Humphrey, Farrington & McClain is a 16-attorney firm located in Independence, Missouri. Our dedicated attorneys, paralegals and numerous support staff are experienced in handling asbestos bodily injury claims and building-contamination claim, as well as other tort and complex litigation matters involving toxic substances.

Kenneth B. McClain began the firm’s asbestos practice in 1984, when he represented the Independence, Missouri school district. It was the first case in the country to return a verdict for a school district to recover the cost of removing asbestos from a building. Since then, Mr. McClain has represented asbestos personal injury victims and owners of buildings contaminated by asbestos across the United States. On October 6, 1997, he settled the first individual tobacco tort action in New York for Janet Sackman, the Lucky Strike poster model. A 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Mr. McClain is a nationally recognized trial lawyer specializing in toxic tort cases throughout the country.

Steven E. Crick has practiced in the firm’s asbestos division since 1986 and today oversees asbestos litigation for the firm. Throughout his career, Mr. Crick has represented thousands of individuals in asbestos personal injury litigation, yet he focuses on giving his clients individual attention. He also represents clients injured by toxic chemicals or suffering from occupational injuries. He recently settled actions for people injured by exposure to excessive vibration and to formaldehyde. A 1984 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mr. Crick has served the legal community as President of the Eastern Jackson County Bar Association.

Scott A. Britton-Mehlisch. Over the past ten years, Mr. Britton-Mehlisch has gained extensive experience overseeing the design and organization of our firm’s many document databases, depositions and other information we maintain to prepare liability claims against asbestos products manufacturers. He also is experienced in other complex litigation matters. He has used this experience at trial, representing dozens of building-owners with asbestos in their buildings and thousands of workers with asbestos disease. Mr. Britton-Mehlisch, a valued expert in the use of computer resources for legal purposes, is a 1989 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.