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John Morgan Henderson Jr.
Springfield, MO Personal Injury Attorney
313 S. Glenstone Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
Personal Injury
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William Robb
Springfield, MO Personal Injury Lawyer
(888) 326-5475
2847 S. Ingram Mill Rd.
Suite A-102
Springfield, MO 65804
Personal Injury
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Matthew Price
Osage Beach, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Missouri - Columbia
Attorney Matthew C. Price is an award-winning, respected legal advocate who is passionate about fighting for the rights of his victims. From his office at Price & Randle, LLC in Lake of the Ozarks, Matthew represents victims and their families and works diligently to ensure that injured individuals receive the care and compensation they need.
After graduating from the Missouri-Columbia School of Law, where he was placed on the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, Matthew went on to work as a law clerk for a local firm, and soon after he began practicing law in the area. Over the course...
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Tim M. McDuffey
Osage Beach, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Columbia
Tim McDuffey is the principle attorney of the McDuffey Law Firm, LLC and the Work Comp Center. Tim grew up at the Lake of the Ozarks, graduating from Camdenton High School. He attended college at Missouri State University on a football scholarship. Tim was an outstanding student athlete. He received honors as an All American football player and was honored by the ESPN Academic All-American Football Team. He also received Missouri State University’s highest honor by being awarded the Virgil Cheek Award recipient for the University’s top student athlete.Tim received his Juris Doctorate degree from...
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Brandi L. Ward
Branson, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Personal Injury, Divorce, Family and Traffic Tickets
University of Missouri - Columbia
Brandi is a down to earth, easy to talk to attorney who deeply loves her community and helping the people who live there. She's also a mom who understands first hand the difficulties parents can have navigating parenting after divorce. She's an experienced trial attorney and has tried personal injury, car wreck, and trucking cases, as well as many family law cases. She's got a passion for her work and is a zealous advocate for her clients giving them each the personal attention they deserve.
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Joshua Garrett
Branson, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Washburn University School of Law
Joshua Garrett is a graduate of the Washburn University School of Law and is licensed to practice in Missouri. At Washburn, Joshua graduated with a Juris Doctorate in only two years and was the winner of the Max Rowinsky Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and the Irvine E. Ungerman Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice. Prior to law school, Joshua was born in Springfield, Missouri and spent the past ten years working as a political consultant on various campaigns throughout the country. After several years of working at Smith Law Firm, he now owns his own firm and...
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Randy Anglen
Branson, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and Family
University of Kansas
Practicing law in SW Missouri and NW Arkansas since 1991. I have a general litigation practice - family law, criminal law, auto accidents, civil litigation. I have tried hundreds of bench trials and several jury trials. I provide experience, aggressive legal representation. I served as Hollister, Mo. municipal judge for 21 years, through November, 2014. Call for a free initial consultation - 417-335-2685
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Bailey M. Privette
Willow Springs, MO Personal Injury Attorney
(417) 221-8961
103 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 117
Willow Springs, MO 65793
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment, Estate Planning and Workers' Comp
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Bailey Privette pursued her passion for law by completing her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance and Information Technology from the State University of New York at Albany. She later moved to Missouri to pursue her law degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, where she served as a board member of UMKC Law Review, participated in Moot Court, and was recognized by the American College of Bankruptcy for her outstanding knowledge of the Bankruptcy Code.
Before graduating, Bailey worked at two law firms in the Kansas City area, specializing in...
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Wesley Hilton
Clinton, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Kansas City
As a partner at Cover & Hilton Law, LLC, Wesley D. Hilton aggressively represents his clients in Clinton, Missouri, in the surrounding counties and throughout the state of Missouri. Mr. Hilton dedicates his law practice primarily to the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice, while also accepting cases in the areas of family law and criminal defense. He focuses 100 percent of his practice on litigation. Mr. Hilton obtained his bachelor's degree from Missouri Southern State University, graduating with honors in criminal justice. Upon graduation, he attended law school at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School...
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Duane Randle
Osage Beach, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Washburn University School of Law
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Zane A. Privette
Willow Springs, MO Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Zane A. Privette is a Willow Springs, Missouri native. He graduated from the University of Missouri, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management in 2012, with a focus on Agricultural Economics and went on to attend law school at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law. While in law school, Zane spent time learning the art Trial Advocacy and competed on the school’s nationally recognized Negotiation team. Zane’s negotiation team traveled across the country competing, tying for first place in the Regional Qualifier and then moving on to compete against the top schools across the country...
