Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Business & Commercial Disputes

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Tim focuses his practice on commercial disputes and employment litigation (including discrimination and wage-and-hour claims). Tim has tried various cases before judges, juries, and arbitrators in various jurisdictions across the country, and he takes great pride in presenting his clients’ side of the story at trial. Tim also recognizes, however, that trying a case is not always the most suitable method for resolving a business or employment dispute, and for that reason Tim takes equal pride in understanding his clients’ business needs and concerns, and resolving cases short of trial where appropriate. Within his commercial disputes and employment litigation practices, Tim has developed substantial experience in obtaining injunctive relief and defending against such requests for relief (including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions). Tim also has considerable appellate experience, having argued multiple times before the Missouri Court of Appeals and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

In addition to his law practice, Tim is committed to serving his community and giving back to his school. Tim serves on the board of “L.E.A.P.” (Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance), a not-for-profit organization of lawyers and judges engaged in community service to encourage young persons in their pursuit of an education. In addition, Tim serves on the Kansas Law School Board of Governors. Tim is also a graduate of the Kansas City Tomorrow program, which is a year-long, intensive civic-training program run by the Kansas City Civic Council.

Prior to joining the firm, Tim clerked for the Hon. Steve Leben of the Kansas Court of Appeals. While in law school, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Kansas Law Review and as a teaching assistant to the legal research and writing program. Upon graduation, the faculty awarded Tim the Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, Leadership, and Service Award.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance - Board Member Kansas Law School Board of Governors Kansas City Civic Council's Kansas City Tomorrow program, 2016 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Bar Association Missouri Bar Association Kansas Bar Association Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association