John Kilper represents private and government clients in a variety of civil litigation matters. John’s litigation practice encompasses a wide range of state and federal matters in the following areas: financial services litigation, civil rights defense, real estate, commercial litigation, and personal injury/premises liability defense. He is experienced at all stages of litigation, including taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, trial preparation, and appellate litigation.

John received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Tulane University in 2005 and later received his J.D. from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 2008. While in law school, John served as Note and Comment Editor for the Missouri Law Review and interned in the General Counsel’s Office for the Missouri Gaming Commission and the U.S. Army JAG Corps. After graduation, John clerked for the Honorable Kathianne Knaup Crane, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. In 2012, John was selected as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 30 Under 30 Award. In 2016, John was chosen for the 2016 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list for Missouri and Kansas.

• Construction Litigation
• Class Action Defense
• Civil Rights Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Lender Liability
• Personal Injury Defense
• Real Estate Litigation

Education and Academic Honors

• University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 2008
• Tulane University, B.A., 2005, cum laude

Prior Experience

• Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
  Law Clerk to the Honorable Kathianne Knaup Crane
  August 2008-August 2010

Professional Affiliations

• The Missouri Bar
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• St. Louis County Bar Association

Admissions

• Missouri
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Charitable and Civic Involvement

• Town and Country Symphonic Orchestra, Violin
• Parkway Alumni Association, Past-President and
  Current Board Member
• Parkway School District, Steering Committee Member

Distinctions

• Super Lawyers®
  Rising Stars list for Missouri and Kansas, 2016
• St. Louis Business Journal
  30 Under 30 Award, 2012