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William Phalen
Joplin, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
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Patrick Michael Martucci
Joplin, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
What drew Patrick to the practice of law was the opportunity to help those who have experienced real tragedies. For over 20 years, Patrick has fought for the injured, for victims of serious negligence. From trucking accidents to catastrophic injuries, he has dedicated his entire career to protecting those facing an uphill battle against negligent large companies who hide behind their insurance companies and defense attorneys. When you need a skilled trial attorney to advocate for you, one who will not back down to powerful corporations, turn to Patrick.
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Walter Williams
Joplin, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Personal Injury, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
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David M. Lowe
Waynesville, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Since June 1997, David has been a trial lawyer in private practice with his office located “on the square” in downtown Waynesville. David primarily concentrates his legal representation in the areas of Probate Law, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Injury Law, Landlord-Tenant Law and Civil Law. He has extensive trial experience in a wide variety of cases including Criminal Law; Injury Law; Adoption Law; Guardianships, Conservatorships and Probate Law; Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning; Landlord-Tenant Law; Contract Law; and Military Law.
From 1990 to 1997, David served on active duty in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He tried more than...
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Andrew William Renken
Laurie, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and Real Estate
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Timothy Richard Cisar
Lake Ozark, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
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Joseph Harvath
Saint Charles, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Saint Louis University School of Law
Whether it is representation in a legal matter or just some legal advice, The JMH Law Firm, LLC is here to help. Although specializing in criminal defense, The JMH Law Firm Criminal Defense Attorney can help you with any sort of legal issue which may arise, including felony and misdemeanor charges, traffic tickets, personal injury, or any other legal concern which you may have. Call today to speak with an Experienced St. Louis Criminal Defense Lawyer with Offices in St. Charles and St. Louis, Missouri.
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Michael S. Foster
Kansas City, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Michael Foster is the 2018 Pro Bono Publico Award winner given by the Missouri Bar Association for outstanding character and pro bono commitment. Michael is also the 2018 Legal Champion given by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. He is a former shareholder at one of the biggest law firms in the country and resides in the Kansas City area with his wife Melissa and their two children.
Michael has a well-honed ability to see the big picture and quickly narrow options to a best possible solution. From growing up in a family of attorneys, this legal intuition comes to him naturally. His father...
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Ross Nigro
Kansas City, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Medical Malpractice
Ross C. Nigro, Jr., graduated from the University of Kansas with bachelor's degrees in Political Science and History. Mr. Nigro obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri, Kansas City - School of Law. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Nigro worked as a law clerk with the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of Missouri in Jackson County, Missouri. Mr. Nigro then went on to work as an Assistant Jackson County Counselor handling county prosecutions and civil rights violations. Since 1997, Mr. Nigro has been in private practice, where he has concentrated his practice in the criminal...
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Christian L. Faiella
Moberly, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Nursing Home and Products Liability
University of Missouri School of Law
Chris Faiella is a leading American Midwest-based trial lawyer and author who helps people catastrophically injured by the negligent or reckless actions of others recover money damages. His multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements include high-profile victories against large corporations and soulless insurance giants that wrongfully deny claims.
Lawyers refer difficult high-stakes cases to Chris Faiella because of his reputation for zealous advocacy, as well as his team’s innovative legal preparation and in-depth factual investigation. Jurors justly reward his clients because he’s walked the accident scene, knows the family, learns the medical procedures, masters the law, and thus gives credible voice...
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Ryan J Krupp
St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 7 years of experience
(314) 835-9999
Ext. 2
12813 Flushing Meadows Dr.
Ste. 150
St. Louis, MO 63131
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Ryan Krupp is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney in St. Louis and St. Charles County. Previously, he worked for both the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and Johnson County District Attorney’s Office where he appeared in court on behalf of the State of Missouri and Kansas in the criminal prosecution of among other things, Domestic Violence, Assault, Drug Cases, SVU Cases, Juvenile Offenders, and other felonies and misdemeanors. He tried numerous cases to a judge and jury.
Ryan is a native St. Louisan and is an alumni of Marquette High-School and Missouri Baptist University where he played men’s soccer, racking...
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Tor Hoerman
Clayton, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
After graduation from Chicago-Kent School of Law in 1995, Tor Hoerman began working at the defense firm Bullaro, Carton & Stone until he got a call from a plaintiffs firm, Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz that they may have an opening for a young associate. Tor jumped at the opportunity and learned about his passion to help injured people against those that he had previously represented.
