Phillip Raine

Phillip Raine

Super Lawyers®

Knight Nicastro MacKay, LLC

Insurance Defense Lawyers in Kansas City, MO in Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, MO816-708-0343
Insurance DefenseCivil and Tort LitigationProfessional Liability LitigationConsumer Protection Defense

About Phillip Raine

Phil is a trial lawyer who defends corporations, individuals, insurance companies, medical facilities, and transportation companies in State and Federal courts throughout Missouri and Kansas. Phil practices in all areas of civil litigation with a focus on consumer protection defense, serious personal injury, and wrongful death. Since graduating from law school, Phil has honed his civil defense litigation skills with one of the largest defense firms in Missouri and a smaller firm that specialized in medical malpractice defense and healthcare law. Phil has first and second chair experience in bench trials, jury trials, and arbitration hearings. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Phillip Raine included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Rising Stars, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2020 - 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award, National Business Institute, 2022 Other Sources of Feedback About Phillip Raine Included on the 2025Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2022 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2020 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 2013
  • Juris Doctor
  • Honors: Order of the Barristers

Non Legal Education

  • Truman State University, 2010
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Member

Classes and Seminars

  • “Writing Effective Status Letters,” KNM In-House CLE, March 2024
  • “Personal Injury Cases: Adjuster and Insurance Defense Perspectives,” NBI Webinar, Co-presenter, January 2024
  • “Saved by a Paralegal,” Missouri Paralegal’s Association, June 2023
  • “Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts,” KNM In-House CLE, December 2022
  • “How Jurors Think: What Every Litigator Needs to Know,” NBI Webinar, Co-presenter, October 2022
  • “Personal Injury Claims Negotiations,” NBI Webinar, Co-presenter, July 2022
  • “Kansas Auto Injury Litigation from Start to Finish,” NBI Webinar, Co-presenter, June 2022
  • “Jury Instructions for Dummies,” KNM In-House CLE, Co-presenter, April 2022
  • “Kansas Trial Strategies, From Voir Dire to Post-Trial Motions,” NBI Webinar, Co-presenter, March 2022
  • “Preparing Witnesses for Depositions,” KNM In-House CLE, January 2021
  • “Time Management for Lawyers,” Missouri Bar CLE, Co-presenter, March 2020
  • “Time Management,” Missouri Bar CLE, Co-presenter, April 2019

Pro Bono Activities

  • Boy Scouts of America Volunteer
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City Volunteer

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri, 2013
  • Kansas, 2014
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court District of Kansas
  • Colorado

Other Affiliations

  • Lawyers’ Association of Kansas City, YLS Board, 2016-2022
  • Lawyers’ Association of Kansas City, YLS Board President, 2021-2022
  • Lawyer’s Association of Kansas City, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
  • The CLM, Member

Attorney Details

Full NamePhillip Raine
FirmKnight Nicastro MacKay, LLC
Address304 W 10th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone816-708-0343
Websitewww.knightnicastro.com
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