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About Scott Mach
Scott W. Mach is one of the longest-tenured attorneys at Popham Injury Law, having become a partner in 1987 and now serving as Of Counsel. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas, graduated with a degree in journalism from Kansas State University, and was a four-year varsity letterman on the Kansas State Baseball Team. He graduated from the University of Kansas Law School in 1981 and went directly to work at Popham Injury Law.
Scott has tried more than 50 jury trials, recording two verdicts in excess of $2 million, one in a personal injury case and one in a business litigation case. He holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest "AV" rating and has been recognized by the Consumer's Guide as a Best Lawyer in America and by Kansas-Missouri Super Lawyers. His son Cooper Mach is also a partner at the firm.
Proven verdicts and settlements at The Popham Law Firm
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The Popham Law Firm secured a $57 million settlement on behalf of more than 1,700 Sprint employees who alleged the company's automated performance system unlawfully targeted workers over 40 during a series of mass layoffs, at the time the largest ADEA class settlement in the District of Kansas.
A Cass County jury awarded $10 million to the husband and eight daughters of Kathleen Miller, 62, who died after a pickup truck crossed the center line on Missouri Highway 52 and struck her vehicle head-on.
A Henry County jury awarded $9.04 million to the family of 75-year-old Sondra Murrell, who died when an oncoming driver crossed the centerline, and to her grandson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the same crash.
A Linn County jury returned a $9 million verdict for Audrey Ford, a motorcycle passenger whose right leg was amputated above the knee after a driver pulled into the path of the bike at a rural Missouri intersection.
On September 12, 2019, Jackson County Deputy Tyler Naudet fired five shots at a car in Independence, Missouri, killing Allen Cates, 29, who was wanted on a felony warrant. After a six-day trial, a Jackson County jury awarded Cates's two young sons $7 million on May 24, 2024, on a wrongful death claim based on battery. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed that award on March 10, 2026.
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