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, 2017 and 2018, John was chosen for the 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, August 2008-August 2010
  Law Clerk to the Honorable Kathianne Knaup Crane

Professional Affiliations

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

Admissions

• Missouri
• Illinois
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• United States 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
• Focus St. Louis
  Emerging Leaders Program, Fall, 2017

Distinctions

• Super Lawyers®
  Rising Stars list for Missouri and Kansas, 2016, 2017 and 2018
• St. Louis Business Journal
  30 Under 30 Award, 2012