Brian J. Madden

Brian Madden,, a partner at Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP, has tried numerous cases involving personal injury and wrongful death. Brian has represented burn victims who were killed or injured by such things as anhydrous ammonia, electricity, scalding water, and fuel-fed auto fires. In one such burn case, Brian achieved a $5.7 million verdict for his clients, which was the fifth largest verdict in Missouri that year.

Brian has also litigated cases for families of those killed in automobile collisions with large trucks and tractor-trailers. He has prosecuted cases against automakers for injuries or death caused by excessive roof crush or seat belt defects in rollover cases. In addition, Brian has prosecuted cases against pharmaceutical makers for injury and death.

Brian also has experience in commercial litigation. He has tried cases for businesses involving commercial disputes. In one such case, Brian represented a rock quarry that was awarded over $400,000 in jury trial damages in a dispute with a municipality regarding access to the quarry.

In addition to trial work, Brian practices in the appellate arena. Some of his reported cases include: Weaver v. African Methodist Episcopal Church, 54 S.W.3d 575 (Mo. App. 2001) (successful in reversing $5 million verdict against A.M.E. Church); Commerce Bank, N.A. v. Blasdel, 141 S.W.3d 434 (Mo. App. 2004) (successful in reversing adverse judgment against clients in trust litigation) and Truck Insurance Exchange v. Prairie Framing, LLC, 162 S.W.3d 64 (Mo. App. 2005) (successful in protecting $1 million insurance coverage judgment for clients).

He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Lexington, Missouri. After completing high school in Lexington, Missouri, he obtained his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, where he was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society. Brian obtained his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1992, where he served as Associate Editor for the UMKC Law Review.

After receiving his law degree, Brian practiced with the law firms of Lathrop & Gage L.C. and Stueve Helder Siegel LLP. Brian became a partner at Lathrop & Gage L.C. in 1999 and joined Stueve Helder Siegel LLP as a partner in 2002. In 2004, Brian joined Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP.

Brian's professional affiliations include the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Missouri Bar Association.