SHAWNEE MISSION, KS, September 13, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Timothy V. Pickell with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Pickell celebrates many years of experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, as well as successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A highly skilled personal injury attorney, Mr. Pickell formed his own private practice in 1981, after just a little more than 4 years in the field. Now known as The Law Office of Timothy V. Pickell, he counsels clients throughout the midwestern states in matters of personal injury and workers' compensation. From car and truck accidents, to drunk driving, wrongful death, and medical malpractice, Mr. Pickell has spent the last 40 years representing all walks of life, and is proud to be of service to those seeking justice in their time of need.
Mr. Pickell worked several years as partner in Pickell & Bennett in Westwood, Kansas, from 1989 to 1991, and in Woodbury & Pickell in Westwood from 1981 to 1989. He also spent four years as an associate at Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs in Overland Park, Kansas, from 1977 to 1981.
Among his many civic interests, Mr. Pickell has served on the Board of Directors and as President of the Johnson County, Kansas Bar Association, and on the Board of Directors of its Bar Foundation since 2019. He is also the treasurer and board member of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Legacy of Justice Foundation. He was also Chairman of ReEngage, Inc. for several years in Kansas City, a non-profit organization that helps "males become men" through education, empowerment, and employment. Other initiatives to his credit include activity with the University of Kansas Law School Moot Court Council, the student committee for faculty recruitment and the financial aid committee while at K.U. Law School. He also regularly volunteered his time with the Warren E. Hearns Juvenile Center in Fulton, Missouri while in college, and was the Vice-Moderator of the Board of Deacons, and later an Elder of the Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas. He currently is a Deacon of the Leawood Presbyterian Church. With respect to politics, Mr. Pickell was elected as a Kansas Delegate to the 1984 Republican National Convention; a Committeeman in Wyandotte County, Kansas, from 1977 to 1985, and later, a Committeeman in Johnson County, Kansas. He was also elected to and served on the Advisory Board to the Shawnee Mission, Kansas School District. He was also a Republican candidate for Governor of Kansas in 2006.
Mr. Pickell was born in Fontainebleau, France to his American parents, Col. Clyde V. and Dorothy D. Pickell. Growing up in the United States, he often read biographies of successful and inspirational individuals, many of whom had law degrees. After high school, he decided he wanted to pursue a career as a lawyer. He attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, graduating magna cum laude in 1974, during which time he also served in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He then earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence at the University of Kansas in 1977. He was admitted to practice law in both Kansas and Missouri, as well as before the U.S. District Courts of Kansas and the Western District of Missouri.
Mr. Pickell is presently on the Board of Governors, and a Past President and former legislative committee member of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. He also served in various capacities with the Johnson County (Kansas) Bar Association, including as a Vice President and President. Other memberships include the American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, where he has served on the Workers Compensation committee since 1986. He has also served the Missouri Bar Association on the Solo and Small Firm and Workers' Compensation committees (since 1988).
Mr. Pickell was a 1973 Rhodes Scholar finalist from Westminster College in Missouri. He was named one of the Outstanding Young Men of America in 1985. In 2020, he received the Earl O'Connor Civility Award from the Johnson County Bar Association, an award that recognizes a member of the Association for their commitment to civility and professionalism in the practice of law. A celebrated Marquis listee, Mr. Pickell has been cited in the sixth through eighth editions of Who's Who in American Law, and the third edition of Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
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