Successes
We measure our success not only in maximizing our client's recovery in a personal injury or wrongful death action, but also by our record of safety improvements that have resulted from our legal work.
Verdicts
On March 4, 1997, Robert Pottroff obtained a jury verdict in excess of $10,000,000.00 on behalf of a twenty-five year-old client who was injured in a railroad crossing accident. The jury found the railroad 99% at fault and the plaintiff 1%.
Changes in law and policy
Robert Pottroff
Nero v. Kansas State University, 253 Kan. 567, 861 P.2d 768 (1993); established the duty of a university to exercise reasonable care to protect the safety of students it houses.
Vetter v. Morgan, 22 Kan.App.2d 1, 913 P.2d 1200(1995): established the right of a brain injured person to recover damages from all parties jointly engaged in harassment and an assault that lead up to her injury.
Other decisions where Mr. Pottroff represented the rights of individuals in the appellate courts include:
State v. Huser, 265 Kan. 228, 959 P.2d 908 (1998);
Manhattan v. Huncovsky, 22 Kan.App.2d 189, 913 P.2d 227 (1996);
In the Matter of the Adoption of S.E.B., 257 Kan. 266, 891 P.2d 440 (1995);
Hill & Co., Inc. v. O'Malley, 15 Kan.App.2d 709, 817 P.2d 660 (1991);
State v. Adee, 241 Kan. 825, 740 P.2d 611 (1987);
Roe v. Diefendorf, 236 Kan. 218, 689 P.2d 855 (1984);
State v. Johnson, 233 Kan. 981, 666 P.2d 706 (1983);
