{"id":2,"date":"2012-01-04T23:54:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-05-01T12:23:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T17:23:40","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dandiamond\/2013\/04\/09\/nfl-concussion-case-a-primer-as-arguments-begin\/\">Forbes.com<\/a> says Paul is &#8220;one of the nation&#8217;s leading experts on concussion law.&#8221; By the time Paul was 31-years old, he had won more than $30-million dollars in settlements for his clients. A remarkable feat, having only been out of law school for six years. In light of his numerous accomplishments, Paul was recently selected to the prestigious list of <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.superlawyers.com\/missouri\/kansas-city\/lawyer\/paul-d-anderson\/3d07ca25-615c-42b1-aed0-93f7a6218c5b.html\">Rising Stars in Missouri &amp; Kansas<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anderson_Paul.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1761\" alt=\"Anderson_Paul\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anderson_Paul.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anderson_Paul.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anderson_Paul.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anderson_Paul.jpg?resize=900%2C1350&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anderson_Paul.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul D. Anderson is a licensed attorney in the state of Missouri, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfmlegal.com\/paul-d-anderson\/\">practicing at Humphrey, Farrington &amp; McClain, P.C<\/a>. His practice focuses on sports-injury litigation, advocating for traumatic brain injury victims and retired NFL players&#8217; rights. If you are a former athlete interested in discussing your rights, you can contact Paul D. Anderson&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:pauld_anderson@me.com\">here<\/a>. In addition to his sports law practice, Paul handles employment litigation and personal injury cases. He is also studying the emerging area of cannabis law. Paul is an Adjunct Professor at UMKC School of Law where he teaches a course on concussion litigation. Paul is also an adjunct professor at the University of Kansas where he will be teaching a sports law course in the spring of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Paul and his legal team of titans&nbsp;have litigated a variety of high-profile sports injury cases. Paul and his team<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/kansascity\/news\/2016\/08\/08\/ncaa-concussion-lawsuit-settlement.html\">&nbsp;settled the first ever individual&nbsp;brain-injury case against the NCAA, et al., for $1.2 million<\/a>. They have also resolved numerous other claims on behalf of retired NFL players, worth millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of exemplary cases:<\/p>\n<p><em>Derek Sheely, et al v. NCAA, et al.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dornbrook: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/kansascity\/news\/2016\/08\/08\/ncaa-concussion-lawsuit-settlement.html\">Local Lawyers Reach Landmark Concussion Settlement with NCAA<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Solomon: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/judge-rules-ncaa-must-go-to-trial-in-death-of-football-player\/\">Judge Rules NCAA Must Go To Trial in Death of Football Playe<\/a>r<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sundar: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/782352\/ncaa-faces-trial-over-footballer-s-fatal-head-injury\"><em>NCAA Faces Trial Over Footballer&#8217;s Fatal Head Injury<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fenno: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2013\/nov\/11\/inside-the-house-on-the-corner-ken-sheely-rests-hi\/?page=all\"><em>Frostburg State Football Player Pressured Back on Field After Blows to Head Dies<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Solomon: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/ncaas-mark-emmert-ordered-to-testify-in-wrongful-death-suit\/\">NCAA&#8217;s Mark Emmert Ordered to Testify in Wrongful Death Suit<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sundar: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/571575\/ncaa-prez-to-testify-in-frostburg-state-football-death-suit\">NCAA Prez to Testify in Frostburg State Football Death<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fenno: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/sportsnow\/la-sp-sn-ncaa-wrongful-death-lawsuit-20150603-story.html\">NCAA Seeks to Seal Internal Emails in Wrongful-Death Lawsuit<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Crossman:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/longform\/2013\/12\/17\/5217634\/sharing-derek-sheely-a-helmet-to-helmet-hit-took-the-life-of-a-22\"><em>Sharing Derek Sheely<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mellinger: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/2013\/08\/31\/4450304\/death-of-derek-sheely-shows-why.html\"><em>Death of Derek Sheely Shows Football Concussion Problems Extend Beyond NFL<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fenno:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2013\/dec\/24\/fenno-ncaa-continues-prove-it-hypocritical-core\/?page=all\"><em>NCAA Continues to Prove it is Hypocritical to the Core<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Albert Lewis, et al v. Kansas City Chiefs<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AP: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/2013\/12\/04\/5-former-kansas-city-chiefs-players-sue-team-over-head-injuries\/\">Five Former KC Chiefs Players Sue Team Over Head Injuries<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>AP:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/sports\/football\/chiefs-players-join-brain-injury-lawsuit-article-1.1556723\"><em>Nine Former KC Chiefs Players Join Brain Injury Lawsuit<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/18-Memorandum-in-Support-of-Plaintiffs-Motion-to-Remand-copy.pdf\">Plaintiffs&#8217; Motion to Remand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/19-Plaintiffs-Opposition-to-KC-Chiefs-Motion-to-Stay-Proceedings-copy.pdf\">Plaintiffs&#8217; Opposition