Schlee, Huber, McMullen and Krause - SUGAPONG, JACQUELYN J.

Jacquelyn Sugapong joined the firm in 2008. She is admitted to practice in the state courts of Missouri, Kansas, California and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. While at Schlee, Huber, McMullen, & Krause, Ms. Sugapong has managed all aspects of defense litigation, including investigation of propane-related fires and explosions, strategic litigation planning, witness interviews, discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation.

A California native, Ms. Sugapong received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Criminology, Law & Society and Psychology & Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine in 1999. She entered the legal profession as a paralegal for a not-for-profit appellate criminal defense law firm in San Diego. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Kansas City where she attended law school at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and graduated in 2003.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sugapong obtained extensive experience in mass tort, product liability, and toxic tort cases. Her current practice focuses on propane defense litigation representing major corporations in complex personal injury and property damage cases. In her free time, Jacquelyn enjoys traveling, jogging, watching live theater and spending time with her husband and young daughter.

PRACTICE EMPHASIS

Propane and Natural Gas Litigation
Product Liability Litigation

EDUCATION

B.A., University of California, Irvine, 1999
J.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2003

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

2003 - Associate, Dodig, Arbuckle & Carey, LLC
2004 to 2007 – Associate, Rasmussen, Willis, Dickey & Moore, LLC

OF NOTE

While in law school, Ms. Sugapong served as a founding member of the Child & Family Services Clinic as well as a Staff Editor for the ABA Law Journal, The Urban Lawyer.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Missouri, 2003
Kansas, 2004
California, 2008
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Missouri Bar
Kansas Bar Association
Asian-American Bar Association of Kansas City

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Directions from KCI Airport: Take I-29 (S) to 169 South toward Kansas City Downtown. Turn slight right onto Broadway Blvd. Merge onto I-35 South. Take the 27th street exit, Exit 1B, on the left toward Broadway. Ramp becomes Penn Valley Drive, turn slight left onto Broadway street which becomes Broadway road. Turn right onto W. 40th Terrace. Turn left onto Pennsylvania Avenue. 4050 Pennsylvania Avenue is on the right.

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