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Thomas K. Neill practices primarily in civil litigation, including personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, Federal Employer's Liability Act, and consumer class actions. He is admitted to practice in Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois.. Mr. Neill’s work for his clients has been recognized on numerous occasions.  In 2013, he received the St. Louis County Bar Association's Roy F. Essen Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, given annually to an attorney under 36 years of age who has demonstrated excellent and distinguished work as a lawyer, distinguished service to the organized bar, and unselfish service to the community.  Mr. Neil has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest given. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Mass Torts Litigation/Class Action - Plaintiffs. He has been annually selected to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers [among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas] since 2013, in the area of Personal Injury Plaintiff-General Litigation. He has been cited as a Top 50 St. Louis attorney by the same publication, and as a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 40 Under 40.  He was the 2012 recipient of Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly’s Appellate Advocacy Award.. Mr. Neill has served in numerous leadership roles for the Bar.  Since 2013, he has served on the Joint Commission on Women in the Profession. The role of the commission and its members is to identify gender barriers, combat bias in the justice system, and secure full and equal participation of women in the legal profession. Mr. Neill has been on the Executive Committee of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis since 2009, and served as President of the Association in 2014-2015. In 2015, he was elected by members of The Missouri Bar to the five-member 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission.. Mr. Neill graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2002, where he was selected a National member of the Order of Barristers, was a national finalist in the Board of Advocates Client Counseling Competition, and received the William H. Howard Award in Conflict of Laws. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1999.. He is the author of the "Voir Dire and Jury Selection" chapter of the Missouri Civil Trial Practice (3rd edition) 2014 Supp. This publication is used as a practice reference by attorneys throughout Missouri.

Selected Press Coverage:. The National Law Journal: “Winning: In Defending Tobacco Companies, Less Was More”. Bloomberg News: “Tobacco Industry Doesn’t Owe Missouri Hospitals” (quoting Carl 's closing argument). St. Louis Post Dispatch: “Big Tobacco Wins Big in St. Louis Suit” (quoting Carl’s closing argument). Law360: “How They Won it: Taking Big Tobacco to the Jury”. Lawyers Weekly: “St. Louis Jury Snuffs Out Big Tobacco Lawsuit”. Bio. Carl has defended multi-billion dollar damage claims in courtrooms throughout the United States, including product liability, mass tort, tobacco cost recovery, asbestos, and business tort cases. For 29 years, his practice has focused on lawsuits involving complex econometric, epidemiologic, medical, and biostatistical issues.  His trial experience and case-management credentials include: - First-chairing the largest defense jury verdict in the   history of tobacco cost recovery litigation. - Serving on the defense team in the longest jury trial in the   history of the United States. - Assisting in the defense of the largest civil RICO case ever  brought by the United States Department of Justice. - Serving as national coordinating counsel in hundreds of   tort cases for a major rail carrier.- Prosecuting Jones Act claims and defending dozens of   Federal Employer's Liability Act lawsuits.Landmark CasesCarl was lead trial counsel for Lorillard in the City of St. Louis, a case against the tobacco industry filed by dozens of hospitals and hospital systems seeking more than $4 billion in compensatory damages. During the three-month trial, 26 jurors (including 14 alternates) heard testimony from 49 witnesses. Following seven days of deliberations, the jury returned defense verdicts on all claims by all plaintiffs. The National Law Journal described the win as "the largest defense victory in a tobacco cost-recovery suit to date." Carl served as Lorillard Tobacco Company's national trial counsel for more than a decade in a variety of lawsuits. He served as national coordinating counsel in mass tort litigation for Ingersoll-Rand Company and as national counsel for Southern Pacific Transportation Company in its hearing loss and cumulative trauma litigation.  Carl's books on jury instructions, now in their third edition, have been in continuous publication for more than 25 years.

Patrick J. Hagerty is a native of St. Louis. He completed his undergraduate studies at Quincy College in 1981. He received his law degree in 1985 from Saint Louis University School of Law, and served as an editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal.. Mr. Hagerty is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois, and in federal district courts and courts of appeal in Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas and the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits.. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) and is Chair of its Committee on Legislative Issues-Venue.  Mr. Hagerty also serves as a member of the Constitutional Review Committee for MATA.  In 2004, he received MATA’s President’s Award.  He is an active member in the Railroad Law section of the American Association for Justice.  He is a former board member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, which is dedicated to advancing civility, integrity and professionalism in the practice of law.. Mr. Hagerty has tried numerous cases under the federal laws applicable to the railroad industry, in courts across the country.  He has also tried several medical malpractice cases, including obtaining a verdict of over $6 million in St. Louis County Circuit Court.. Mr. Hagerty has been admitted as a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and is an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America ® and has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest given. Mr. Hagerty has been annually selected to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers [among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas] since 2006, in the areas of Transportation, Maritime, Litigation, and Personal Injury.

M. Graham Dobbs graduated with honors from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2000, where he served as a Student Editor of the Journal of Health and Hospital Law, was a member of the Health Law Association, and completed the school's nationally recognized Health Law Certificate program. Mr. Dobbs also received an Academic Achievement Award in Evidence, and served as an intern at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri.. He obtained his BSN, nursing undergraduate degree, from Barnes College in St. Louis, graduating with highest honors. During nursing school, he was a member of the Nursing Honor Society, and was Vice President and President of the Student Government Association at Barnes College.. During Mr. Dobbs' nursing career, he principally worked in cardiac acute care and intensive care areas at Barnes Hospital. He brings his knowledge of the nursing field to bear in the complex medical cases handled by Gray, Ritter & Graham.. Mr. Dobbs has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest given. He was named a Super Lawyer in 2014 by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine.. In 2015, he was elected to the Executive Committee of The Lawyers Association of St. Louis.. Mr. Dobbs is a member of The Missouri Bar and The Illinois Bar. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, and has appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and a Fellow of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Foundation.. Mr. Dobbs is an accomplished musician who has played professionally and still enjoys performing with local groups of musicians.

Experienced litigator with a practice focused on defending corporations and individuals in wrongful death, product liability, premises liability, toxic chemical exposure, construction defect and motor vehicle collision cases.  Additional extensive experience in representing political subdivisions and applying the doctrines of sovereign immunity and official immunity.. Also a licensed real estate agent who counsels realtors in every aspect of real estate transactions and has experience in a myriad of real estate transactions.

Eric specializes in defending employers and insurers against workers’ compensation claims throughout Missouri.. Eric has litigated denied claims before the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation and argued appeals before the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission and the Eastern District Court of Appeals. He provides counsel to employers and insurers regarding compliance and risk management issues under the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act. Eric values frequent and meaningful communication with his clients as essential to best serving their unique needs.. Eric is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. He serves on the scholarship committee and board of directors of Kids’ Chance, an organization that provides scholarships to the children of severely injured or deceased workers.