Michael T. Yonke

Mike was born in Kansas City, Missouri and has been a lifelong resident. He was raised in a family which fought for the rights of wrongly injured people. Mike’s father, Al, founded a law firm some 50 years ago. As a result, Mike had the fortunate opportunity while growing up to be exposed to an aggressive trial practice which solely represented people injured by large corporations. With this background, Mike had no problem identifying his purpose in life, to level the playing field and aggressively fight for people who have been injured by large corporations.

Mike’s concern for wrongly injured people as well as his aggressive, hard work and success on their behalf has not gone unnoticed. A large number of his clients come from his peers in the legal field.

In order to carry out his dream, Mike founded the firm of Yonke & Pottenger, L.L.C. with Jason Pottenger. He continues to concentrate his practice in the areas of automobile and trucking accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence and construction site accidents. He additionally focuses on premises liability cases against large corporations, such as Home Depot, for injuries sustained as a result of falling merchandise. Finally, Mike utilizes approximately 15% of his time representing defendants charged by the Federal Government with white-collar crimes and Rico cases.

Areas of Practice

Trucking Collisions
Medical Malpractice
Automobile Collisions
Premises Liability
Construction Site Accidents
Wrongful Death

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 1994
Kansas, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1994
U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1995

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
J.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1990
B.A.
Major: Political Science & Psychology

Published Works

High Stacked Merchandize – A Hazard in The Courtroom, MATA Advocate, 2006

Classes/Seminars Taught

Medical Malpractice, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2005

Honors and Awards

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer, 2006 – Present
Kansas City Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2004 – 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1994 – Present
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2005 – Present
Board of Governors
American Association for Justice

Past Employment Positions

Yonke, Arnold, Newbold & Jacoby, P.C., Attorney, 1994 – 2000
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, 1993 – 1994

Fraternities/Sororities

Phi Gamma Delta