Raymond E. Whiteaker
888-312-7164 (Toll Free)
Areas of Practice
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Business Litigation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents - Plaintiff
- Product Liability
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1953
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- LL.B. - 1953
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- A.B. - 1950
Published Works
- "Exclusive Remedy Doctrine Under Siege", Defense Research Institute Monograph, 1984
- "Sources of Proof", Missouri Bar CLE, 1989
- "Stressing the System: An Overview of Stress Claims Under Workers' Compensation", Defense Research Institute Monograph, 1989
Representative Cases
References
- United Missouri Bank
- Great Southern Savings & Loan
- Ralph Slavens Real Estate
- Personnel Pool of Springfield
Honors and Awards
- Exceptional Performance Citation, Defense Research Institute, 1989
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, President, 1969 - 1970
- American Bar Association, Sections on Economics of Law Practice, Member
- American Bar Association, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, Member
- The Missouri Bar, Member
- Western District of Missouri, Member, Federal Practice Committee, 1984 - 1988
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1978 - 1979
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1983 - 1984
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1985 - 1986
- American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas Chapter, 1988
- Airport Board, City of Springfield, Chairman, 1984
- Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988 - 1991
- Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1989
- Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1990
- Governmental Relations Committee, Chairman, 1989 - 1990
- Aviation Committee, Chairman, 1991
Past Employment Positions
- United States Army, Captain, Field Artillery, 1953 - 1955
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta







