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My law practice has been primarily a litigation practice in both state and federal courts. Since 1994 I have also developed an alternative dispute resolution practice primarily as a mediator.  I have also served as an arbitrator, collaborative lawyer, special master and parent coordinator.. My mediation experience includes family matters, employment law, personal injury, contract law and statutory remedies.. I am listed in The Best  Lawyers in America in both mediation and family law mediation.  Best Lawyers named me the St. Louis Family Law Mediator for 2012  and 2014 and the St. Louis Mediator of the year for 2013 and 2015.  I am also selected to Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and have been named a Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine each year since 1995.

My goal throughout life has been to help people.  As an attorney, I focus on finding a solution to financial problems that so many people face.  This might include bankruptcy or budgeting advice to solve debt problems.  The simple fact is that I will always give my honest opinion as to what is best for you in your unique situation and work with you to develop a plan that accomplishes your goals.. On the personal side, I am proud to volunteer to make our world a little better.  This does not entail me sitting on corporate boards, but rather helping at the grassroots level.  I have served on my local Parish Council, coached youth basketball and served as a Boy Scout leader for over 20 years.  Helping young people become tomorrow’s leaders is one of the greatest joys a person can experience.. Helping People With Empathy & Respect is a way of life.

My goal is that clients should always feel that I put them first.  Our firm has had many successes for our clients over these past few years, since opening our doors, but the looks on clients' faces that tells me they know how much we care about their business success and their personal well-being are the most satisfying moments of all.. For commercial transactions, The Jacob Law Firm, LLC is the main way to engage us. For residential home buyers and sellers (for owner occupancy), engage us using Home Sweet Legal at .. You know your business and your real estate beter than anyone, but you may need an attorney who helps individuals and small businesses with real estate transactions, start-up company or other business law needs. We also handle matters in the areas of non-profits, mediation, probate administration and estate planning.. If you think our firm might be able to help you, please give me a call, and we will let you know if we think we can help or if we can refer you to somebody who can.  Wishing you the very best,. -Marc Jacob. THE CHOICE OF A LAWYER IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION AND SHOULD NOT BE BASED SOLELY UPON ADVERTISEMENTS.

Ms. Swiezynski's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law, with special emphasis in preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents relating to electronics, computer systems, software systems and business methods.

Ms. Riley's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law.  Her primary emphasis is preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents relating to the mechanical arts.  Ms. Riley is also involved in opinion work regarding patentability, freedom to operate, and other intellectual property issues.. Ms. Riley received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2010 from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where she was a member of the Journal of Law & Policy.  Ms. Riley was awarded the Danforth Scholarship for her studies in law, and she received an academic excellence award in Intellectual Property Licensing and Technology Transfer.. Ms. Riley received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 2007.  Ms. Riley was awarded a National Merit scholarship to attend the University of Kansas, and she was a member of the Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society.

Ms. Phipps' practice is concentrated in civil litigation defense including products liability and toxic torts. She has handled trial work throughout Illinois and Missouri and have practiced in Madison, St. Clair, Peoria, McLean and Cook County in Illinois as well as the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Howell County and Jackson County in Missouri.  She has defended a large variety of corporate clients throughout the states of Illinois and Missouri in toxic torts, products liability, and workers' compensation matters. Her toxic torts practice includes asbestos and benzene matters.. Ms. Phipps is a member of the bars of the State of Illinois and the State of Missouri.  She earned a J.D. degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 2003 where she served as an officer for the Women Law Students' Association, and earned a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Criminal Justice from Indiana University-Bloomington in 2000 where she served as a member of the Student Union Board of Directors.. Ms. Phipps has worked in the Herzog Crebs LLP asbestos practice for over 7 years.  Prior to joining Herzog Crebs, she worked in a primarily workers compensation defense practice with Evans & Dixon, LLC for close to 2 years.. Ms. Phipps was born and raised in Evansville, Indiana but has resided in St. Louis, MO for over twelve years.  She enjoys spending time with her husband and step-daughter as well as their two retired racing greyhounds.  She has volunteered with Odyssey Health Care Hospice, Camp Ondessonk, and Rescued Racers and has served as an Alumni Student Recruiter for Indiana University.

