Lynn Weddle Judkins has successfully tried cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants in Missouri and Kansas Courts. She specializes in business and commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction defect, contracts, real estate claims and lender liability claims. Lynn also has experience with a variety of product liability and personal injury cases, as well as defense of clients' insterests in
workers' compensation matters.

Of Note
Lynn served as the co-advisor for the Missouri Bar Leadership Academy in 2006 after completing her term in 2005; she was one of 11 selected across the state for this Academy honor to build diversity in the Bar. Prior to joining the firm, Lynn also worked in litigation at another firm and previously served as the judicial law clerk to the former Hon. K. Preston Dean II, Jackson County Circuit Court.

While in law school, Lynn was managing editor of The Urban Lawyer review, where she was published twice.  She also was student editor of the Journal of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, where her comment, The Road to Splitsville:  How the Timing of Valuation During Marital Dissolution Leads to Costly Detours, appeared in 1998 . Lynn competed as a member of the UMKC's National ABA Negotiation Team and received on of the 1999 Tiera Farrow Awards for Outstanding Female Law Student at UMKC.

Community Involvement:                                                           Lynn has advised the Board of Directors for the Mid-America Games for the Disables, a regional multi-sport copmetition and qualifying event for the Paralympics, since 2001.  She and her husband also volunteer with their son's Pack 303 of the Boy Scouts of American and Dogwood Elementary School.

Areas of Practice:

Business & Commercial Civil Litigation-Contract & Banking

Construction Law - Defect & Mechanic's Liens

Real Estate

Bar Admissions:

Missouri (state & federal)

Kansas (state & federal)

Education:

University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 1999 -   
     American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts - Dean's List

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, B.J.,
     1993 - Honors College, Dean's list

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association

Kansas Bar Association

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association - Appointed Membership Services Standing Executive Committee 2005-2006; Women in Profession Committee, Chairman 2002; Construction Law Committee 2005-2006 

American and Ross T. Robert Inns of Court (Div. I & II) 2001-2003 

Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City 
   Board of Directors, Membership Chairman and CLE Chairman 2001 - 2006

American Association for Justice

Kansas Trial Lawyers Association

Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers