Jeff Burns
About Jeff Burns
Jeff Burns is one of the foremost truck crash attorneys in the country and the first attorney in Missouri to earn Board Certification in Truck Accident Law through the National Board of Trial Advocacy -- one of the first 23 attorneys in the United States to hold that credential. His practice focuses on complex commercial trucking cases against carriers, brokers, shippers, and logistics providers. Beyond litigation, Jeff has served as National Transportation Counsel for Parents Against Tired Truckers (P.A.T.T.) since the mid-1990s, sat on the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board Truck and Bus Safety Committee, and has been appointed by the Secretary of Transportation to the National Freight Advisory Committee. He is a former chair of the American Association for Justice Truck Litigation Group and a board member of Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH). Jeff has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2010 and in Super Lawyers since 2005.
Notable case results
Won millions for the family of a client who lost his wife and two daughters in a crash caused by a fatigued truck driver -- a case Jeff has cited as defining his commitment to trucking safety reform
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
