John B. Boyd

Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish

Independence, MO

51+ Years Experience

Licensed in 2 States

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About John

John Boyd founded the law firm in November 1983. Before that, he was a Missouri Workers’ Compensation judge. He accepted a temporary appointment by Governor Robert Holden to serve as Acting Chairman of the Labor & Industrial Relations Commission. Born, raised and educated in Sedalia, Missouri, John is a 1971 graduate of University of Central Missouri with a B.S. in Business Administration, and a December 1974 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. John is a Fellow in the inaugural class of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. He...

Licensed States

MO KS

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

University of Central Missouri

Juris Doctorate

University of Missouri at Kansas City, School of Law

Awards & Recognition

Lifetime Achievement Award - WILG

2010

Top 2 Lawyers to call if hurt at work - Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly

2008

President’s Award, MATA

2006

Rated “AV” (the highest rating possible) by Martindale-Hubbell

Top 100 Attorneys in Missouri and Kansas

Professional Associations

Missouri Bar AssociationKansas Bar AssociationMissouri Association of Trial AttorneysKansas Trial Lawyers AssociationAmerican Association for Justice Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy GroupNational Academy of Social InsuranceKansas City Metropolitan Bar AssociationAFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating CommitteeCollege of Workers Compensation LawyersNational Football League Players Association