Kansas City trial attorneys Kirk and Jill Presley, founding partners of Presley & Presley Trial Lawyers, have again been named to the Missouri Lawyers Weekly POWER List for Personal Injury Law. The 2026 recognition marks another consecutive year that both partners have earned a place among the most influential personal injury attorneys in Missouri.
What the Missouri Lawyers Weekly POWER List Recognizes
Published annually by Missouri Lawyers Media, the POWER List identifies the attorneys and leaders who shape the direction of the state's legal community. Honorees are chosen by the publication's editorial team after interviews with respected attorneys and leaders across Missouri, a review of significant case outcomes, and research through the Missouri Lawyers Weekly archives. Selection reflects a lawyer's influence, results, and standing among peers.
About Kirk Presley
With more than 43 years of experience and over 100 trials, Kirk Presley has secured record-setting verdicts and settlements and has helped change corporate practices to protect consumers. He is a nationally recognized voice in insurance bad faith litigation, working alongside clients and fellow attorneys across the country to challenge unfair claims handling and maximize recoveries for claimants and insureds alike.
His honors include the Missouri Lawyers Weekly ICON Award, multiple Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” designations in Aviation Law, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Litigation – Insurance, selection to the National Trial Lawyers Bad Faith Top 10, Super Lawyers recognition for over 20 years, and the Kansas City Business Journal's Best of the Bar.
About Jill Presley
With more than 25 years of experience and over 60 jury trials, Jill Presley has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars for injured clients. She has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 in plaintiffs' civil litigation and has been honored by the peer-reviewed Best Lawyers in America every year since 2018, including as “Lawyer of the Year” for Aviation Law in 2023 and 2025. She has also received a Women's Justice Award from Missouri Lawyers Media.
About Presley & Presley Trial Lawyers
Presley & Presley Trial Lawyers is a client-focused, results-driven firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm represents people in Missouri, Kansas, and across the country who have suffered catastrophic injury and wrongful death, taking on insurance companies and large corporations. Their firm focuses on cases involving semi-truck and car crashes, aviation crashes, carbon monoxide poisoning, burn injuries and explosions, as well as dangerous consumer products. The firm is also a trusted resource for attorneys handling complex insurance bad faith matters.
Their mission is to deliver justice with the individual attention and care every client deserves.
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured, contact Presley & Presley Trial Lawyers at (816) 931-4611 or view our contact us page to request a consultation.