In his years at K,J&S, Tor learned how to work the Courtroom at the Daley Center, spending most of his days either trying cases or running from floor to floor arguing motions on behalf of his...
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Gary K. Burger Jr
Chesterfield, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(314) 648-8348
100 Chesterfield Business Pkwy
Suites 200-222
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law
Gary Burger is managing partner of Burger Law, a St. Louis-based personal injury law firm. Gary has dedicated his 32+ year career to the rigorous pursuit of justice for injury victims and their families. His zealous representation has recovered over $200 million for clients so far.
Gary's legal experience spans all personal injury, including motor vehicle crashes, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, premise liability, workers' compensation and more. His wins have been featured in the media and he has hundreds of great reviews from clients. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois, the Missouri Supreme Court, the U.S....
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Todd Miller
Jefferson City, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 25 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
University of Missouri - Columbia
Attorney Todd Miller's record of exemplary professional conduct has allowed him to become one of the most sought after attorneys in Mid-Missouri. Mr. Miller manages a full-service litigation firm he founded in 2006 that represents clients in both civil and criminal cases with a focus on bankruptcy; debt collections (for creditors); civil litigation; criminal law; traffic law - speeding tickets and DWI; property tax; business and commercial law; real estate; municipal law; legal counsel representation; elder law; wrongful death; personal injury; wills and trusts; and estate planning law. He earned his J.D. at the University of Missouri School of Law...
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Ryan Paulus
Kansas City, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, DUI & DWI, Employment and Family
University of Missouri - Columbia
Ryan M. Paulus represents clients in a variety of contexts, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, consumer rights, personal injury, severance, wage and hour disputes and class and collective actions. Ryan’s confidence, perseverance, and attention to detail are invaluable to furthering his clients cause. He has won his clients over sixteen million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements and developed a record of success in significant and complex litigation. Ryan is also a combat veteran who served with distinction in Afghanistan as a SAPPER Company Operations Officer, earning both the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge before resigning from...
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James M. Hoffmann
St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Saint Louis University School of Law
At the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann, based in St. Louis Missouri and practicing throughout the State of Missouri, we exclusively work in the area of workers compensation and personal injury. When attorney Hoffmann takes your case, he makes recovering benefits for you his priority, and he put decades of experience, a proven record of success and a client focused approach behind your case.
When you hire our law firm for your case you get:
- Over 30 years of Workers Compensation and Personal Injury experience
- An attorney who concentrates his practice in workers compensation and Personal Injury
- A proven record...
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Scott Andrew Wilson
Columbia, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Missouri - Columbia
During law school, I clerked at the Hines Law Firm, as I wanted to stay in Columbia to practice, and was hired as an Associate at the Firm in 1998. I was made a Partner in the Firm in 2003, where I practice exclusively in the areas of personal injury litigation and workers' compensation. We only represent those who have been injured through no fault of their own and are able to pick our cases and clients carefully.
I serve on the Board of KIDS' CHANCE of Missouri, a scholarship program for children of workers who were seriously injured or...
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Javier Centonzio
Kansas City, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Estate Planning, Military and Nursing Home
Stetson University College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
I decided to become a lawyer in honor of my friend, Sgt. Jessie Davila, who was killed in action while we were deployed to Iraq. My initial focus in the law was to help other Veterans navigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability system as a Veterans lawyer. However, I discovered that many of the Veterans I was helping obtain VA disability benefits also needed help with estate planning and elder law concerns.
This realization led me back to law school, where I earned my Masters in Law (LL.M.) in Elder journey in the legal profession started with internships...
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Jason Roth
Lee's Summit, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of Kansas School of Law
Mr. Roth practices in all areas of civil litigation, with a focus on serious personal injury and wrongful death. For nearly a decade Jason practiced civil defense litigation. Jason has represented some of the largest insurance companies, corporations, and trucking companies. In doing so, he honed his talents and skills as an attorney. The experience also provides him with insight and experience on how these entities operate, perceive those that have been injured, and the pursuit of compensation through the claim, lawsuit, and trial process. Now Jason's practice is dedicated almost exclusively to representing individual clients who have been injured,...
