An accomplished litigator, Craig O’Dear has spent the last 27 years as a partner with Bryan Cave LLP in Kansas City, Missouri, where he has represented clients such as Tyson Foods and BRT Realty Trust in major high-stakes federal and state trials. Craig O’Dear’s specific areas of expertise range from intellectual property to product liability law. He is admitted to practice before both the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits and the United States District Courts for the Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas.
Over the years, Craig O’Dear has earned consistent listings within Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers. Lawdragon magazine included him among its “Top 500 Leading Litigators in America,” and the Kansas City Business Journal included him among its “Best of the Bar” in the fields of business and product liability litigation. O’Dear also holds Missouri Litigation Star status through the definitive litigation firm/attorney guide Benchmark Litigation.
