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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.

Steve is known throughout the Saint Louis Area for trying numerous injury cases each year to successful conclusion in the State and Federal Courts of Missouri. He has earned a reputation as an Ethical, Honest, Diligent and Successful Trial Attorney, both with his Injury clients and the St. Louis and Missouri Bar and Judiciary.. Prior to representing St. Louis' Personal Injury, Worker's Compensation and Traffic Accident cases, etc, Steve Walsh became an Attorney by earning his Juris Doctorate at St. Louis University in 1998. During and after law school, he worked for the Missouri Senate as a legislative assistant, from 1996 – 2002. St. louis workers compensation, carpal tunnel trial lawyer. Since that time, he has concentrated in the area of personal injury at the law firms of John D. Schneider & Associates and Fox, Goldblatt & Singer.. In 2008, he opened his own Saint Louis Law Practice with the goal of providing conscientious, individualized legal representation to Saint Louis clients in the areas of Personal Injury Law, Workers Compensation, Auto and Car Accidents, Injury in the Workplace, as well as a wide range of other legal cases.

Stephen R. Woodley is a native of St. Louis who completed his undergraduate degree at Washington University in 1978. In 1982, Mr. Woodley received his DMD degree, also from Washington University, and in 1986 he graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Law.. In 1982, after completing his DMD degree, Mr. Woodley joined the then Gray & Ritter firm as a full-time law clerk, assisting primarily in the development of professional negligence cases. After graduation from law school in 1986, he joined the firm as an associate. He became a principal of the firm in 1992.. Mr. Woodley has handled to conclusion several hundred medical negligence cases throughout the state of Missouri. While professional negligence is a primary focus, Mr. Woodley also concentrates his practice on automobile and trucking accidents.. Mr. Woodley is a member of the American Association for Justice and American Society of Legal Advocates. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, as well as numerous other local and national professional organizations.. He has lectured at law, medical and dental schools and to professional societies, primarily on medical and dental negligence. He has given continuing legal education presentations on various topics. He was on the court-appointed committee that developed form interrogatories for medical negligence cases in the City of St. Louis.. Mr. Woodley is a co-author of Missouri Civil Trial Practice publications on voir dire and wrongful death damages. He has also authored and co-authored articles for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.. Mr. Woodley is an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. He has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest given. Mr. Woodley has been annually selected to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers[among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas] since 2005, in the area of Personal Injury Plaintiff-Medical Litigation. He is a member of The National Trial Lawyers "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Missouri".

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.

Liz represents consumer product manufacturers in high-stakes product liability litigation in state and federal courts across the country. She is vice chair of the firm's Mass Tort group and a member of the firm's Consumer Products and Appellate practices.. Liz spent nearly 20 years defending tobacco industry clients at trial in high-profile litigation across the nation, including the $280 billion civil RICO case brought by the United States, state attorneys general actions alleging deceptive advertising, the first medical monitoring class action tried to verdict, a multi-billion dollar health care cost-recovery case, and a mass consolidation of more than 1,200 individual plaintiffs' personal injury claims. She has defended tobacco industry clients against false labeling and advertising claims, targeted marketing claims, content-based speech regulations and court-ordered compelled speech in many cases, at both the trial court and appellate level.. She has served on national legal strategy teams for major consumer product manufacturers for many years. She is regularly called upon to advise clients and develop briefing on complex federal preemption, First Amendment and punitive damages issues in complex product liability litigation. Liz served on the national punitive damages defense team for a major consumer product manufacturer for many years, and has served as lead legal issues and appellate preservation counsel at trial in many cases. She also has significant experience developing strategies for removing cases to federal court.. Liz serves on the firm's Litigation Associate Review Committee and coaches summer associate mock trial teams. She has served on the firm's Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, and Associates Committee.

Kaitlin A. Bridges is a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law, where she graduated with honors (cum laude and Order of the Coif) and served as Managing Editor of the Missouri Law Review. She also received the William H. Howard Legal Research and Writing Award.. Ms. Bridges completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in finance. Prior to joining Gray, Ritter & Graham, she worked for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri as law clerk and research attorney for United States District Court Judge E. Richard Webber.. Ms. Bridges is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions Plaintiffs. She was named a 2015 Rising Star by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine and a 2012 "Up and Coming Lawyer" by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.. She was the 2008 recipient of the "Leader of Tomorrow Award" at the St. Louis Daily Record Women's Justice Awards. Ms. Bridges has volunteered with the Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis, and the International Institute of Saint Louis, serving as a citizenship literacy tutor for that organization.. Ms. Bridges was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 2008. Her primary practice is in the areas of complex business and commercial litigation as well as consumer and class action litigation.

