Steven F. Coronado

Kansas

Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, LLP
9393 West 110th Street
Suite 300, Bldg 51
Overland Park, KS 66210

Tel: (913) 339-6757

Email: scoronado@fpsslaw.com
Web: www.fpsslaw.com

Professional Biography

Steve Coronado is an experienced civil litigator practicing in products liability, general personal injury law, governmental entity liability, employment discrimination, retail and hospitality liability, and commercial law. For more than 20 years, Steve has held an AV rating from national law publication Martindale-Hubbell®—the highest rating granted following a peer review.

Steve’s legal career spans more than 30 years; he has and continues to be involved in local and national legal organizations. Steve served on the Board of Directors of DRI (formerly the Defense Research Institute) and served as chair and vice-chair of DRI’s Products Liability Committee and as co-chair of the Products Liability Specialized Litigation Group on Consumer Goods. He is a member of DRI’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and served as chairman of DRI’s 2002 Annual Meeting. He is actively involved in the Governmental Liability Committee and Fire and Property Specialized Litigation Group. Steve is a founding member and past president of the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Bar Association. Steve served on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL) and served as MODL’s president from 2013-2014. He is a past chair of The Missouri Bar’s Client Security Fund Committee.

Steve has spoken at seminars on the local and national stage. He has authored countless articles in legal publications and has participated in over 75 jury trials and hundreds of mediations. Steve believes in a team approach and works closely with his clients and their insurers to achieve the most efficient and successful outcome.

Education

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri
  • Kansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2024
  • AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Super Lawyers® in Missouri and Kansas, Thomson Reuters
  • Founding Member and Past President, Hispanic Bar Association of Greater Kansas City
  • Past Member of Board of Directors and Past President, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
  • America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators®, Missouri 2022
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2011-2018)
  • Exceptional Performance Citation 2014, DRI
  • Board of Directors, DRI (2007-2010)
  • Service Award 2010, DRI
  • Leadership Award 2007, DRI
  • Winningest Defense Lawyers 2010, Missouri Lawyers Weekly
  • Chair, The Missouri Bar’s Client Security Fund Committee (2007)
  • Graduate, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy
  • The American Inns of Court

Professional Affiliations

  • The Missouri Bar
  • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • DRI
  • Hispanic National Bar Association
  • Hispanic Bar Association of Greater Kansas City
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Kansas Association of Defense Counsel

The Products Liability Practice

FPS&S has successfully defended manufacturers and retailers in product liability claims for more than 50 years.

FPS&S attorneys strive to understand the product design and manufacturing process involved in a particular case and develop a collaborative relationship with manufacturers and retailers. As a result, clients trust FPS&S to be lead trial counsel and regional counsel in automotive, industrial, and consumer product litigation.

FPS&S attorneys provide advice to businesses on governmental standards, regulations, warnings, advertising, marketing and recalls.

About Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith

FPS&S is one of the most well-established and respected defense firms in northeast Kansas. For more than 100 years, FPS&S attorneys have provided clients wise counsel and aggressive representation in many areas of the law. FPS&S attorneys are best known for their depth of knowledge and experience in substantive as well as procedural matters, with decades of trial experience in state and federal courts.

With offices in Topeka and Overland Park, Kansas, FPS&S has gained the loyalty and trust of clients throughout Kansas and Missouri . FPS&S attorneys are recognized leaders in the areas of civil rights, civil defense litigation, government liability, employment law, insurance law, professional liability, medical malpractice, construction litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, products liability, appellate advocacy and administrative law.