Matthew D. Meyerkord

About Me

Matt’s goal is to leave a positive imprint on people’s lives. He admires people who choose to see the positive, to take initiative, and who work to better themselves. Those people fuel his desire to make a lasting and meaningful contribution to his clients’ lives.

Matt founded the beginnings of Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott in 2008 to help those who have beeninjured due to someone else’s negligence and he loves what he does. He sees himself as a counselor, an advisor, and a fighter. He enjoys helping people, especially in their time of injury or loss. He recognizes that you are the ultimate decision maker and sees his job as advising you to make informed decisions.

Why Entrust Your Case to Matt?

Matt wants you to have a successful outcome, but he also wants the road to that successful outcome to be comfortable. This means he takes care of nearly everything regarding your case so you don’t have to worry about it. He keeps you as informed as you want to be and provides straightforward and honest input while welcoming the opportunity to talk with you at any time.

Since beginning the law firm, Matt has collected over $10,000,000.00 for his clients, including 2 cases over $1,000,000.00 and a $5,000,000.00 case.

Matt and his wife live in Parkville, Missouri with their three young daughters. In his free time, he enjoys staying active with CrossFit and keeping up on the latest Marvel films.

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Awards & Recognitions

Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorney in KS/MO, 2017
Super Lawyers, 2013-2021
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal, 2015-2016
Selected to be the Revitalization Governor to represent the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys on the board of the American Association for Justice, 2014
Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2012
Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal, 2011
Up & Coming Lawyer, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2010
$225,000.00 premises liability case settlement, Boswell v. Green Duck Lounge, Inc., 0916-CV27338, Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, 2010
$1,000,000.00 trucking case settlement, Martin v. Stajo Iron & Metal, Inc., 4:07-CV-01388, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2008
Missouri Supreme Court Victory, Sides v. St. Anthony's Med. Ctr., 258 S.W.3d 811, 2008
President of the Law School Emissaries, 2004

Courtroom Experience

Jackson County, Missouri, September 2018, Jury Trial, Slip and Fall, Government Liability
February 2015, Workers' compensation final hearing
Caldwell County, April 2014, Inadequate road signage trial
Shawnee County, Kansas, July 2013, MVA trial
Clay County, November 2012, MVA trial
April 2012, Workers' compensation final hearing
Jackson County Circuit Court, Missouri, June 2010, Jury Trial, Premises Liability
St. Genevieve County Circuit Court, Missouri, May 2010, Jury Trial, Premises Liability
St. Louis Division of Workers' Compensation, Missouri, October 2008, Workers' Compensation Final Hearing
St. Louis County Circuit Court, Missouri, October 2007, Jury Trial, Motor Vehicle Collision

Memberships

AAJ Board of Governors, 2014-2018
The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Board of Governors, 2010-Present
- Member, 2013-Present
- Member, Public Awareness Committee Emergency Response Team, 2007-present
- Co-chair of the New Lawyers Committee, 2007-2008
The Eastern Jackson County Bar Association
The Clay County Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Freemason, Missouri District 17, Rising Sun Lodge
- Master Mason, August 2010-present

Teaching Experience

National Business Institute CLE, Kansas City, Missouri, Auto Injury Litigation from Start to Finish, 2016
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Bench-Bar & Boardroom Conference, Branson, Missouri, Starting a Firm?, 2015
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, Adjunct Paralegal Professor - Introduction to the Law, 2008

Work Experience

Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott, Kansas City, Missouri, 2014-Present
Meyerkord & Russell, Kansas City, Missouri, 2011-2014
The Meyerkord Law Firm of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 2008-2011
Meyerkord, Rineberg & Graham, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005-2008
Jackson County Circuit Court, Division Two, Independence, Missouri, Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael W. Manners, 2004-2005
Public Defender Trial Clinic, Kansas City, Missouri, Rule-13 Certified Intern, 2003-2004

Publications and Papers

If I can Do It... Why I Decided to Donate 5% of Every Fee to Charity, The Missouri Trial Attorney, 2010
The Res Ipsa Loquitur Inference: A Powerful Tool Now Available to medical Malpractice Plaintiffs, The Missouri Trial Attorney, Volume 27, Number 1, 2007

Education

University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2004
- President of the Law School Emissaries
University of Missouri – Columbia, B.A in Communication, Minor in Anthropology, 2001

Case Results

$1,400,000.00 car crash case settlement
1916-CV21523
Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri
$225,000.00 premises liability case settlement
Boswell v. Green Duck Lounge, Inc., 0916-CV27338
Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri
$1,000,000.00 trucking case settlement
Martin v. Stajo Iron & Metal, Inc., 4:07-CV-01388
United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court Victory
Sides v. St. Anthony's Med. Ctr., 258 S.W.3d 811

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