About Jill
Jill A. Presley: Personal Injury & Catastrophic Injury Attorney in Kansas City, MO
Attorney Jill Presley, a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri, has devoted her legal career to supporting those seeking personal injury representation. Her deep connections to the community provide her with a unique perspective and genuine empathy, helping her build trust and rapport with her clients.
Practice Areas
- Airplane & Helicopter Crashes
- Semi-Truck and Auto Collisions
- Sexual Abuse
- Wrongful Death
- Insurance Bad Faith
Firms
- Presley & Presley LLC, focusing her practice on catastrophic personal injury cases such as semi-truck and auto crashes, sexual abuse, airplane and helicopter crashes, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith.
Education
- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, where Jill Presley earned her Juris Doctorate degree.
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, United States
Awards & Recognitions
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Member (2016-)
- Super Lawyers - Kansas City Rising Star, Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs (2015-2024), recognizing Jill Presley's achievements in aviation law.
- Lawyer of the Year: Aviation Law, Jackson County, MO (2023 and 2025), Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power 30 Award for Personal Injury (2024).
- American Lawyer Midwest Trailblazer Award in Insurance Litigation (2021)
- Woman’s Justice Awards: Recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Member since 2021, named to the Power 30 List by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2024.
Jill Presley began her legal journey as an Assistant District Attorney in Jackson County, where she worked on cases involving sexual crimes and other violent offenses. This experience shaped her trial practice with a balance of strong advocacy and compassion.
Professional Philosophy
Jill A. Presley is committed to integrity and creativity in pursuing justice for her clients within the courtroom, dedicated to setting record-setting verdicts for her clients since 1998.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Aviation Law, Kansas City, MO (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Aviation Law, Kansas City, MO (2023)
- Recognized: Aviation Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Insurance
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Best Lawyers 2016 to Present - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Kansas City
- Best Lawyers 2016 to Present - Aviation Law, Kansas City
- Best Lawyers 2016 to Present - Litigation - Insurance, Kansas City
- Best Lawyers - 2023 Lawyer of the Year, Aviation Law, Kansas City
- Best Lawyers 2016 to Present - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- American Lawyer Midwest Trailblazer Award, 2021
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Power 30 Award-Personal Injury, 2024
- Women’s Justice Awards - 2021
- Martindale Hubbell - Premier AV Rating