Casey spent his first 19 years at an international law firm before joining Sanders Warren & Russell. He has been repeatedly named to Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Best of the Kansas City Bar. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and American Lawyer’s Magazine. 

As a trial lawyer with over 27 first-chair jury trials, he defends professional and product liability matters, mass tort and business disputes nationwide.  Twice, his jury trials resulted in defense verdicts among the largest in Missouri that year.  The balance of his work is comprised of complex managed health care litigation, Qui Tam (FCA), trade secret claims, tortious interference with contract and fiduciary obligations.   Casey has been named to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and sits on the Boating Industry Risk Management Council (BIRMC). 

Licensed in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa, he has jury-tried wrongful death cases, including severe burn injuries and amputations. He has also tried cases involving state merchandising practices and consumer protection acts.  His other representations include:

• Defense verdict in a $15 million wrongful death product liability case for the world’s largest boat manufacturer;
• Defense verdict in a $30 million toxic tort case for chemical transporter;
• Defended a chemical transporter in the largest chlorine release in U.S. history;
• Defended Purdue Pharma in the Kansas AG’s opioid suit against the company;
• National counsel for the world’s largest privately held insurance broker;
• Defended Professional and amateur sports leagues and teams in traumatic brain injury (CTE) litigation;
• Represented Monster Energy Drink against wrongful death claims;
• Obtained summary judgment (8th Cir. affirmed) for the country’s largest anesthesiology group in which $1 billion in damages were alleged for FCA violations. 

Casey has also successfully argued appeals before Kansas and Missouri appellate courts and the 8th and 10th Circuits. 

In addition to his jury trial and appellate experience, Casey is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) through the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and has been peer-selected to serve on the NFPA 302 & 303 committees for watercraft and marinas. He has also been a task force member for NFPA 921 – The Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. He routinely speaks at national conferences regarding fire investigations, burn injury management, product liability, flammable vapors, complex settlements and insurance coverage.  

Casey attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, where he played baseball and is a Norseman Sports Hall of Fame Member.  He graduated from the University of Kansas and attended law school at KU.