John Patterson has represented corporate and individual clients in a variety of practice areas, including product liability, employment, construction/fidelity and surety, financial services litigation, premises liability, and commercial litigation.  His experience extends to various industries, including aerospace, banking, construction, insurance, pharmaceutical and medical device, arts and entertainment, and trucking.  He handles all phases of litigation - from initial discovery to jury verdict and appeal - before area state and federal courts, as well as federal administrative tribunals.

John graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he served on the staff of Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. He has been selected as a Rising Star by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers 2012-2019.

Memberships & Activities

• Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
• Kansas Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  •  Torts Committee
• Mainstreet Parkville Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Publications

• Music Licensing - Paying the Piper (and the Copyright Owner)—The Music Modernization Act of 2017, The Licensing Journal, Volume 39, No. 3 (2018)

Awards & Recognition

• Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012-2019

News & Events

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Recognizes Nineteen Baker Sterchi Attorneys

11.15.19 | Nineteen Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys have been named to the 2019 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The named attorneys include...

John Patterson Quoted in IPWatchdog.com Article about the CASE Act

05.17.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Member John Patterson is quoted in an IPWatchdog.com article about the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, reintroduced as H.R. 2426 in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 1. Patterson opines in the article that...

Super Lawyers Recognizes Nineteen Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Attorneys

11.15.18 | Nineteen Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys have been recognized in the 2018 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars...

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Promotes John Patterson to Member

01.11.18 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to announce the promotion of John Patterson to Member effective January 1, 2018. Patterson practices in the areas of product liability, employment, construction/fidelity and surety, financial services litigation, premises liability...

2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Recognizes Eight Baker Sterchi Attorneys

11.15.17 | Eight Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys have been recognized in the 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars publication.

Eight Baker Sterchi Attorneys Included in 2016 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Publication

11.03.16 | Eight Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 Edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers...

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Welcomes New Attorney John Patterson

12.08.15 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to welcome John Patterson to the firm's Kansas City office. Patterson represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of areas, including product liability, employment, financial services, fidelity and surety, transportation, premises liability, insurance, pharmaceutical and medical device, construction and commercial litigation...

Blog Posts

Whistles Here, Whistles There, Whistles Everywhere - 8th Circuit Allows Airline Whistleblower to Proceed with State Law Wrongful Discharge Claim

10.03.17 | In Watson v. Air Methods Corp., No. 15-1900 (8th Cir. en banc, Aug. 31, 2017), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its own precedent and held that a former employee may bring a state law wrongful discharge claim against an "air carrier," notwithstanding the pre-emption provision contained in the Airline Deregulation Act ("ADA").

Old Facts and (no) New Tricks - Res Judicata Applies Despite Plaintiff's Change in Legal Theory

05.24.17 | In Kesler v. The Curators of the University of Missouri, et al., the Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri has provided a refresher course on the defense of res judicata.

The Daubert Standard - Coming Soon to a Missouri Court Near You

03.31.17 | Earlier this week, Governor Eric Greitens signed Missouri HB 153 into law. HB 153, which supplants Missouri's existing expert witness standard with that set forth in Federal Rules of Evidence 702, 703, 704 and 705, effectively submits expert testimony in most civil and criminal case to the analysis set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993).

A Peppercorn for Your Troubles - Missouri Court of Appeals Upholds $1.00 Jury Verdict

11.11.16 | In Walker v. Kelley, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District recently upheld a jury verdict awarding $1.00 to a personal injury plaintiff. The case involved a garden variety rear-end car accident which occurred in 2009. Following the accident, plaintiff received...

Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive Corporation: Another Nail in the Coffin of Field Preemption for Aviation Product Liability Claims

05.03.16 | In Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive Corporation, the Third Circuit issued a sweeping decision that field preemption is not applicable to aviation-related products liability claims. While conflict preemption is still viable in cases where it is physically impossible to comply with the type certificate and state law, manufacturers should expect to remain subjected to the patchwork of various state product liability standards for the foreseeable future.

Article 29 of the Montreal Convention: How Important is Location?

04.18.16 | The Montreal Convention, a treaty which became effective in the United States on November 4, 2003, governs the rights and liabilities of international air carriers and passengers. Among its more important provisions, Article 29 of the Montreal Convention states that...