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.
James E. Meadows
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016 Awarded Practice Areas
Appellate Practice Litigation - Real Estate
Awarded Practice Areas
Appellate Practice Litigation - Real Estate
Biography
Locations
Education
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), J.D., graduated 2001
- Drury University, BA, graduated 1998
Bar Admissions
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
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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