J. Michael Vaughan
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mvaughan@wbsvlaw.com
AV Martindale-Hubbell Rating
After growing up in the small Missouri Ozarks town of Salem, Michael Vaughan pursued an education centered on business, economics and law. Likewise, his trial practice is focused in the areas of complex commercial litigation, including a focus on life insurance and annuity litigation, allegations of business fraud and the prosecution and defense of class actions across the country. Mr. Vaughan has prosecuted and defended commercial litigation matters in not only Missouri and Kansas, but from New York to California, Oregon to Florida and Wisconsin to Texas.
Mr. Vaughan has successfully tried a number of jury and nonjury cases, including the prosecution and defense of numerous securities arbitration cases and cases involving other financial products. He is continuously involved in the defense of a number of life insurance and annuity cases, as well as the prosecution of class actions involving violations of consumer protection laws.
EDUCATION:
University of Missouri – School of Law
Columbia, Missouri
Juris Doctorate, 1975
Law Review: 1974-1975
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Bachelor of Science, 1972 (Cum laude)
LICENSES/ORGANIZATIONS:
- Admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court
- Licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of Missouri, the Federal Court in Kansas and numerous other Federal Courts on a pro hac vice basis
- Admitted to practice law in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Eight Circuit, Tenth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit
- Received AV (highest) rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a peer rating system for attorneys
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
- Member, Missouri Bar Association
- Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association