John Hicks

Biography

John Hicks is an AV-rated trial attorney who practices in both Missouri and Kansas and is the managing member at the law firm of Norris Keplinger Hicks & Welder, LLC in Leawood, Kansas.  John practices all types of civil litigation, but specializes in professional malpractice defense. He has handled a wide range of professional negligence claims involving physicians, nursing homes, attorneys, architects, engineers and accountants. He also defends businesses in the retail and hospitality industry.

John lives in Kansas but is a native of Missouri.  He graduated from Blue Springs High School in 1989, joined the United States Navy and was stationed in Japan.  In 1994, John returned to Missouri where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Communications from Central Missouri State University. In 1999, he and his wife, Dana, moved to Kansas where he attended law school at the University of Kansas. 
John joined the firm in October of 2001 and has tried thirty-four cases to verdict.  John has been recognized by his peers in Best Lawyers, The Kansas City Business Journal’s Best of the Bar and Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers.  

John and Dana have three children: Michael, Reagan and Emma. John is active in the Navy League of the United States, Veteran's Court and Habitat for Humanity.  

Education

• University Of Central Missouri, Bachelor’s Degree
• University Of Kansas, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: KS, MO