Russell S Jones Jr

Practice Areas

Antitrust

Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Consumer Financial Litigation

Intellectual Property Litigation

Litigation

Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation

Patent Litigation

Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Litigation

Trademark, Copyright and Branding Litigation

Sports

Biometric Privacy Law

Telecommunications Litigation

Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation

Professional Memberships

National Conference of Bar Presidents

- Member, Executive Council, 2020-23

- Program Committee, Chair of Membership Committee (2021) and Metro Bar Committee (2022)

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation

- Vice President, 2022

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

- President, 2016

Lawyers Association of Kansas City

- President, 2002-2003

The Missouri Bar

American Bar Association

- Section of Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation Sub-Section

American Bar Foundation, Fellow

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

- Member, 2019-present

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

- Commercial Litigation Committee

- Intellectual Property Litigation Special Litigation Group, Vice-Chair of Right of Publicity sub-committee

Publications

M&A Litigation: Early Dispute Resolution Successes | May 15, 2023

Relax Jack...It’s Only a Joke! | March 24, 2023

A Scalpel, not a Chainsaw: Supreme Court Drastically Limits the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Reach | April 2, 2021

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Highly Anticipated Case Addressing The Reach Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act | December 9, 2020

Facebook “Tagged” in Certified Facial Scanning Class Action | August 2019

Supreme Court Dodges Cy Pres Issue in Class Action Settlements; Remands for Standing Inquiry Under Spokeo | March 2019

Anna Nicole Smith Revisited: Supreme Court Closes Gap on “Stern Claims"; Declines to Clarify Jurisdiction for Certain Bankruptcy Litigation Claims | June 12, 2014