James Sanders

James Sanders

Jim Sanders is a leader and example for other attorneys at Wallace Saunders. As a Senior Partner, he is one of our most seasoned attorneys, bringing the kind of leadership and experience that is crucial to our organization. Jim’s practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on cases involving excess/bad-faith insurance litigation, fraud and arson.

He keeps his knowledge up-to-date and skills fresh as a member of the Litigation and Insurance Practice Groups. An attorney willing to work where you are, he is licensed in Kansas and Missouri.

Practice Groups

Insurance

Insurance issues can escalate from simple to complex quickly, and you need attorneys able to handle it all. With Wallace Saunders, you can rest assured the attorneys in our Insurance Practice Group have a command of insurance law and litigation. In fact, the firm was founded more than 50 years ago with insurance at the core of our practice.

Litigation

Founded as a litigation firm in 1963, our attorneys carry on our tradition of substantial deposition and courtroom experience, with hands-on training that begins early in every attorney’s career. The litigation department is the largest practice area at Wallace Saunders, with more than half of our attorneys working under the Litigation Practice Area umbrella.

Personal

Boisterous • Clever • Industrious

Education

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, Juris Doctor
University of Central Missouri State, B.S.

Professional Practice

1982-present: Wallace Saunders
1987-present: Senior Partner

Professional Licensure

Trial and appellate courts of Kansas and Missouri
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Districts

Professional Accomplishments

Awarded the “Super Lawyers” designation for Kansas and Missouri by Super Lawyers® consistently since 2008 through present date.

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Civic Activities

Frequent speaker at client and sponsored seminars on bad faith/excess and other first-party insurance claim issues.
Kansas Bar Association
The Missouri Bar Association
Johnson County Bar Association

Past Director

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

News + Events + Alerts

AHA interviews Saint Luke’s Health System Chair, Wallace Saunders Attorney, Greg Bentz

Mr. Bentz spoke about the challenges and opportunities he sees for boards and the value provided by AHA Trustee Services.

Read the full interview here

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Recognizes Wallace Saunders Attorneys

Together with Thomson Reuters—a global analyst of legal talent—we congratulate eight of our lawyers selected for inclusion in 2022 Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers: James Sanders, Angela Clark, Tim Finnerty, Schalie Johnson, Kip Kubin, Bryan Kelly, Ken Morton and Mark Ware. We especially recognize Mr. Sanders and Mr. Finnerty, both of whom have received this honor for 10 or more consecutive years and Mr. Kubin for 15 or more consecutive years.