Gregorio Silva focuses his practice on civil defense litigation with experience in a variety of practice areas, including personal injury, products liability, multidistrict (MDL) litigation, premises liability and catastrophic injuries. Gregorio handles all phases of litigation – from pretrial fact investigation to jury verdict and appeal – across the United States.

He has experience representing corporate and individual clients in cases involving fire liability, trucking and automobile accidents, and wrongful death.

Gregorio graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd Law School Cum Laude, where he was a finalist in the Animal Law Moot Court Competition and recipient of several academic accolades. He was recognized as a Nevada Legal Elite attorney in 2019.

Memberships & Activities

• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Awards & Recognition

• Nevada Legal Elite, 2019

News & Events

Baker Sterchi Welcomes Gregorio Silva in Kansas City

03.26.20 | Gregorio Silva joins Baker Sterchi's Kansas City office as an associate. His practice is focused on civil defense litigation in a variety of practice areas, including personal injury, products liability, multidistrict (MDL) litigation, premises liability and catastrophic injuries.

Blog Posts

Evidence surrounding an earlier sale of equipment is relevant to a later purchaser's claim for punitive damages in a product liability action

01.15.21 | Evidence regarding the design, manufacture, and first sale of a drilling-rig to the Army Corp of Engineers is relevant to the knowledge element of Plaintiff's punitive damages claim arising from a second sale.

Can You Compel Arbitration? You May Have the Right to Ask Your Arbitrator

07.09.20 | Missouri Court of Appeals compels arbitration, where the parties agreed to submit threshold issues of arbitrability to a third-party neutral rather than the court.