Richard James
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Licensed for 27 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Trucking accident
Language
English
About
With an unprecedented jury trial record and a history of multi-million dollar verdicts —- Dustin L. DeVaughn loves trying lawsuits almost as much as he loves winning them.Named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers since 2009 by the National Trial Lawyers Association, a “Super Lawyer” since 2009 by the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine, and nationally ranked Top 10 Attorney Award by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys since 2013, Mr. DeVaughn aggressively advocates his clients’ interests in a timely and efficient manner. On those cases that cannot be amicably resolved, he has extensive jury trial experience having litigated eighty-six (86) jury trials throughout Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma in both federal and state courts. Eighty-one (81) of those eighty-nine (89) jury trials have resulted in verdicts in his clients’ favor – a jury trial success rate of 91%!DeVaughn’s jury trial successes also result in huge damage awards. Mr. DeVaughn has obtained several multi-million dollar verdicts including a 20 million dollar jury verdict in the State of Oklahoma and an 11 million dollar jury verdict in the State of Kansas — both record setting jury verdicts for personal injury cases.Mr. DeVaughn’s practice is limited exclusively to the prosecution of personal injury and wrongful death cases where he is retained by individuals with catastrophic injuries or families who have lost a loved-one due to the negligence of others. Mr. DeVaughn’s 20 years of experience in personal injury law includes being retained by Fortune 500 companies, major insurance companies and trucking companies. Having experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation allows DeVaughn to maintain a competitive edge very few other attorneys have the privilege of experiencing.DeVaughn is an Oklahoma native with his legal practice based in Wichita, Kansas. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas in 1991 and his joint Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1994. He is one of the founding members of DeVaughn James, LLC; is on the Board of Governors for the Kansas Association of Justice; and is a member of the Kansas and American Bar Association.
Practices Areas
Car Accident
Personal Injury
Trucking accident
Language
English
Contact
Reviews
Dustin DeVaughn helped me when I was involved in a head on motor vehicle collision. He was wonderful to work with and was very esay to talk to. He was prompt in returning my phone calls and very courteous. He really cared about me and wanted to help me get through the incident. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who needs a lawyer.
Dustin DeVaughn helped me when I was involved in a head on motor vehicle collision. He was wonderful to work with and was very esay to talk to. He was prompt in returning my phone calls and very courteous. He really cared about me and wanted to help me get through the incident. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who needs a lawyer.
Dustin DeVaughn helped me when I was involved in a head on motor vehicle collision. He was wonderful to work with and was very esay to talk to. He was prompt in returning my phone calls and very courteous. He really cared about me and wanted to help me get through the incident. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who needs a lawyer.