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About Jonathan Soper

Jonathan M. Soper is a shareholder at Humphrey, Farrington & McClain who practices as both a trial attorney and an appellate lawyer. He has helped secure more than $100 million in jury verdicts and has briefed and argued cases before the Missouri and Kansas Courts of Appeals, the Eighth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Missouri. Missouri Lawyers Weekly has recognized him three times for achieving the top results in Missouri: Top Plaintiffs' Verdicts for 2011 and 2013, and Top Judgments or Bench Awards in 2021. He was also named a Legal Champion in 2013 for his work representing the family of a young boy in a bullycide case. He holds a B.S. in Biology from Gordon College and earned his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 2008.

Proven verdicts and settlements

~$250 million (proposed, pending final approval)Settlement

Humphrey, Farrington and McClain secured a proposed $250 million settlement on behalf of roughly 207,000 Jackson County homeowners whose property-tax assessments illegally exceeded Missouri's 15% annual cap in 2023 and 2024.

Jackson County Circuit Court, MO · 2026Read the full story →
$108.6 millionVerdict

A Jackson County jury returned a $108.6 million verdict for the parents of a woman who died from sepsis after her husband's religious group prevented her from receiving medical care during a botched home birth.

Jackson County Circuit Court, Lee's Summit, MO · 2012Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$35.72 millionVerdict

Attorneys Kenneth McClain, Jonathan Soper, Chelsea Pierce, and J'Nan Kimak secured $35.72 million in confirmed ERISA arbitration awards for 177 current and former DST Systems employees whose 401(k) profit-sharing plan collapsed after fiduciaries concentrated more than 45 percent of plan assets in a single pharmaceutical stock that lost roughly 94 percent of its value.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri · 2021Read the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
J.D., 2008
Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Undergraduate, 2000

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri, admitted 2008

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