James E. Meadows

James E. Meadows

Springfield, MO recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016
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10 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Litigation - Real Estate

Biography

James Meadows focuses his practice on contract disputes, real estate claims, construction payment and defect claims, insurance coverage actions, and employment cases. As a former law clerk for the Supreme Court of Missouri, Mr. Meadows has handled high-profile state and federal appeals as a replacement for trial counsel as well as handling litigation from start through jury trial to a verdict himself.
Carnahan Evans PC

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Overview

  • University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), J.D., graduated 2001
  • Drury University, BA, graduated 1998

  • Missouri, United States
  • United States, Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit
  • United States, District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • Missouri, United States
  • United States, Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit
  • United States, District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), J.D., graduated 2001
  • Drury University, BA, graduated 1998

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Appellate Practice
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Appellate Practice, Springfield, MO (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation - Real Estate
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • Order of the Coif
  • Associate Editor-in-Chief and Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review
  • Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, Appellate Practice, Litigation - Real Estate, 2016
  • Recognized as “Forty Under 40” by Springfield Business Journal, 2014
  • Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2012, 2013, 2015
  • Martindale-Hubbell® “AV Preeminent” Rating
  • David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 2009

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