Jonathan Mesle Soper is a Shareholder at Humphrey, Farrington & McClain. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri. Prior to be named a Super Lawyer, he was recognized as a Rising Star five years in a row.

Jonathan is both a litigator and an appellate lawyer. He has helped secure over a Hundred Million Dollars’ worth of jury verdicts. He has briefed, argued, and prevailed in front of both the Missouri and Kansas Courts of Appeals. He has authored winning briefs in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of Missouri.

Jonathan wins awards for the results he obtains on behalf of clients. Three times Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly has recognized him for achieving the top results In Missouri, having awarded him the Top Plaintiffs’ Verdicts award for 2011 and 2013, and the Top Judgments or Bench Awards in 2021. Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly also honored him with its Legal Champion award in 2013 for the work he did in successfully representing a family of a young boy in a bullycide case.

When not at work, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. His wife, Dana Soper, is an attorney with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Family Support Division. Jonathan is also a Board Member and the current Treasurer of Community Services League, an Independence-based charity helping local communities reach their potential by providing immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability.

• $108,000,000 Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case – Mansfield v. Horner, et al,, 2012
• $35,720,000 in Confirmed Arbitration Awards in ERISA Case – Hursh et al. v. DST Systems, Inc., 2021
• $35,250,000 Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Case – Gibbs v. Centra, 2010
• $7,500,000 Settlement in Class Action Consumer Fraud Case – Sanford v. CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC, d/b/a/ CenturyLink, 2018
• $831,000 Jury Verdict in Nuisance Case – Baker et al. v. Martin Marietta Materials, 2017
• $500,000 Settlement in Bullycide Case – Myers v. Blue Springs School District R-1V, 2010
• $499,080 Jury Verdict in Motorcycle Accident Case – Randel v. City of Kansas City, 2013
• $300,000 Settlement in Bullycide Case – Nugent v. Carl Junction R-1 School District, 2015
• Numerous Six, Seven, and Eight-Figure Confidential Settlements

• Saddleridge Estates Inc., v. Ruiz, 2010 – Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District upheld jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor without issuing formal opinion.
• Michaelis v. Farrell, 2013 – Kansas Court of Appeals upheld jury verdict for plaintiff in personal injury case, confirming that the statute of limitations had not run as a matter of law.
• Mansfield v. Horner, 2013 – Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District upheld $108,000,000 jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs in a wrongful death case, holding Missouri’s cap on punitive damages does not apply to damages for aggravating circumstances.
• Larry v. Little, et. al, 2016 – Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District upheld jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor without issuing formal opinion.
• Sanford v. CenturyTel of Missouri, LLC, d/b/a/ CenturyLink, 2018 – Supreme Court of Missouri upheld trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to enforce arbitration in class action consumer fraud case, finding appeal was untimely.
• Aregood v. Givaudan Flavors Corporation, 2018 – United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed summary judgment in favor of defendant in a toxic tort case, holding the learned intermediary exception to the duty to warn is a question of fact for the jury.
• Kirk v. Schaeffler Group USA, Inc., et. al, 2018 – United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld jury verdict for compensatory damages in plaintiff’s favor in a toxic tort case, finding trial court did not err in allowing plaintiff’s experts to testify on general and specific causation.
• Levitt v. Merck & Company, Inc., 2019 – United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment in favor of defendant in a pharmaceutical case, finding statute of limitations had not ran as a matter of law.
• M & H Gas, LLC v. Nick & Nino’s Pub, LLC, 2021 – Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District upheld jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor without holding argument or issuing formal opinion.

BS, Biology, Gordon College, Wenham, MA, 2000

J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2008 (Litigation concentration)

Super Lawyer – Missouri & Kansas 

Super Lawyers 2021

Rising Star — Missouri & Kansas

Super Lawyers 2014-2018

Legal Champion

Missouri Lawyers Media 2013

Top Plaintiffs Verdict for 2013

Missouri Lawyers Media 2013

Top Plaintiffs Verdict for 2011

Missouri Lawyers Media 2011