Eric Kendall Banks

Member of a national trial team that defended one of our nation's largest financial institutions in a $253 million dollar class action. Received national publicity while representing the wife of the Mayor of Kansas City, Gloria Squitiro, in the famous "Mammy-gate" lawsuit. First chaired approximately 75 jury trials in federal and state courts (has only lost one jury trial where he was the first chair in over 20 years); Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Courts of Appeals for the 7th, 8th and 10th Circuits; U.S. District Court of Kansas; U.S. District Courts of Eastern and Western Missouri; U.S. District Courts of Southern and Central Illinois; AV Rated By Martindale-Hubbell; has been listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law; selected by peers as a "Super Lawyer" for Missouri and Kansas for several years; former City Counselor for St. Louis; former Adjunct Professor for St. Louis University School of Law and Washington University School of Law; life member of the NAACP and St, Louis Chapter of the Urban League.