
Gender Discrimination Attorney in Kansas City MO
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Phone: (816) 474-4600 | (877) 287-2162 (Toll Free) Fax: (816) 474-4601
Mark has been a trial lawyer specializing in employment law for over 25 years. After defending large corporations for 10 years, Mark has exclusively represented employees since 2003, when he founded Employee Rights Law Firm. The Firm is committed to fighting for the rights of employees that companies and sometimes even the legislature try to take away
Since 2003, Mark has obtained over $25 Million in verdicts or settlements for employees. These include one judgment under the Missouri Human Rights Act for $3 Million and a verdict under the same statute for $2.79 Million
Mark has
- Achieved the highest rating for ethics and skill, AV-Pre-eminent, by Martindale-Hubbell for two decades
- Been named as a “Best Lawyer in America – Labor and Employment Law” for over 10 years
- Been named as a “Super Lawyer”
- Been named as a “Best Lawyer” by the Kansas City Business Journal
In their spare time, Mark and his wife and law partner, Christie, raise cattle, dogs and barn cats on a small ranch outside of Weston, Missouri
Contact Mark A. Jess For Reliable Representation!
Bar Admission
- Missouri, 1990
- Arizona, 1992
- Kansas, 1994
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1993
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1991
Education
University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. - 1990
- Honors: Member, Order of the Barristers
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- B.A. - 1989
- Major: English
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Litigation and Labor & Employment Sections, Member
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
- Missouri Bar, Member
- Arizona Bar, Member
- Kansas Bar, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- Kansas City Chapter of NELA, Member