Today we are pleased to share Bautista LeRoy's recognition in the fifteenth edition of Best Law Firms, awarded on November 7, 2024.

Best Law Firms rankings celebrate firms that have consistently demonstrated excellence in legal expertise and industry knowledge. Each firm included has been rigorously evaluated based on client feedback, peer recommendations, leadership interviews, and the depth of their practice. The result is a comprehensive guide for businesses and individuals seeking top-tier legal counsel in the United States.

This report shows lawyers at Bautista LeRoy LLC who are recognized in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

The Best Lawyers in America (15th Edition), Kansas City, MO

• José M. Bautista
  Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  Railroad Law
• Ryan J. Gavin
  Litigation - Insurance
  Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

José M. Bautista is a partner at Bautista LeRoy LLC., located in Kansas City, Missouri.
While his current practice extends to different areas of tort litigation, José has represented families and individuals injured in railroad grade crossing collisions for most of his career. Before starting his own firm, he was an attorney with a renowned Kansas City law firm with a national practice in railroad litigation. Missouri Lawyer's Weekly has highlighted the results of José's work on several occasions, including his $3 million settlement of a private crossing collision case involving a local construction worker in 2005 and more recently a $751,537.14 judgment in a jailhouse suicide case. His articles on litigation have been published by the national plaintiffs' attorney organization, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), where he served in 2010 as the Chair of the Railroad Law Section, the youngest in the Section's history. Since 2009, his peers have recognized him as a “Rising Star” and a “Super Lawyer” of the Kansas City legal community, and since 2010, the Kansas City Business Journal has named him “Best of the Bar.” Missouri Lawyer's Weekly has also distinguished José as a Top 50: Kansas City Super Lawyers for the last several years.  Most recently, Jose was recognized for his accomplishments in railroad law in the newest edition of the prestigious The Best Lawyers in America®. 

Andrew S. LeRoy is a partner at Bautista LeRoy, LLC., located in Kansas City, Missouri.
Andrew's practice concentrates on car accidents, elder abuse, nursing home negligence cases and insurance bad faith litigation. Andrew enjoys fighting insurance companies, zealously advocating for his clients to get the most out of each insurance policy. Prior to becoming a partner with Bautista LeRoy LLC Andrew was a plaintiff's attorney handling complex product liability cases involving ATVs, Remington Model 700 rifles, tree stands and farming equipment. His products liability work has allowed him to develop a national practice handling cases in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Tennessee. This experience has allowed Andrew to gain a greater understanding of how insurance companies operate around the United States which allows him to achieve better results for the firm's clients.

About Bautista LeRoy LLC

The attorneys at Bautista LeRoy LLC have been serving the public as personal injury attorneys in Kansas City, since the 1990's. We help individuals and families recover monies for pain and suffering, medical bills and lost wages due to the negligence of others. With cases throughout Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Illinois, Benton County, and St. Louis, we are recognized for results against entities such as Norfolk Southern Railway, Wal-Mart, Toyota Motor Co., State Farm, Shelter Insurance and Allstate, as well as, various nursing homes.

Our firm is a Kansas City personal injury law firm with a regional practice founded on the principle that the best legal representation comes from lawyers who specialize in personal injury cases – from truck, motorcycle and car accidents, to train accidents, elder abuse and nursing home negligence. This approach has allowed us to become knowledgeable and reputable in these field and maximize results for our clients. Our attorneys are consistently recognized by their peers and industry publications, such as, Superlawyers, the Kansas City Business Journal, Missouri Lawyer's Weekly, as some of Kansas City's best lawyers.