North Kansas City, MO

James Thompson

James Thompson, a founding partner, has secured multiple multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, focusing on personal injury, serious truck and auto accidents, and product liability. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

John Parisi

John M. Parisi specializes in medical malpractice cases and has dedicated his career to representing significantly injured individuals. He has obtained substantial recoveries in complex cases, including personal injury, defective drugs, and environmental contamination, and has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for many years.

Ron Edelman

Ron Edelman, a founding partner of Edelman & Thompson, has handled thousands of injury claims in areas including automobile collisions, products liability, premises liability, and worker’s compensation. He is recognized nationally as a 'Top 100' civil litigator and 'Top 100' worker’s compensation lawyer.

Brett Coppage

Brett Coppage is part of the Edelman & Thompson work injury and personal injury teams, handling cases including car/truck accidents, animal attacks, wrongful death, and slip and falls. He has been recognized as a 'Rising Star' and named to Missouri and Kansas SuperLawyers multiple times, and is also a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.

Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson is co-founder of TLO LAW: THOMPSON LAW OFFICES and acts as the primary trial attorney. He founded the firm with his father in 2010 and has dedicated his career to fighting for the injured. He is a member of several legal associations and was a finalist for CAOC’s Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2022 and awarded SMCTLA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2023.

Brendan Buckley

Brendan Buckley is a trial lawyer who fights for clients harmed by the negligence of others, focusing on cases involving tractor-trailer/semi collisions, automobile collisions, products liability, wrongful death, and uninsured/underinsured motorist claims. He has been named to Missouri and Kansas SuperLawyers multiple times.

John Thompson

John Thompson brings over 28 years of experience in problem-solving to his practice, handling all areas of personal injury including workers’ compensation, auto and truck accidents, slip and falls, and wrongful death. He is licensed in Kansas, Missouri, and Texas.