
Ronald J. Eisenberg
Business law, class actions, contracts, consumer law, and commercial collections
I have represented hundred of parties, both plaintiffs and defendants, in lawsuits in state and federal courts. My favorite cases are class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) targeting senders of annoying and illegal junk faxes, robocalls, and text messages. I have litigated more than 175 class action lawsuits and been appointed as Class Counsel multiple times. Class actions are great way to level the playing field between consumers and large corporations.
Among my many other practice areas are contracts, collections, and landlord tenant law. I am frequently hired by tenants who wish to keep their old, resolved judgments from continuing to show up on the court's website and preventing them from obtaining housing.
Outside of my law practice, I am an avid marathon runner, having completed more than 50 marathons, including running 100 miles in less than 24 hours, and I also enjoy fishing and global travel.
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Tenants' Rights
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
- Intellectual Property
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- TCPA Robocall Class Actions
- COVID-19 Class Actions
- Contracts
- Mortgage Class Actions
- TCPA Spam Text Messages Class Actions
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Most representation is on an hourly basis, but contingency representation is considered for collections and some other areas. Class action representation is always on a contingency basis.
- Missouri
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- 7th Circuit
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- 8th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri
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- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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- English
- Spanish
- Partner
- Schultz Law Group LLC
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- Staff Attorney
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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- Federal Judicial Law Clerk for Honorable David D. Noce
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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- Saint Louis University School of Law
- J.D. (1999) | Law
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- Miami University of Ohio
- B.A. (1992) | Political Science
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- Honors: Dean's List
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- Platinum Client Champion
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2022 Pro Bono Wall of Fame
- The Missouri Bar
- 2021 Pro Bono Wall of Fame
- The Missouri Bar
- Top Contributor Award 2022
- AVVO
- ABA Free Legal Answers 2021 Pro Bono Leader
- American Bar Association
- Missouri Bar  # 48674
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- American Bar Association
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- Title Law-Ethical Considerations
- National Business Institute
- Real Estate Closings From Start To Finish
- National Business Institute
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- Sterling Education Services, Inc.
- Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law
- National Business Institute
- Title Law from Start to Finish
- NBI
- Ethical Considerations, Real Estate Closings from Start to Finish
- National Business Institute
- Curing Top Commercial Real Estate Title Defects, Continuing Legal Education and Real Estate Seminar, St. Louis
- National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar
- Presented talk on Ethical Considerations
- Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law, Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation, and Settlements Continuing Legal Education Seminar, St. Louis
- Sterling Education Services, Inc.
- Real Estate Litigation in Missouri Continuing Legal Education Seminar
- Sterling Education Services, Inc.
- Q. Can an employer use different job titles for the same job in order to pay different wages to individual employees?
- A: In Missouri, what you describe is not unlawful on its face. Your employer cannot discriminate based upon your membership in a protected class, such as race or national origin, but an employer generally need not be fair or nice. I don’t know if the skills for the position differ. Even if they are the same, what you describe falls into the category of mere unfairness. (Unless I’m missing some key facts.$
- Q. If a home was condemned after signing the lease can i sue the owner?
- A: I am sorry to hear about your situation. You can likely sue your landlord for breach of the implied warranty of habitability. You will need to decide whether it is worth paying an attorney by the hour to go after your landlord. if your landlord allowed the property to be condemned, he might not have money to collect a judgment. For breach of contract, emotional distress damages are not recoverable. Perhaps you could get such damages from another cause of action, assuming you have admissible medical evidence to support such a claim for damages. Although some attorneys file lawsuits on a percentage basis, such as personal injury attorneys, most attorneys don't sue landlords under such ... Read More
- Q. Can I sue the bank or the employee that gave out my confidential information to the public about my loan
- A: This isn't defamation. Defamation requires a false statement that damages you. You could sue for something else, but unless you've been financially harmed, my guess is that it won't make financial sense for you to pay an attorney to file suit for you.