Ms. Mary L. Lemp is an Attorney located in the St. Louis, Missouri. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri and Illinois.  She is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.Ms. Lemp graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a B.S. in Psychology and minors in Sociology and Business.  As an undergraduate she was a research assistant in the Truman School conducting research on the Autism Project.  Ms. Lemp was also a research assistant in the MU Math Study, conducting research for Dr. David Geary in Math Cognition and Development.  Ms. Lemp was a member of Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Nu chapter and served as the financial chair and as the Red Cross Blood Drive Chair.Ms. Lemp received her Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law.  She was a member of the Public Interest Law Group and participated in the Mediation Clinic and Trial Advocacy.  Ms. Lemp was an Associate Attorney at a civil litigation insurance defense firm located in Clayton, Missouri and practice family law in St. Louis Missouri.  She also clerked previously for a local famliy law attorney in Clayton, Missouri.  Ms. Lemp is currently a member of the Women’s Lawyers Association.

Mr. Wegman's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law, with emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical arts in the United States and abroad. Representative areas include agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and the processes and apparatus utilized to produce these chemicals.

Mr. Tucker represents  individuals, substantial closely held and family businesses, charitable organizations, and physician groups with business and estate planning.. For the past decade, Mr. Tucker has work with all aspects of wealth planning, from banking to investments to the law.  While working with the oldest investment bank in the U.S., Adam was able to assist multiple offices with restructuring programs while demonstrating the importance of relationships.

Mr. Tietz’s practice is devoted primarily to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical and environmental fields in the United States and abroad. His experience includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications relating to agricultural technology as well as innovative processes for manufacturing products from bio-renewable materials.

Mr. Stephens' practice is focused on defending corporate clients in asbestos litigation filed in Missouri and Illinois. Mr. Stephens is also a Court Approved Mediator – pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 - in the City of St. Louis, MIssouri Circuit Court. Mr. Stephens attended the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers 2015 John L. Oliver Trial Academy. Mr. Stephens holds a Certificater in Dispute Resolution from the University of Missouri - Columbia.. While attending the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law, Mr. Stephens was the founder and president of the Sports Law Society and worked at the University of Missouri - Columbia Athletic Departmetn as a Complaince Volunteer.

Mr. Roedel engages in a wide ranging intellectual property practice, including litigation, chemical patent preparation and prosecution, and antitrust cases. He has developed substantial expertise in chemical and chemical engineering patent matters, both organic and inorganic. His prosecution, counseling and litigation practice has ranged over an exceptional wide range of chemical and chemical engineering subject matter including organic synthesis, catalysis, electrochemistry, polymers, protein chemistry, immunoassays, chromatography, sulfuric acid technology, chemical engineering separations and process design, process control, photochemistry and lithography.

Mr. Redler earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in 1994 from the Washington University School of Law. He is an original shareholder of the law firm of Craig S. Redler & Associates, LLC., an estate planning, tax planning and asset protection law firm serving the St. Louis metropolitan area. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1994 and the Illinois Bar in 1995. He is also licensed to practice before the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois; and the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

Mr. Rakestraw's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law.  His work is primarily devoted to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields, both in the United States and abroad.  Representative areas include agricultural chemicals, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and the processes and apparatus used to produce these chemicals.. Mr. Rakestraw received his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, in 2008 from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he served as the Student Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Legal Medicine.  During law school, Mr. Rakestraw was also a member of the Moot Court Board, where he received awards for Champion and Best Brief of the intramural competition.

Mr. O'Neill's practice concentrates on counseling and litigation in the areas of trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law. His trademark counseling provides recommendations on trademark selection, usage, and protection.. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. O'Neill worked in the advertising agency business, first with J. Walter Thompson Company in Chicago and later as a Vice President of D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles in St. Louis. He helped develop and execute advertising and marketing strategies for a large number of brand names belonging to a diverse group of clients, including Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Brown Shoe Company, ConAgra Foods, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Kal Kan Pet Foods, Kraft Foods, M&M/Mars, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Pillsbury, Procter & Gamble and Trans World Airlines.

