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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.

Paul leads the criminal law practice at Uthoff, Graeber, Bobinette & Blanke. His practice benefits from a prior career in law enforcement. He served at the State of Missouri Board of Probation and Parole holding positions as a probation and parole officer and later in management. The experience allowed Paul to become thoroughly familiar with the criminal justice adjudication process from the initiation of proceedings through sentencing with a vision towards the best possible outcome. Accordingly, Paul provides a comprehensive approach in his assistance to clients who face criminal charges ranging from minor infractions up to serious felony indictments. Paul has experience handling cases involving violent crimes, drug crimes, sex crimes, property crimes, traffic violations, white collar crime, misdemeanors, felonies and many other criminal charges.. Paul successfully argued cases before the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri and is capable of building defenses in opposition to criminal accusations at each stage of the legal process.. Paul also coordinates representation with other UGBB attorneys in a broad range of civil litigation matters.. Paul's varied experience, empathy in recognition of the difficult situations each of his clients face and his passion for meeting the needs of his clients are all factors that contribute to strong legal representation. All this, when combined with a spirit of collaboration, allow him to bring a comprehensive perspective to his clients' cases. As one of the firm's partners, Paul seeks practical, cost-effective resolutions, while keeping in mind the long-term implications of each matter.

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.

I am a Shareholder at the full service law firm of Sandberg Phoenix, a mid-size firm strategically located in St. Louis and serving Missouri and Southern Illinois.  My focus is in the area of labor and employment and I specialize in counseling management with the goal of promoting best practices in labor relations, employment law compliance and human resource functions.  I further serve the business needs of clients in drafting, negotiating and enforcing all types of employment contracts, including non-competition agreements and severance agreements.  My clients depend on me to draft policies and conduct training seminars regarding employment law compliance and best practices.. I have additionally developed an expertise in the specialized area of employment contracts for physicians and other medical personnel and can be counted on to guide individual physicians, hospitals or physician groups through the drafting and negotiation of various types of contracts in a cost effective manner.. Finally, I zealously but cost-effectively represent my client's interest in litigation before federal and state administrative agencies, federal and state courts of law and arbitration tribunals.