Tony Rupp represents decision-makers.
His clients gather the key information, weigh the alternatives, determine the best course, and are not afraid to act. Tony is there for them when those decisions are challenged.
Tony is the partner-in-charge of the Kansas City office and a member of Foulston’s litigation & employment practice group. He represents large and small businesses, hospitals, institutions of higher education, and municipalities. He defends attorneys, accountants, and physicians. Tony tries cases before juries, judges, and arbitrators. He argues appeals in state and federal courts.
Tony was recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2020 Municipal Law "Lawyer of the Year," the 2018 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” the 2013, 2016, and 2019 Litigation – Municipal “Lawyer of the Year," and the 2017 Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” all for Kansas City, Kansas. Tony is listed in Chambers USA as a leading general commercial litigation attorney in the United States and enjoys Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest “AV” rating for lawyers. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® list.
In 2008, the Johnson County Bar Association honored Tony as the third recipient of the Honorable Earl E. O’Connor Civility Award recognizing professionalism, honor, integrity, preparation, and advocacy.
Education
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Creighton University School of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, 1983)
Creighton Law Review, Assistant Editor
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Creighton University
(BA, cum laude, 1979)
Admissions
- Kansas (1983)
- Missouri (1989)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (1983)
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1998)
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2007)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1985)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1992)