James R. Howard
- Senior Principal
Location:
Columbia, MO
Phone:
Fax:
573-442-9423
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James Howard graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 2005. While a law student at Mizzou, Jim worked as a law clerk for Principal Glen Ehrhardt as part of Rogers | Ehrhardt. After six years as an Associate at Brown & James in St. Louis, Jim returned to Columbia in 2011 and rejoined the firm as a Principal Attorney, at which time the firm’s formal name was changed to Rogers, Ehrhardt, Weber & Howard. Jim was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for seven straight years from 2012 - 2018 and in 2015 Missouri Lawyers Weekly named him an Up & Coming Lawyer. He was named a Super Lawyer in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Community Involvement includes:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri; Board of Directors 2020 - Present, Current Board President
- Country Club of Missouri - Board of Directors 2023 - Present, Current Board Vice-President
- Heart of Missouri United Way: Division Chair 2017; Sector Chair 2015-2016
- Columbia Chamber of Commerce: Leadership Columbia-Class of 2013; Leadership Program Steering Committee 2014, 2016
Areas Of Practice
- Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Estate Planning
- Business Services
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Education
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri
- Juris Doctorate - 05/2005
- Law Review, Missouri Law Review, Associate Editor-in-Chief, 2004, 2005
- Truman State University
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 2001
- Major: Business-Finance
- Minor: Economics
Representative Cases
- R.E.I. Transport, Inc. v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 519 F.3d 693 (7th Cir. 2008)
- Parmelee v. The Standard Fire Insurance Company, 697 F. Supp.2d 1069 (E.D.Mo. 2010)
Classes/Seminars
- National Business Institute - Managing Liens and Subrogation in Auto Accident Litigation Seminar -2010, Ethics and Resolution Strategies
- National Business Institute - Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims - 2010, Avoid Ethical Potholes and Defend UM/UIM Cases And Win
- Institute for Paralegal Education - Automobile Cases From Start to Finish - 2009, What to Do in the First 90 Days and Mediation: The Best Approach to Avoiding Trial
Honors And Awards
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Up & Coming Lawyer (2015)
- Super Lawyers Magazine – Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars – Civil Litigation 2012-2018
- Super Lawyers Magazine – Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer 2022, 2023, 2024
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers ("MODL"), Board of Directors: 2015 - 2020; Annual Meeting Chair: 2016, 2017
- Boone County Bar Association, 2011 - Present
- DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2007 - Present
- Mid-Missouri Estate Planning Council, 2016 - Present
- Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International, Blue Goose of Mid-Missouri - Most Loyal Gander (President) and Founding Member: 2011 - 2020
Past Employment Positions
- Brown & James, P.C., Senior Associate Attorney, 2005 to 2011
- Rogers, Ehrhardt & McGuire, L.L.C., Law Clerk, 2003 to 2005
- Hon. Mary Rhodes Russell, Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals, Intern, 2004
- Asst. Majority Floor Leader James Foley, Missouri House of Representatives, Intern, 2000
