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Mitchell L. Burgess, Burgess Law Firm
Staff Report//August 14, 2025//
Attorney, Kansas City
Mitchell L. Burgess is an attorney with Burgess Law Firm in Kansas City with 27 years of practice focusing on personal injury, consumer protection and class action litigation. He has pursued numerous class action consumer protection cases, compensating thousands of individuals while resulting in substantial changes to unfair business practices.
Burgess served as co-lead class counsel in several high-profile cases, including Rizzo v. Hendrick, a class action against automobile dealerships that settled for $8.8 million, and Dycus v. Wells Fargo, which provided approximately $6.8 million in relief. Other notable cases include Johnson v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, settling for over $5 million, and Welschmeyer v. St. Luke’s Hospital, valued at over $4.1 million.
He is active in the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
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