John P. Woolf

Phone: 316-630-8100, Ext. 226
Email: [email protected]

Primary Areas of Practice

Phone: 316-630-8100, Ext. 226
Email: [email protected]

Primary Areas of Practice

John Woolf has spent his legal career successfully trying lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the Midwest. Mr. Woolf is lead trial counsel, specializing in defending high exposure personal injury and product liability jury trials. Mr. Woolf has extensive litigation experience in complex business and commercial matters, frequently representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has handled many complex domestic matters, many of which were resolved without the necessity of a trial.

Mr. Woolf’s practice includes consultation on litigation problem solving and avoidance, and alternate dispute resolution. He has served for many years as a civil mediator since his selection by the United States District Court for Kansas. Mr. Woolf enjoys Martindale Hubbell Law Directory’s highest “AV” rating for lawyers and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and “Bet-The-Company” Litigation. He has also been selected for inclusion in “Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers” for Commercial Litigation and designated as a Kansas Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation in the areas of Product Liability and Personal Injury Defense.

Admitted to Practice

Kansas
United States Military Court
United States District Court, District of Kansas
United States District Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Education

Kansas State University (B.S. in Business)
University of Kansas School of Law (J.D.)
Judge Advocate School, U.S. Army

Honors, Affiliations and Professional Memberships

Selected by peers for he Best Lawyers in America© in fields of Business Litigation and Commercial Litigation for more than two (2) decades and “Bet-the-Company” Litigation for more than a decade
Martindale Hubbell highest rating for lawyers of “AV”
Selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers for commercial litigation.
Designated as a Kansas Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation in the areas of product liability and personal injury defense.
Charter member of the Wesley E. Brown American Inn of Court
Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
American Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Wichita Bar Association

Community Involvement

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Sedgwick County (15-year Board Member and past President)
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America (Board Member, Region IX past President, and Advisory Board Member)
Salvation Army Biddy Basketball (Board Member)
Andover School Advisory Board
Youth Sports Coach
Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program (Board Member)

Professional Accomplishments

Lead defense counsel for international chemical company in six-week wrongful death jury trial where plaintiff was exposed to pentachlorophenol, resulting in a defense verdict.
Co-trial counsel for plaintiff in initial toxic shock syndrome case against a tampon manufacturer, resulting in large settlement for plaintiff during trial.
Co-trial defense counsel in commercial litigation case, representing international corporation in a four-week jury trial concerning the ownership of several coal mines in Colorado, resulting in a verdict for defendant.
Defense counsel for large manufacturing company sued for causing underground water contamination in the City of Wichita, resulting in a cleanup plan without any monetary judgment.
Defense counsel in three-week jury trial, representing the owner of a high rise hotel against claims of the general contractor, resulting in a defense verdict.
Lead jury trial counsel for national paving contractor in a lawsuit involving the construction of runways and taxiways at the Wichita Municipal Airport, resulting in a verdict for the contractor.
Defense counsel for trucking company in an accident wrongful death jury trial, resulting in defense verdict for the trucking company.
Plaintiff’s counsel for an oil company in a jury trial that established a right to recover for indirect damages without the requirement of an actual taking in an inverse condemnation case.
Defense counsel for a national food processing company in successfully defending against the State’s claim of labeling and packaging violations.
Defense counsel for a national ethanol manufacturer, negotiating multiple successful settlements in byproduct contamination cases.

John P. Woolf

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