
Tim E. Dollar
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About Tim E. Dollar
It’s no surprise Tim Dollar is considered one of the top trial lawyers in America. He has tried more than 286 jury trials, has won hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients and orchestrated major company and legislative policy changes that make our world safer. This includes cases he tried as a special prosecutor for the Jackson County, Missouri Prosecutor’s Office. Tim is so effective that Jackson County has continued to contract with him for important homicide cases each year since 1986. Some of his most noteworthy cases include the Precious Doe case, KC Wolf case, Bresette vs. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport case and many more. When it matters most, Tim Dollar is the man you want to be your voice of change. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Tim E. Dollar included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2021 Best Lawyers in America, 2004 - 2021 America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators , 2019 - 2020 Super Lawyers – Top 100 in Missouri/Kansas and Top 50 in Kansas City , 2005 - 2020 Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Icon Award, 2020 - Present Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Power 30, 2020 - Present Kansas City Business Journal – Best of the Bar, 2004 - 2015 Kansas City Business Journal – Best of the Bar, 2018 - 2019 Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Top Verdicts & Settlements, 2019 - Present Ingram’s – Top 50 Missourians , 2019 - Present Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys – Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award , 2018 - Present Verdict Search – Top 100 Verdicts, 2017 - Present Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Attorney Award , 1996 - Present Martindale Hubble – AV Rating (the highest level of professional excellence awarded by this organization) Other Sources of Feedback About Tim E. Dollar 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 2019 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2018 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2017 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2016 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2015 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2013 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2012 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2011 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2010 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2009 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2008 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2007 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2006 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2005 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
Non Legal Education
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Classes and Seminars
- Effective Use of Written Discovery, 2000 - Present
- Role of the LNC in Nursing Home Negligence, Annual Conference for Legal Nurse Consultants, 2000 - Present
- Motions Advocacy - Opening Statements & Closing Arguments, Kansas City, Missouri Bar Association, 1999 - Present
- Taking, Defending and Using Depositions, Kansas City, Missouri Bar Association, 1999 - Present
- The Use of Examinations Under Oath in Insurance Fraud Investigations, Association of Insurance Special Investigators, 1995 - Present
- Capital Litigation from a Prosecutor's Viewpoint, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1993 - Present
- Litigation Specialty Seminar, Specialty Seminars, Inc., 1993 - Present
- Pornography and the First Amendment - The Prosecutor's View, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1989 - 1992
- Damages in the Medical Malpractice Case, Kansas City, Missouri Bar Association, 1991 - Present
- Cross-Examination of Defendants in Homicide Cases, Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 1990 - Present
- Trial Advocacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1985 - Present
- Trial Advocacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1984 - Present
Published Works
Articles
- Risk of Procedure Defense, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1997
- Combatting the Risk of the Procedure Defense in Medical Malpractice Cases
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
Other Affiliations
- Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission, 2018 - Present
- Missouri Bar, 1984 - Present (Member)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1992 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2012 - 2013 (President )
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2012 - 2013 (Executive Committee)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2011 - Present (President-Elect)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2010 - Present (Vice President)
- 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, 2000 - 2006 (Missouri Bar Ethics Committee)
- University of Missouri at Kansas City , 1987 - 2006 (Adjunct Professor)
- Missouri Bar , - 2005 (Judicial Nominating Commission )
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Tim E. Dollar |
| Firm | Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, LC |
| Address | Kansas City, MO, 1100 Main Street, Suite 2600, Kansas City, MO |
| Phone | 816-876-2600 |
| Phone | 816-221-8763 |
| Website | www.dollar-law.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |