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About Richard Budden

Richard L. Budden is an attorney and partner at Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd. Originally from St. Marys, Kansas, he earned his B.B.A. with emphases in accounting and management from Washburn University, then graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law in 2012. During law school, he served as Executive Editor for volume 51 of the Washburn Law Journal after having his comment published in volume 50.

After graduating, Richard spent two years clerking for the Honorable J. Thomas Marten in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Wichita. He joined Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman in the fall of 2014. Richard has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and enjoys playing guitar, competing in sports, and spending time with his wife, Samantha, a registered nurse.

Practice areas

Education

Washburn University School of Law
J.D., 2012
Washburn University
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