Kristen Michael Oneal

Related Experience Achieved a successful defense verdict while representing a trucking company in a wrongful death action arising out of a tractor-trailer accident. Achieved a successful defense verdict while representing a physician in a medical malpractice action brought by a patient who alleged negligence neurosurgery with use of bone morphogenic protein. Punitive damages were sought. Upheld motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Southern District. Obtained summary judgment upheld by 10th Circuit for school district and administrators by employee who alleged discrimination and retaliation. Obtained summary judgment for a health care provider following 2017 changes to Chapter 538 related to vicarious liability. Distinctions Missouri Lawyers Media, Womens Justice Award, Litigation Practitioner, 2025 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2018-2025 Missouri Lawyers Media, Top Defense Verdicts & Settlements, two cases recognized, 2020 Memberships Trucking Industry Defense Association American Truckers United Missouri Bar Association Missouri Trucking Association Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Southern Missouri Women Lawyers Presentations and Publications Its one, two, three strikes youre out.... Spring Personnel Decisions for Certified Personnel, Missouri Association of Rural Education Limitations on Working After Retirement: Its Not Just for Employees Anymore, Missouri Association of Rural Education Disciplining Staff in Light of Missouris New Whistle Blower Protections, Missouri Association of Rural Education K-8 Conference, Education Law Update, UMKC CLE Program Damages - Do You Know the New Rules? Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Webinar, September 2020