to KC Chiefs Motion to Stay Proceedings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Neil Smith, et al v. Kansas City Chiefs<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KC Star: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/2013\/12\/31\/4723175\/neil-smith-joins-other-former.html\"><em>Neil Smith Joins Other Former Players in Lawsuit Against the Chiefs<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Zoey Belcher v. Kansas City Chiefs<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hruby: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsonearth.com\/article\/66304992\/\"><em>A Search for Answers<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Roy Green, et al v. St. Louis Football Cardinals<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nflconcussionlitigation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/33-Order-Granting-Remand.pdf\">Order Granting Plaintiffs&#8217; Motion to Remand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul graduated s<em>umma cum laude <\/em>from&nbsp;the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. While in law school, he focused on Sports Law, Class Actions, Labor &amp; Employment Law, and Business Litigation. He clerked with the law firm of Monaco, Sanders, Gotfredson, Racine and Barber, and interned&nbsp;with Senior U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith at the United States District Court of the Western District of Missouri prior to joining The Klamann Law Firm.<\/p>\n<p>Paul excelled in all aspects of law school, receiving the highest grade in Torts, Legal Research and Writing I &amp; II, Federal Taxation, Estates &amp; Trusts, Professional Malpractice Litigation and Sports Law. He spent his final semester of law school interning at the Department of Labor, and devoted the remainder of his time covering the NFL concussion litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Paul shares a passion for sports and the law. Primarily baseball, but since Major League Baseball has enjoyed more than twenty years of labor peace and has fortunately, for the most part, remained out of the courtroom, Paul has focused his efforts on litigating brain-injury cases in football and studying the emerging area of cannabis regulations.<\/p>\n<p>In his free time, Paul enjoys spending time with his family and friends, playing tennis and mountain biking.<\/p>\n<p>Follow him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/PaulD_Anderson\">@PaulD_Anderson<\/a> and feel free to email him with any questions at <a href=\"mailto:PaulD_Anderson@me.com\">PaulD_Anderson@me.com<\/a>. He is available for radio and TV appearances, as well as lecturing and consulting services.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Appearances:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SiriusXM NFL Radio Blitz<\/li>\n<li>Hockey Night in Canada on Sirius\/XM<\/li>\n<li>Panelist at Arizona State&#8217;s College of Law&#8217;s&nbsp;3rd Annual Conference on&nbsp;Sports and Entertainment Law<\/li>\n<li>Regularly appear on SportsBiz Today<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Television (CTV)<\/li>\n<li>KCTV5<\/li>\n<li>Courts and Sports, WOKV 690 am<\/li>\n<li>Lectured to graduate Sports Management class at Northwestern University<\/li>\n<li>Presented at the Chicago Bar Ass&#8217;n Sports Lawyers Conference<\/li>\n<li>Quoted by ESPN, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/04\/08\/sports\/football\/nfl-and-retired-players-in-court-over-concussions-and-other-head-trauma-cases.html?_r=0\">The New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2013\/04\/07\/nfl-concussion-lawsuit-hearing\/2061625\/\">USA Today<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/judge-decide-fate-nfl-concussion-lawsuits\/story?id=18907002#.UWlyy78lZSU\">ABC News<\/a>, Washington Times, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5gO9-olkGdm6j5LxKYKrkfheCKYFQ?docId=e2077916fab34ea5ae48401bbca1ce12\">Associate Press<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.washingtonpost.com\/2013-04-08\/sports\/38366429_1_brody-master-complaint-federal-court\">The Washington Post<\/a>, Sports Business Journal, Forbes.com, NFL.com, The Hollywood Reporter, KC Star, Beaumont Enterprise, Clarion-Ledger and many more.<\/li>\n<li>Profiled by The Pitch and Slate&#8217;s Hang up and Listen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul&#8217;s work is frequently cited by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/story\/18982393\/nfl-isnt-in-danger-of-dying-soon-but-you-can-hear-whispers\">national media<\/a>, and he&#8217;s been considered the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/philadelphia\/blog\/jeff-blumenthal\/2012\/03\/law-student-is-the-go-to-guy-on-nfl.html\">&#8220;go-to guy&#8221;<\/a> on the concussion litigation. You can read more of his work at the <a href=\"http:\/\/concussionpolicyandthelaw.com\/concussion-litigation-reporter\/\">Concussion Litigation Reporter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Legal Disclaimer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This blog is published by Paul D. Anderson. The content on here does not constitute legal advice.<\/em> <em>No attorney-client relationship is formed nor should any such relationship be implied. Nothing on this blog is intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney, especially an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. If you require legal advice, please consult with a competent attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>The choice of an attorney is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements.<\/i><\/em><em>&nbsp;The information published on here is copyrighted material, and it should only be reproduced with proper attribution to the author.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes.com says Paul is &#8220;one of the nation&#8217;s leading experts on concussion law.&#8221; By the time Paul was 31-years old, he had won more than $30-million dollars in settlements for his clients. A remarkable feat, having only been out of law school for six years. 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