Meet Leland Shurin
LELAND SHURIN
Mr. Shurin has successfully mediated hundreds of cases. Many of those cases involved multiple parties with adverse interests. As a mediator, Mr. Shurin has had a broad range of assignments, including cases involving: professional fees; employment-related disputes; insurance, construction and commercial disputes (including family succession of businesses, shareholder disputes, and numerous breach of contract claims); bodily injury and wrongful death claims. Amounts in dispute have ranged from a few thousand dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Mr. Shurin has served as chair of three-person arbitration panels as well as sole arbitrator in hundreds of arbitrations that have gone to hearing and Award. He has served as the arbitrator in disputes involving: design professionals/clients, advertising agencies/clients, and attorney/clients; contractor/subcontractor/owner disputes; technology disputes; financial institution liability issues; property damage disputes involving homeowner’s or commercial insurance claims; claims involving securities and dealer representatives; employment related claims; franchisor/multiple franchisee contract issues and other commercial and bodily injury claims. Size of claims have ranged from a few thousand dollars to multi-million dollars.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Special Master
- Business and Commercial
- Construction
- Negligence
- Employment
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Arizona
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
BACKGROUND
- Currently Of Counsel with offices in Kansas City, MO and Phoenix, AZ
- Shaffer Lombardo Shurin, P.C., Shareholder/Director, 1996-2016
- McDowell Rice & Smith, 1989-95, Shareholder/Executive Committee
- Horowitz, Shurin & Johl, P.C., 1968-89, Shareholder/Director
- Jackson County, Missouri, 1969-73, Assistant Counselor/Land Tax Attorney
EDUCATION
- University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., 1968
- University of Missouri at Columbia, B.A., 1965 (Economics Major)
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Nominated by President Clinton to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; nomination withdrawn at Mr. Shurin’s request due to delays in the nomination/confirmation process
- Named to 2021-2022 The Best Lawyers in America©
- Named to 2020-2023 Missouri Lawyers Power 30 List
- Super Lawyer, 2009-2023
- Ingram’s Business Magazine – named as one of Kansas City’s best commercial litigation attorneys 2011-2016
- Reviewer in the Prudential Remediation Plan Appeals Committee
- Appointed by the Cole County Circuit Court as Special Deputy Liquidator of the General American Mutual Holding Company
- Multiple judgments/settlements on behalf of clients of a million dollars or more
- Represented Minnesota Twins baseball club in negotiations with Kirby Puckett when Mr. Puckett lost the sight on one eye due to glaucoma
- Counsel for BB King’s 70th birthday weekend celebration in Memphis, TN; the weekend included music from 30 different groups and singers including Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Sting and Tony Bennett
- Represented numerous individuals in negotiating employment terms as CEO, CFO, COO and/or President of large companies, including Fortune 500 companies
- Attorney for Jackson County Transition Commission, changing county government from three person governing board with numerous elected positions to separate executive and legislative branches with appointed administrative positions
SPEAKING
- Keynote speaker at Governor’s dinner for 35 judges in MO appointed by Governor, May 2016
- “Drafting Effective Arbitration Clauses,” AAA Seminar, March 2004
- “Negotiating Contracts with Sports and Entertainment Personalities,” April 2005, Sports and Entertainment Law Class, UMKC Law School
- “ADR, Advantages and Disadvantages,” ROMEO Meeting, January 2017
- “Annual Employment Law Update,” for large Kansas City-based client, 1996-2008
- “Special Masters – Authority and Procedure,” MO Bar CLE, 2018
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas City Bar Association
- Arizona Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Litigation Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)
- Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
CIVIC & CHARITABLE
- Chairman of the Missouri Gaming Commission, 2015
- Member of the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri, July 2015-2019; served as President 1/2017-4/2018
- Chairman of the Board of Allen Village School 1999-2002
PERSONAL
- Mr. Shurin and his wife, Jill, enjoy domestic and international travel
- Reads biographies, world and American history and mysteries
- Collects American political campaign buttons and is a member of the American Political Items Collector Organization