Daniel A. “Danny” Thomas
Attorney
Daniel A. "Danny" Thomas has dedicated his career to representing victims of catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. His practice includes trucking accidents, motor vehicle accidents, product defects, toxic torts, nursing home abuse and medical malpractice.
At Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, Danny continues the firm’s national reputation for helping injured victims when they need it most. His work has resulted in significant verdicts and settlements, as well as recognition from legal and business organizations throughout Missouri and Kansas.
A Distinguished Record of Advocacy
In 2008, Danny was ranked by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as the 5th Top Plaintiffs’ Lawyer in Missouri, with over $19.34 million obtained by verdicts and settlements and for securing the top settlement in Missouri for the families of three elderly women killed in a tractor-trailer collision. Danny was also recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for obtaining the top Missouri product liability verdict in 2009 on behalf of a woman whose husband died due to exposure to asbestos.
Danny was selected by Ingram’s Business Magazine as a member of the 2010 Class of 40 Under Forty honorees. This honor recognizes the most accomplished business and community leaders in the region. In 2009, Danny was named Best of the Bar by the Kansas City Business Journal, inducted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and honored by The National Trial Lawyers (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association) as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State of Missouri. He was also inducted as a Lead Master for the American Inns of Court, Ross T. Roberts Chapter, where he prepares aspiring trial lawyers for courtroom appearances and promotes excellence, collegiality, professionalism, and ethics in the legal community.
In March 2009, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association chose Danny as the recipient of the Thomas J. Conway Award. This award is presented annually to one young trial lawyer who exemplifies two traits of the late Tom Conway: (1) outstanding trial skills and (2) the ability to be a fierce advocate and a good friend to opposing counsel at the same time.
Danny is a member of the National Advisory Board for The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and he has a BV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. In 2008 and in 2009, he was recognized by Law and Politics as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in Missouri and Kansas. Also in 2008, Missouri Lawyers Weekly recognized him as an Up and Coming Lawyer.
When he isn't advocating for injured clients, Danny enjoys spending time with his four children and his wife, Brianne Thomas, the managing partner of Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish.
Notable Verdicts & Settlements
- $108,000,000 Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case – Mansfield v. Horner, et al, 2012
- $35,250,000 Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case – Gibbs v. Centra, 2010
- $3,000,000 Verdict – John Does v. United States of America, 2020
- $1 Million Settlement in Trucking Case – Stephanie Stanton v. Confidential, 2015
- $300,000 Settlement in Bullycide Case – Nugent v. Carl Junction R-1 School District, 2015
- Numerous Six, Seven, and Eight-Figure Confidential Settlements
Admissions
- Missouri
- Kansas
- North Carolina
- S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2003
- S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
- Park University, Parkville, MO, B.A. with Distinction, 1999
- University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, MO,D., 2002
Professional Affiliations
Awards
- Top 20 Plaintiffs’ Verdicts of the Year, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2006
- Up and Coming Lawyer, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2008
- Rising Star in Missouri and Kansas, Super Lawyers, 2008 & 2009
- Top Settlement in Missouri ($18 Million), Missouri Lawyers Media, 2008
- Ranked 5th Top Plaintiffs’ Lawyer in Missouri, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2008
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2008-2012
- Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal, 2009-2021
- Thomas J. Conway Award, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2009
- Top Product Liability Verdict in the State of Missouri ($4.5 Million), Missouri Lawyers Media, 2009
- Lon O. Hocker Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 2010
- 40 Under Forty, Ingram’s Business Magazine, 2010
- Largest Wrongful Death Verdict of the Year ($35.25 Million), Missouri Lawyers Media, 2010
- Decade Award, UMKC Law Foundation Alumni Association, 2011
- Top Plaintiff Win in the State of Missouri, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2011
- Thurgood Marshall “Fighting for Justice Award,” Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers, 2011
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, 2011
- Ranked 1st Top Plaintiffs’ Lawyer in Missouri, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2012
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2012
- Largest Plaintiff’s Verdict in the State of Missouri ($108.65 Million), Missouri Lawyers Media, 2013
- Legal Champion Award, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2013
- Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2013-2021
- Top 100 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2014
- Plaintiff’s attorney with the most reported verdicts/judgments in the state of Missouri, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2015
- Top Attorneys in Kansas City, 435 Magazine, 2017-2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Missouri, The National Trial Lawyers, formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008-2021
- Best Lawyers in America Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2021
- Legal Champion Award (Danny is the only attorney in the state of Missouri to win this award twice), Missouri Lawyers Media, 2021