous consequences, we hope to correct injustices and bring compensation to see our clients through difficult times. In assisting our clients, our dedication and hard work has resulted in notable verdicts and settlements, some of which include:
