PRACTICE AREAS

Business Litigation

R. Todd Ehlert is a member of the Firm’s Businless Litigaiton Group. His practice is equally divided between the prosecution and defense of complex commercial litigation (including antitrust actions under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, business torts, breach of contract, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, officer and director liability and shareholder derivative suits), the defense of municipal and county governments, insurance bad faith, product liability and personal injury actions for both individuals and businesses. Todd also has substantial experience in the field of arbitration, where he has successfully defeated numerous binding arbitration contracts.

Before commencing his civil practice, Mr. Ehlert was employed as a prosecutor for the City of Wichita, Kansas and as an assistant district attorney for Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he collectively first-chaired over 300 criminal bench and over 30 criminal jury trials. He has since first-chaired numerous civil bench and jury trials to verdict, has substantial experience trying arbitration proceedings, and has successfully argued cases on appeal before Missouri appellate courts.

DISTINCTIONS

Mr. Ehlert has been awarded a BV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

2008 Up and Coming Lawyers recognition by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

Missouri Bar Association

Kansas Bar Association

St. Joseph Bar Association

Kansas Chapter Delta Upsilon Fraternity Alumni Corporation Board

Board of Directors (2006-present)

Missouri Western State University Foundation

Board of Directors (2007-present)

St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors (2003-2006)

Search Committee Member (2007)

St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Young Executives Network

Chairman (2004-2006)

St. Joseph’s Cathedral

Pastoral Council (2005-present)

Twin Spires Museum, Inc.

Board of Directors (2001-2003)

United Way of St. Joseph

Board of Directors (2006-present)

Campaign Cabinet Member (2004-2005)

Nominating Committee Member (2006-2007)

Recipient of Red Ribbon Award for Victim's Rights from the DUI Victim’s Center of Kansas for efforts in prosecuting DUI-related homicides and manslaughters (1998)

Instructor, Sedgwick County Law Enforcement Training Center (1997-99)

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

United Pharmacal Company of Missouri, Inc. v. Missouri Board of Pharmacy, 208 S.W.3d 907 (Mo. banc 2006).

Moore v. Powell, et al., 3006 WL 44199 (W.D. Mo. 2006).

Netco, Inc., et al. v. Jimmy V. Dunn, et al., 194 S.W.3d 353 (Mo. banc 2006).

Nitro Distributing, Inc., et al. v. Jimmy V. Dunn, et al., 194 S.W.3d 339 (Mo. banc 2006).

Nitro Distributing, Inc., et al. v. Alticor Inc., et al., 453 F.3d 995 (8th Cir. 2006).

Payne v. City of St. Joseph, Missouri, 135 S.W.3d 444 (Mo.App. W.D. 2004).

U-Can-II, Inc. v. Setzer, et al., 870 So.2d 99 (Fla. 1st D.C.A., 2003).

Payne v. City of St. Joseph, Missouri, 58 S.W.3d 84 (Mo.App. W.D. 2001).

State of Missouri ex rel. Netco, Inc., et al. v. Hon. Weldon C. Judah, Respondent, 58 S.W.3d 78 (Mo.App. W.D. 2001).

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

08/30/2004

Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Volume 18, No. 35

08/09/2004

Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Volume 18, No. 32

07/19/2004

Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Volume 18, No. 29

1994

Don't Disobey the Parental Preference Doctrine

34 Washburn Law Journal 119

EDUCATION

J.D., Dean’s Honors, Washburn University School of Law, 1995, Washburn Law Journal (1994-95)

B.A., Political Science, University of Kansas, 1991

BAR ADMISSIONS

Missouri, 2000

Kansas, 1995