Nate Jones

Attorney

Phone Number: 816.701.1135

4740 Grand Avenue Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64112

In Brief

Jury trial experience in both state and federal court jurisdictions in complex product liability actions

Worked in the U.S. District Court of Missouri Western District for the Honorable Scott O. Wright, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Honorable Thomas Newton, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Kansas City Civil Rights Office while still in law school

Nate Jones devotes his practice entirely to civil litigation, with an emphasis on complex pharmaceutical and medical device actions. Since joining Wagstaff & Cartmell, Nate has quickly gained jury trial experience in state and federal court jurisdictions nationwide, in challenging product liability actions.

Nate was a civic leaders intern at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office during his time in college. He then received his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with academic honors and was the recipient of numerous CALI awards. He also was a legal writing and research teaching assistant, an editor for the UMKC Law Review, and the UMKC Superior Court Chief Justice.

While in law school, Nate had the opportunity to work in the U.S. District Court of Missouri Western District for the Honorable Scott O. Wright, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Honorable Thomas Newton, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Kansas City Civil Rights Office. Following law school, Nate worked as an associate attorney on complex class action and product liability matters.

Notable Litigation

  • Pelvic Mesh Repair System Products Liability Litigation (S.D.W.V.)

    In 2012, thousands of lawsuits filed nationwide against several manufacturers of transvaginal mesh products. These cases were consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) into several MDLs before the Honorable Joseph R. Goodwin in the Southern District of West Virginia. Among the dozens of lawyers who applied for leadership positions, Judge Goodwin selected Tom Cartmell as

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Practice Areas

Other Practice Areas

  • Product Liability

Prior Work

Clerk, Hon. Scott O. Wright, Missouri Court of Appeals
Clerk, Hon. Thomas Newton, Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Civic Leaders Intern, Missouri Attorney General’s Office

Education

  • J.D., University of Missouri – Kansas City
    • Legal writing and research teaching assistant
    • Editor, UMKC Law Review
    • UMKC Superior Court Chief Justice
  • B.S., University of Missouri, 2005