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Chip Gentry
Jefferson City, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Nursing Home and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Columbia
Chip, a trial attorney, has settled, tried and consulted on numerous lawsuits throughout the country involving construction defect, personal injury, wage and hour, class action, insurance litigation, government relations, and government contracts. He obtained the 2nd highest Personal Injury Settlement in the State of Missouri for $15,500,000. He routinely represents clients in multi-million dollar cases throughout the country.
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Ryan R. Cox
Saint Louis, MO Personal Injury Attorney
1520 S. 5th Street
#215
Saint Louis, MO 63303
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Animal, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
University of Missouri - Columbia
Ryan R. Cox and Associates, L.L.C., represents individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death claims due to all types of accidents. Our firm has successfully represented hundreds of personal injury victims and has consistently been acknowledged for outstanding results achieved. Our firm has been recognized in both Missouri and national publications. We are dedicated and tireless advocates for the injured and we understand the numerous problems and difficulties injuries create.
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Genavieve Marie Perino
Chesterfield, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(314) 648-8348
100 Chesterfield Business Pkwy
Suites 200-222
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law and University of Virginia
Genavieve Perino is an experienced trial attorney and negotiator. In over 10 years of service to the injured in Missouri and Illinois, she has secured numerous settlements and judgments to get people the compensation they need to recover. She has obtained plaintiff verdicts in St. Louis City and County, St. Clair County, the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. She has served as lead counsel in a variety of personal injury practice areas, including auto accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites and workers' compensation.
Genavieve focuses her representation on positive client outcomes and fighting...
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Mr. Thomas SanFilippo
St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
Thomas SanFilippo is the founder and principal of our law firm. He is an attorney at law, business owner, and proud St. Louis native. Thomas received a Bachelor's Degree in History from Miami University and a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law. He is dedicated to the legal professional as a plaintiff's lawyer for individuals who have been harmed or deprived of their rights. Thomas is known for being fiercely committed to his clients and his hometown community of St. Louis. He has represented individuals throughout the State of Missouri and across the...
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Wyatt Wright
St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
St. Mary's University School of Law
Wyatt Wright handles trucking and auto accident cases and other consumer related matters. Mr. Wright is licensed to practice law in eleven states (Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming) plus the District of Columbia. Mr. Wright has been named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is a life member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Wright also serves as a leader in providing legal services to pro bono programs, such as the American Bar Association’s Military...
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Amy Collignon Gunn
St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
Amy has dedicated her legal career to advocating for clients and their families after their lives have been devastated by the careless and/or reckless conduct of a doctor, hospital or corporation. Whether you have been injured due to a doctor’s or hospital’s medical negligence or a corporation’s decision to sell a defective product, Amy has the expertise and insight to help. She takes her job as “counselor” very seriously, taking time to listen to each of her client’s cases. Amy guides individuals through complex litigation and legal proceedings, leading them to a resolution of the case and enabling them to...
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Tyson Mutrux
Saint Louis, MO Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Animal, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Saint Louis University School of Law
Tyson is the managing partner of Mutrux Firm, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri. Mutrux Firm, LLC is uniquely qualified to handle Personal Injury Litigation cases in Missouri and Illinois. Tyson’s previous positions include clerkships with the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office, the Hammer Law Firm, and Dunne, Koenig, & Green. Tyson Mutrux served one year on the executive board of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Young Lawyers Division. Later, he served as a Representative and as a Delegate to the American Bar Association.
Before law school, Tyson Mutrux graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri with...
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Christopher J Finney
St. Louis, MO Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Nursing Home
Saint Louis University School of Law
Christopher J. Finney received his law degree from St. Louis University. Upon graduation, he accepted a position as an assistant circuit attorney in the Circuit Attorney’s Office in the city of St. Louis. While at the Circuit Attorney’s, Chris handled a variety of issues, including Grand Jury indictments, felony gun and drug crimes. After the CAO’s, Chris then accepted a job at a large insurance defense firm where he handled cases ranging from dog bites to premises liability to auto collisions to wrongful death. He gained an insight into how an insurance company and defense team analyze and handle claims...
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Kyle Sciolaro
Kansas City, MO Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Social Security Disability
University of Kansas School of Law
I practice law with BurnettDriskill, Attorneys in North Kansas City, Missouri. We handle caims before the Social Security Administration at all stages of the process. We also focus on short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) claims. The majority of these claims are governed by ERISA. However, many are traditional breach of contract, breach of trust, bad faith, and vexatious refusal claims. If you are looking for help with any kind of disability claim, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you. Our firm represents clients in all kinds of disability matters.
If your disability claim has been...