Pacific Lawyers

I have represented people charged with criminal charges for over 20 years. In the last ten years, I have been at my own law firm. From 1990-2000, I was in the public defenders office. I represent people in Missouri and Illinois State Courts, Federal Court, and Municipal Court.

Jack graduated from St. Louis University School of Law and began his law career handling Personal Injury cases. From there, Jack worked at the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, where he received invaluable experience prosecuting complex criminal cases. After leaving the Prosecutor's Office, Jack opened up his own law practice. Over the years, Jack has handled a wide variety of cases in the areas of Criminal Law, Traffic, Family Law, Business Law, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. With 50 years of legal experience and a lifetime spent in the courtroom, Jack has...

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Since 1984, Shea Kohl Law, LC has been providing high-quality, personalized legal services to residents throughout Missouri’s St. Charles, Lincoln, St. Louis, and Warren counties. Clients from areas such as Columbia, Hannibal, and Cape Girardeau also look to us for assistance, as do residents of Illinois. When you want solid facts and a candid appraisal of your case, along with practical working solutions to your legal problems, turn to us. We don’t sugar coat or make false promises to you. We tell it...

Dirk Hennessey has spent the last 10 years aggressively representing those injured in Missouri and Illinois. Since graduating law school, he has helped the injured recover over $13,000,000.00 from America's Largest Insurance Companies. Dirk has successfully litigated catastrophic work injuries, car accidents, motorcycle wrecks, truck and semi-trailer accidents and is committed to ensuring that each client receives the utmost care and is treated like family.

Tim Pudlowski was born in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Fenton. He attended Saint Louis University from 2003 to 2006, where he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and graduated magna cum laude. He received his Juris Doctorate in 2010 from Capital University Law School after participating in Moot Court and serving as Managing Editor of the Capital University Law Review. Tim, one of our Jefferson County attorneys, became a member of the Missouri Bar and began representing clients shortly thereafter. He has represented clients with a variety of legal issues in Missouri courts. In March...

Erin graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law. After graduation, Erin joined Reuter Law Firm, now known as Reuter Merkle Law Firm, as an associate attorney. She is a member of St. Catherine Laboure and involved in many organizations including: Heartland Industries, Inc. (a sheltered workshop), the Missouri Bar Association, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Women Lawyers’ Association of St. Louis, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Affton Chamber of Commerce, South County Chamber of Commerce and Crestwood-Sunset Hills Chamber of Commerce. She also is on the board of the Missouri Chapter of NAELA.

John D. James was born in St. Charles, Missouri. John received his B.A. from Tulane University with a major in English Literature. John graduated summa cum laude. John received his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University School of Law. He graduated as a member of Order of the Coif, which is an honor bestowed on students who are in the top 10% of their class. He was also a member Tulane’s Law Review. John gained courtroom experience through Tulane’s Criminal Clinic and while working as an intern for the Lincoln County Public Defender’s Office. During this time, John obtained his first Not...

Dan graduated from St. Louis University School of Law. He is a parishioner of Assumption Catholic Church and has been active in numerous church, community and professional organizations including: Heartland Industries, Inc. (a sheltered workshop), Nazareth Living Center (a long term care facility), the Knights of Columbus, Assumption ACTS Community and White House Retreat, Inc. Dan is a member of the Missouri Bar and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and past President of the Missouri Chapter of NAELA. Dan is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) and has been certified as a Mediator by the University of Missouri...

Beerup Law is a St. Charles, Missouri based criminal defense law firm. Ruth Beerup has 25 years of experience handling traffic, DWI, misdemeanor and felony criminal cases in St. Charles, St. Louis, Lincoln, Warren, Jefferson and Franklin Counties.

In college, Mr. Pupillo worked as an investigator with the Missouri Attorney General's Office in the Division of Consumer Protection. During law school, B.J. was granted a Rule 13 Certification from the Missouri Supreme Court allowing him to litigate cases in open court prior to graduation. B.J. clerked as a prosecutor at the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and went on to clerk as a defense attorney for the Missouri Public Defender Office. Additionally, Mr. Pupillo was a member of the ABA Mock Trial Team at Saint Louis University and the ABA Moot Court Team at Southern Illinois...

After years of hard work and contributing to the workforce, you should not be forced to fight for the benefits you deserve. With 28 years experience practicing workers' compensation and labor law in St. Louis, Missouri, and thousands of cases under my belt, I have the knowledge and skill required to help resolve your workers' compensation case.

Ryan has served as lead counsel in numerous high-profile class actions and has obtained millions of dollars in relief to thousands of class members. Ryan has tried cases in both state and federal court. He has also argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit), and Missouri Court of Appeals (Western and Eastern Districts).

Ryan spearheaded several class actions challenging the constitutionality and validity of red light cameras throughout Missouri. As a result, Ryan obtained a number of significant appellate victories that invalidated the majority of red light camera ordinances in Missouri. In doing so, Ryan successfully persuaded the Court...

Sarah E. Donahue is a native St. Louisan who graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1996 with Bachelor’s Degrees in History and Political Science. She received her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1999. Sarah is licensed to practice in all Missouri courts. Sarah works in The Lowry Law Firm's Festus office where she practices exclusively in the area of domestic relations. The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has listed Sarah as one of the 10 best family law attorneys for client satisfaction. Prior to joining The Lowry Law Firm, Sarah worked as an Assistant Prosecuting...

I was born and raised to represent individuals who have been needlessly injured. I mean that literally. At a young age my father would tell me about the clients he was representing. I would meet them and take pride in their admiration of my father. I always knew I wanted to be a lawyer and represent clients that needed my help.