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About David Morantz

David R. Morantz is an attorney and partner at Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd., where he represents victims of accidents and other forms of negligence. His practice focuses on transportation cases, medical negligence, and product liability. He has represented clients in both federal and state courts and has argued cases before the Kansas Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. David served as president of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association from 2019 to 2020 and received the association's Thomas E. Sullivan Award in 2013 for significant promise as a developing leader. Before law school, David earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas and worked as an award-winning newspaper reporter for The Associated Press and the Omaha World-Herald for about four years.

That experience sparked his interest in the law. He then earned his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he served as an articles editor on the Kansas Law Review and was honored as a top student in intellectual property law. David joined the firm in 2005 and has been selected for the Super Lawyers list every year since 2011. He is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice areas

Education

University of Kansas School of Law
J.D.
University of Kansas
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri
State Bar of Kansas

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Kansas City firms

Brown & Crouppen
Brown & Crouppen
$119.5 million (approximately, as cut post-trial; $462 million gross verdict) · $462 Million Verdict Against Trailer Maker Wabash in a Fatal St. Louis Underride Crash
The Popham Law Firm
The Popham Law Firm
$57 million · $57 Million Settlement for 1,700 Sprint Workers in Landmark ADEA Collective Action
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
$82.3 million · $82.3 Million Verdict for I-70 Crash Victim Struck by Trucker Watching Videos on iPad
Wagstaff & Cartmell
Wagstaff & Cartmell
$235 million · Altria Pays $235 Million After Wagstaff & Cartmell Rests SFUSD's Case Mid-Trial
Cullan & Cullan LLC
Cullan & Cullan LLC
$20,824,653 (final judgment after Missouri's noneconomic cap and a settlement credit; $25.4 million gross verdict) · $25.4 Million Verdict for Birth Injury Caused by Excessive Pitocin, Reduced to $20.8 Million Under Missouri's Malpractice Cap