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2025 Power List 100: W. James Foland, Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann
Teri Saylor, Special to Missouri Lawyers Media//December 11, 2025//
Kansas City
JD: 1973, University of Denver
A nationally recognized litigator, Jim Foland has tried over 250 jury trials to conclusion.
Among his major wins, he represented an ad agency in a breach of contract against one of its clients, which filed a counterclaim against the agency alleging fraud. After a contentious 30-day trial, Foland convinced a jury to enter a verdict for his client for $12.5 million and a verdict against all counterclaims.
Foland spent two decades on the Supreme Court of Missouri’s Instruction Committee and edited two volumes of Missouri Approved Instructions for juries.
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