John E. Taylor

John E. Taylor is of Counsel to Dunn & Davison, LLC and practices in the Firm's Litigation Department. He works primarily from the Leawood, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri offices. He was born and raised in the Kansas City metropolitan area where he has lived all his life with the exception of when he attended college and law school. He was a residential home builder in Johnson County, Kansas before attending law school at the University of Arizona.

John practiced law at the Kansas and Missouri offices of Morris & Larson, PC and Watson & Ess, L.C. before their dissolution and the Kansas City, Missouri office of Armstrong Teasdale. Before joining Dunn & Davison, he practiced at John E. Taylor, L.C. in both Missouri and Kansas.

John is licensed before the United States Supreme Court and state and federal courts in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and the District of Columbia. He is known for his practical, cost-efficient approach toward the matters he handles.


Practice Areas

Education

  • B.S. Business Administration-University of Kansas, 1983
  • J.D.-University of Arizona, 1987
    • Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
    • University of Arizona National Moot Court Team (Alternative)
    • Moot Court Board (Best Brief)

Admissions/Court Memberships

  • United States Supreme Court
  • State of Missouri
  • State of Kansas
  • State of Colorado
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • United States District Court for the District of Kansas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • Best of the Bar - Kansas City Business Journal

Professional Affiliations

  • United States Supreme Court
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Johnson County Bar Association