Jeremy Schrag

Co-Managing Partner

Jeremy.Schrag@lewisbrisbois.com

Jeremy Schrag is the co-managing partner of the Wichita, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri offices of Lewis Brisbois. He resolves complicated, difficult cases for businesses, employers, and insurance companies. With an extensive background in appellate and employment law, Mr. Schrag’s track record includes successfully navigating multi-million-dollar class action lawsuits and resolving challenging sexual assault cases. He also regularly handles catastrophic tort matters, including cases involving complex trucking accidents, minors, and intricate product liability issues. Clients appreciate Mr. Schrag’s meticulous approach, as he consistently applies comprehensive and innovative legal strategies that withstand the rigors of even the most demanding cases. 

As a member of Lewis Brisbois’ 24/7 Rapid Response Team, Mr. Schrag defends significant injury cases – often carrying seven- and eight-figure exposures – filed against transportation companies throughout the Midwest. In these matters, Mr. Schrag relies on his well-developed investigation skills to examine accident scenes and to ultimately achieve favorable outcomes for clients. Mr. Schrag also represents major national clients in an array of general liability matters in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. These cases range from simple slip-and-falls to catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters. 

A frequent speaker and author, Mr. Schrag regularly presents on employment law topics to attorneys and human resource professionals. He is an author of the Kansas Bar Association’s Civil Rights Annual Survey of Law, and also oversees the preparation of case law updates to all notable employment and civil rights cases filed in the Tenth Circuit and District of Kansas. 

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • Labor & Employment
  • Wage & Hour Class Actions
  • Transportation
  • COVID-19: Labor & Employment

Admissions

Kansas

Missouri

Oklahoma

United States District Court for the District of Kansas

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

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

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

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Awards & Honors

Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2023-2024 — Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Education

Washburn University School of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2009

Bethel College

Bachelor of Arts, 2004

Publications

  • “Gorsuch Would Lay McDonnell Douglas Test to Rest,” Law360, January 2017.
  • Jeremy K. Schrag, "A Federal Framework for Regulating the Growing International Presence of the Several States," 48 WASHBURN L.J. 425 (2009).
  • Jeremy K. Schrag, "The Tenth Circuit's Misconstruction of Statutory Rape in International Law Under the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789 (Cisneros v. Aragon, 485 F.3d 1226 (10th Cir. 2007))," 47 WASHBURN L.J. 817 (2008).
  • Contributing Author, Annual Survey of Law: Civil Rights, Kansas Bar Association, 2015 through present. 

Government Service

Law Clerk to the Hon. Lawton R. Nuss, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, 2010 – 2013