Baker Sterchi member Kara Stubbs has been invited to serve as a faculty member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) Ross T. Roberts Trial Academy at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. On December 4, she will present a session covering direct and cross-examination of lay witnesses.
Stubbs has extensive product liability experience, particularly in defending pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. She serves as co-chair of Baker Sterchi’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Practice Group and frequently authors papers and speaks at national conferences on topics relevant to these industries. She is a past chair of the Board of Directors for ALFA International (ALFA) and a past chair and current steering committee member of ALFA’s Product Liability Practice Group. Stubbs is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas.
The Ross T. Roberts Trial Academy is an annual program organized in conjunction with the KCMBA Young Lawyers Section and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The program trains new lawyers in trial advocacy skills, providing guidance from experienced litigators and judges and opportunities to practice trial techniques in a realistic courtroom setting.