Davis, Bethune & Jones, Trucking Accident Lawyers
Our truck accidents & injury firm is committed to helping people one family at a time. Whether our clients are involved in a small accident with an 18 wheeler or a highway pile-up involving both passenger cars and tractor trailers, it is our goal to professionaly represent individual victims, not giant companies. Working hand in hand with our clients, we litigate to hold the corporate trucking world responsible for its employees, policies, choices and actions. As experienced trial lawyers, our successes include victories over many forms of operator and corporate negligence but each shares the common thread of resolution and closure, knowing the responsible parties have compensated victims for their losses.
Meet the firm of Davis, Bethune and Jones, LLC, a qualified group of legal professionals dedicated to helping those in need of truck accident litigation services.
Grant L. Davis
Grant L. Davis graduated from the UMKC Law School in 1987 and is currently a partner with the law firm of Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C. in Kansas City, Missouri. He has been named to the "Best Lawyers in America". He is on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys as well as on the Executive Committee. Grant has obtained eight separate jury verdicts in excess of $1,000,000 during the last 6 years.
Scott S. Bethune
Scott S. Bethune is a founding member of the law firm of Davis, Bethune & Jones, LLC in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Bethune received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 1985 and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1988. Mr. Bethune is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri and the District of Kansas, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits.
Thomas C. Jones
Thomas C. Jones, a partner in the Kansas City, Missouri firm of Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.C., concentrates his practice in the area of personal injury, with extensive experience in railroad crossing litigation throughout the country. He has obtained numerous jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients which were in excess of $1 million dollars. Mr. Jones received his B.A. in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1985 and his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1988.
Tim Brake (Of Counsel)
Tim Brake received his B.A. from Regis College, Denver, Colorado, and his J.D. from University of Missouri, Kansas City - J.D. Mr. Brake's practice has included trial and appellate work in the areas of Products Liability, Toxic Tort Litigation, Medical and Professional Negligence, Automobile/Tractor-Trailer Litigation and Premises Liability. Mr. Brake is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World.
Shawn Foster
Shawn G. Foster is a graduate of Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia, Missouri. He received his Bachelor's of Science in Business administration with an emphasis in finance and his Master's of Science in Industrial Management from Central Missouri State University. He graduated from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law in May 1998 where he was a member of the UMKC Law Review and National Trial Advocacy Team. Shawn was selected into "The Order of Barristers" for his skills in trial advocacy.
Jose M. Bautista
Jose M. Bautista received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Upon completion of his legal education, he served as a prosecutor for the Madison County State's Attorney's Office in Illinois. He also served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Michael W. Manners of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri.
Wes Shumante
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.
Trucking Resources
One of the wonderful things about the Internet is its ability to connecting one group of ideas to another through interlinking. Our firm has found the following to be of interest to clients concerned about tractor trailer safety and industry operations. Please take a moment to review these resources. Davis, Bethune and Jones is not responsible for the content of pages linked below.
- US Department of Transportation
- Introduction to Trucking Accident Litigation
- Trucking Regulations Reports
- 123loadboard.com - find loads, trucks and freight with a 24/7 real-time freight load board and online load matching service.