Mr. McBride's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law, including preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the United States and abroad. His work focuses primarily upon biotechnology and biochemical patent preparation and prosecution, including patents directed to transgenic plants and bacteria and to novel DNA and protein sequences, chemical and pharmaceutical patent preparation and prosecution, validity/invalidity and infringement opinions, and counseling related to patentability and freedom to operate.

Mr. Keil's practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical, life sciences and related fields, both in the United States and abroad. His client counseling responsibilities regularly require him to render assessments regarding patentability, patent enforcement, freedom-to-operate and other intellectual property issues.  His experience includes obtaining patent protection for innovations in chemical engineering process design and control, catalysis, material separation, energy recovery, waste treatment, pharmaceutical synthesis and agricultural chemicals and methods.

Mr. Jordan's practice covers all areas of intellectual property law, with special emphasis in preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the U.S. and abroad. His work focuses primarily upon mechanical patent preparation and prosecution.

Mr. Hartley focuses his practice on litigating intellectual property disputes, including patent infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract. He has successfully litigated complex patent disputes in district courts throughout the United States. Mr. Hartley also has experience litigating other types of commercial disputes in federal court, including antitrust cases.  He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Harlan is a trial and appellate attorney with extensive experience in the federal and state courts. He has brought and defended civil actions on behalf of entities and individuals in a broad range of business disputes involving, for example, patent infringement, trademark infringement, control disputes, breaches of contract, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, RICO, lender's liability, insurance coverage and employment issues. He also has counseled clients and litigated matters involving issues of antitrust law, including representation of a manufacturing company in a 56-day jury trial in which, as lead trial counsel, he secured a $105 million judgment.  He also served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney of St. Louis and was responsible for prosecution of major federal criminal cases. Capitalizing on this experience, Mr. Harlan has defended corporations, their officers and employees from criminal charges involving business matters such as price fixing, environmental pollution, government program fraud, mail fraud, false statements and other business-related criminal charges.

Mr. Everding's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law. His primary emphasis is preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents relating to the mechanical arts. Mr. Everding is also involved in opinion work regarding patentability, freedom to operate, and other intellectual property issues.

Mr. Bain's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law. In addition to preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patents in electrical, computer and related fields, Mr. Bain counsels clients on freedom-to-operate, infringement, due diligence, licensing, and other intellectual property issues.

Mr. Avigad is a litigator who provides contract drafting and business consulting. He handles all forms of employment issues, including discrimination claims and state licensing concerns. He advises as to employment matters, non-competition agreements and termination packages. He tried multiple cases to verdict, including complex litigation. While he is a champion for individuals, he also has multiple small and mid-size business clients in the construction, services and real estate industries. He worked on countless arbitration, mediation and conflict resolution matters. He further acted as an expert witness to address the best practices in the St. Louis legal community. He provided local counsel for certain fortune 500 companies. He acted as counsel for the local carpenters’ union and one of St. Louis’ largest electrical contractors. He prosecuted multiple roofing and contractor claims. He litigated employment and discrimination disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defending companies. He filed multiple Mechanics’ Liens claims, and brought such cases to verdict.

Morgan Murphy has worked closely on cases of medical malpractice. With her background in representing physicians and medical corporations, Morgan’s unique perspective makes her an excellent advocate for the injured.

Molly Karcher is an attorney with Zerman Mogerman, LLC in Clayton, Missouri.  She has also worked for the Columbia Family Law Group in Columbia, Missouri.. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia in 2014 with her law degree and Certificate in Dispute Resolution.. In law school, Molly was a member of the Journal of Dispute Resolution and served as the Layout and Design Editor for the 2013-2014 school year. She was also a collaborating author for the State Legislative Update published in the Spring 2014 edition of the Journal. After her first year of law school, she spent the summer with the Missouri Supreme Court as a research assistant studying the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan. She also completed the Housing Practicum in her second year, during which she served indigent tenants facing disputes with their landlords. Her third year she was honored as the CALI Winner for Excellence in Conflict Management. Molly was also active in the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society and the Women's Law Association.