Leonard B. Rose is a partner in the Kansas City office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. 

Mr. Rose enjoys a well-earned reputation as an exceptional litigator. He has been selected by his peers as “Dean of the Trial Bar” and “Best of the Bar.” His areas of litigation experience include commercial litigation, banking and financial and personal injury. He has acted as lead counsel in jury cases in 35 states during his career and has appeared in court proceedings in at least 15 states. He has acted as lead counsel in at least two actual trials every year of his career. Mr. Rose served on the board of directors of several mid-size corporations giving business advice.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Kansas
  • Missouri
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States Courts of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Other Admissions
  • United States Court of Federal Claims

Admissions

Kansas

Missouri

U.S. Claims Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Associations

• American Bar Association
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Association
• Lawyers Association of Kansas City

Awards & Honors

• Martindale-Hubbell® “AV” Rating
• Selected by peers as Dean of the Trial Bar
• Selected by peers as Best of the Bar
• Phi Delta Phi
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2024 — Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2023 — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Education

Washington University School of Law

Juris Doctor, 1962

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Arts, 1960