I practice in civil litigation and represent corporate clients and insurance companies in cases throughout Illinois and Missouri in both state and federal court. I frequently handle claims involving insurance defense, premises liability, personal injury, complex commercial motor vehicle accidents, products liability, wrongful death and general negligence.. I also concentrate on transportation and retail related matters. In addition, I conduct immediate response to serious accidents as part of Lashly & Baer’s Rapid Response Team, which helps to achieve early evaluation of serious accidents and ensure the preservation of evidence.. I am an active member of Transportation and Retail Practice Groups of USLAW NETWORK, Inc., which is an international organization, composed of over 180 independent, defense-based law firms. Further, I currently serve on the Defense Research Institute, Inc.’s (DRI) Trucking Committee’s Steering Committee and am Chair of Publications. I also serve as Co-Chair of the Transportation Lawyers Association’s (TLA) Membership and Recruiting Committee. I served on the Illinois State Bar Association’s Committee on Judicial Evaluations from 2012 to 2016, which reviews judicial candidates for election to all courts in Illinois.. I have an “AV Preeminent” Peer Rating™ with Martindale-Hubbell ®. In 2018, I was selected through peer recognition and professional achievement for inclusion in the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, as published by Super Lawyers® magazine. I was honored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly with its Up & Coming Award for 2013. I have been recognized by the Missouri Bar for my pro bono work in the community.. I have successfully tried numerous cases. My accomplishments include successful resolution of claims involving: premises liability; personal injury; trucking accidents; disputes involving the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; cargo claims; products liability; subrogation losses; class actions for false advertising and anti-trust; and toxic torts involving asbestos, benzene, and welding fumes.. I am also a regular author on transportation and retail industry issues and am an invited speaker by many industry groups. I and my wife, Kate, have seven children.. Disclaimer: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Also, neither the Missouri Supreme Court nor the Missouri Bar review or approve certifying organizations or specialist designations.

Former Immigration Prosecutor for ICE at the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, served as Certifiying Officer for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration program. Now helping immigrants become Americans.

Derek P. Ruzicka focuses his trial practice in a diverse range of areas, with an emphasis in complex litigation. He has handled cases in a number of difficult venues, from the City of St. Louis, Missouri, to Madison and St. Clair Counties, in Illinois, and Federal Court in East St. Louis and St. Louis. Whether through dismissal, favorable trial verdicts, or reasonable case resolutions, he has successfully handled many difficult matters through completion.. Derek’s experience is extensive, having handled cases involving general liability matters, professional liability, toxic torts, including asbestos, benzene and other substances, product liability, trucking, and environmental claims. He has represented product manufacturers of consumer products, power tools, industrial vehicles, manufactured housing, foundry equipment, and a host of others, including pharmaceutical litigation.. Derek also devotes his practice to trial work for design professionals or other construction professionals, product liability, and other complex litigation matters. He has arbitrated or tried successfully claims involving architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, and owners. He also assists design professionals and small business owners in up-front contract document reviews and consultations.

Defense Attorney with experience handling civil litigation insurance disputes including subrogation, first-party, and third-party insurance matters.

Ben is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition litigation in district courts throughout the country and before the International Trade Commission.   He has experience litigating complex commercial disputes and intellectual property cases in federal court, state court, and arbitration.  Ben’s clients have ranged from small businesses and individuals to Fortune 500 companies.    Education Ben received his J.D. in 2006 from The George Washington University School of Law.  During law school, he interned with the Office of the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve Board, served on the Student Bar Association, and was a Vice President of GWU’s Street Law Program.   He graduated from Truman State University in 2002 receiving his B.S. degree in Business Administration and Political Science.  At Truman, Ben was a Pershing Scholar, played on the Truman tennis team, and was selected to join the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. Recognition Ben was recognized as a Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Star® each year from 2009 through 2012.  He was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014. Memberships He is a Member of the Missouri State Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.  Ben is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri and the State of Illinois, and he is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and the Eastern District of Texas.