In the specialty of liability defense, Mr. Boisseau exceeds the norm in the number of jury trials tried to a conclusion. Mr. Boisseau has successfully handled many complex and technical litigation cases in every judicial district in Kansas; involving personal injury, products liability, medical and professional liability, property damage, commercial litigation, arson, environmental pollution, civil rights and general transportation litigation. He has earned a reputation for being a problem solver, and routinely counsel’s doctors, hospitals, nurses, and representatives from major insurance companies on professional liability matters. Mr. Boisseau has substantial experience in medical issues, and in the courtroom has defended; spinal cord injury, issues of neurologically impaired infants, spinal meningitis, neuropathology, orthopedic complications, surgical misadventures and alleged misdiagnosis. His assessment of damages and exposure in products liability and personal injury cases are grounded in years of experience.

Mr. Boisseau consults with and litigates for corporations on topics including labeling, warning, recalls, design issues, medical devices, aviation, agricultural implements, consumer products, petroleum products and other matters. He is also experienced in simulating crash and accident conditions, employing his practical experience as a certified and licensed tractor-trailer driver. He is routinely locating and working closely with leading experts in all the appropriate fields. Eldon Boisseau is a highly regarded litigator, and his successes in the courtroom confirm his “result-oriented” approach.

J.D. Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, cum laude, (1972)
B.S. Kansas State University (1970)

Kansas (1972) All State and Federal Courts
Missouri (1990) All Circuit Courts
U.S. District Courts of Missouri
Supreme Court of Kansas (1973)
Supreme Court of Missouri (1990)

Circuit Court, Kent County, Michigan
Circuit Court, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Court of Common Pleas, Phil County, Pennsylvania
State Court, Fulton County, Georgia
Superior Court, Stanislaus and Santa Clara Counties, California (1991)
Superior Court, Louis County, New York
Superior Court, Kern County, California (1994)
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina (1992)
Superior Court, Meddlesex County, New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, (1972)
U.S. District Court, Erath, Howard, and Hamilton Counties, Texas (1989 & 1992)
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas (1972)
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky at Frankfort
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division
U.S. District Court, New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of South Carolina
Superior Court, Hamilton County, of New York
U.S. District Court, Nebraska-Nemaha County
Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois
Superior Court, Lafayette County

American Bar Association, (ABA) Tort and Insurance Practice Sections, Brain Damage Baby Section Cases Section
American Board of Trial Attorneys
Association of Kansas Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute, Inc, Product Litigation Section, Medical Litigation Section
Federation of Insurance Counsel (FICC) Premises Liability Section, Medical Malpractice Section, Pharmaceutical Section
International Association of Defense Counsel
International Association of Insurance Counsel
Kansas Bar Association, Insurance Section
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
Missouri Association of Defense Lawyers
Wichita Bar Association

FDCC Med. Mal., Prod. Lib. & Trial Tactic Committee 1998—Present
Federation of Defense & Corporate Council, (FDCC) State Representative 1997-Present
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Vice-Chair Obstetrical Medicine 2001– Present
DRI Medical Liability, Health Care Law and Professional Liability Committees 1998 -Present
American Law Firm Association (ALFA) Member Board of Directors 1992 - 2000
Wichita-Sedgwick County Medical Legal Committee 1992
Oxford’s Who’s Who 1991
KBA Medical Legal Committee Chairman 1978-79
American Bar Association, Uniform Law Conference Chairman, 1975

MedMarc Corporate Counsel, Defending Medical Devices—RX to Success (2006)
Greenville Hospital Residents: Defending Medical Malpractice (2004)
American Law Firm Association: Medical Malpractice Issues: Healthcare Strategies and Policies (2004)
Via Christi Hospital Residents and Staff: Defense of Medical Malpractice (2002)
DRI, Medical Liability: Ethical Considerations in Dealing with Tensions Among Health Care, Product Manufacturers and Managed Care Def. (2002)
Tenet JCAHO/Risk Management Conference: O/B Risk Management Issues (2002)
American Law Firm Association, Evaluating The Catastrophic Injury Claim (2001)
Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel: Bad Babies (2001)
American Law Firm Association, Trucking Seminar, Evaluating the Catastrophic Injury Claim It’s Art, Not Science (2000)
Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel, Maintaining Product Integrity with Defense Strategy (1999)
Health Care Stabilization Fund, Interpreting Body Language of Juries (1993 & 1998)
ATA Litigation Center, Conference of Highway Accident Litigation: Trends in Damage Awards (1998)
Kansas Discovery Skills for Paralegals: Compelling Discovery (1998)
CNA Health Pro Seminar: Risk Management (1995)
Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company, Loss Prevention Seminar: Premature Delivery (1995)
St. Paul Insurance: An Insurer's Duties, A Legal Overview (1994)
Kansas Bar Association: Discovery: What to Look For and How to Get It (1992)
Hutchinson Hospital Workshop for RN’s and LPN’s: Taking Depositions (1993)
American Law Firm Association: Product Liability in the 21st Century (2002)
American Law Firm Association: Squarely Facing the Issues of Health Care (2002)
Federation Defense & Corporate Counsel: Sifting Sands of the Legal Profession (2002)
American Law Firm Association: Product Liability Gets a New Venue (2001)
American Law Firm Association: Trucking, Honk if you’re Asleep (2000)
Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel: Everything New Again (2000)
Interpreting Body Language of Juries (1993 & 1998)
The Labor and Delivery of a Viable Defense (1997)
Changing Relationships of Health Care - - HMO (1996)
Annual Residency Orientation on Medical Legal Issues for Kansas University School of Medicine (Wichita Branch) (1991-1994)
Legal Aspects of Informed Consent for the Physician (1993)
Effective Litigation Management (1992)
Getting in Gear: A National Transportation Industry Symposium, Legal and Technical Issues for the 1990’s (1992)
Using Visual Aids in the Court Room (1991)
Use of Neuroradiology in the Court Room (1991)
Birth Defects Litigation from Conception to the Courtroom (1990)
Effective Presentation in the Courtroom of Genetic Deficits, Dysmorphology and Syndromology (1990)
New Technology in Truck Accident Reconstruction (Originator and Developer 1990-93)
Technical and Legal Aspects of Tractor-Trailer Accident Litigation (1998, 1990)
Catastrophic Personal Injury Claims- - Brain Damaged Infants (1989)
Pre and Post-Accident Management (1989)
Containment of Damages (1989)

Defending The Brachial Plexus Injury, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (2003) PDF
Neurologically Impaired Babies, Federation of Corporate Counsel Quarterly (2001) PDF
Kansas Water Rights- - A Growing Concern (1991)
Long Arm Statute, Washburn Law Journal (1971)
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