About Derek Heath
Derek Heath Potts is an attorney primarily based in Kansas City, Missouri, that specialize in personal damage, corporate law, and products liability. He has been a member of the Missouri State Bar since 1996. His practice encompasses many instances, including enterprise contracts, enterprise dissolution, business finance, company formation, business litigation, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, partnership and shareholder disputes, animal and canine bites, brain accidents, automobile accidents, structure injuries, motorcycle injuries, premises liability, truck accidents, wrongful death, drugs and medical gadgets, motor vehicle defects. Toxic torts. Mr. Potts earned his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, the place he made the Dean’s List and took part as a member of the National Appellate Advocacy Team. He additionally acquired the Judge Conrad B — Duberstein Appellate Advocacy Award.
He finished his undergraduate research at William Jewell College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in History. During his time there, he was inducted into Phi Alpha Delta, the largest co-ed professional regulation fraternity in the nation, and Mortar Board, a national honor society spotting outstanding students. Throughout his profession, Mr. Potts has been concerned in severa prominent cases, serving in leadership positions for more than one countrywide litigations. He acted as Liaison and Co-Lead Counsel in In Re Mentor Corp. 2511, used to be appointed Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in California’s Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings for all Xarelto instances. Served as Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel within the CR Bard and Neomedic MDLs.
His knowledge has earned him recognition amongst the Top one hundred Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers and selection as one of the leading attorneys list in America. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Potts is a member in good standing of numerous professional institutions, including the American Association for Justice. He served on the Board of Governors for New Lawyers for three years, and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. He has additionally served at the Board of Governors for the Kansas Association for Justice and is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Potts is licensed to practice regulation in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, New York.
Texas, as well as in various U.S. District Courts, which includes the District of Kansas, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Southern District of New York, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, District of West Virginia, and Middle District of Georgia. His office is located at 3034 Grand Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108. He can be reached by phone at (816) 931-2230 or by e-mail at dpotts@potts-law.com.