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Steve defends clients in complex product liability litigation, with an emphasis on toxic tort cases. A member of the Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation team, he represents many of the nation’s largest petrochemical and chemical companies in all aspects of litigation. These companies specialize in the production of agricultural products and chemicals, oil and gas exploration and production and the manufacturing of paints, coatings, plastic resins and synthetic fibers.. Over the past decade, Steve has handled thousands of cases on behalf of commercial clients in the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions in the country. In addition, he has deposed hundreds of expert and fact witnesses, as well as defended the clients’ corporate representatives, in toxic tort matters.. In addition to toxic tort matters, Steve counsels in litigation involving tobacco, the fen-phen diet drug, securities, agribusiness, and labor and employment in state and federal courts. He has significant experience in defense trial preparation, including deposing fact and expert witnesses. He actively mentors young attorneys at the firm in developing such litigation skills.

Scott’s practice is dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs, investors, emerging and established businesses with the unique and often challenging issues they meet throughout the formation and growth process: from entity formation, to the management of founder relationships and economics, to the protection of intellectual property, to the financing of growth and navigating securities law compliance. He assists clients as they continue to grow and develop, whether this involves merger and acquisition activities, international licensing and distribution arrangements or counseling of directors and officers. Scott is chair of the firm’s Securities practice. His practice is focused on advising a wide range of clients on SEC matters, securities transactions and corporate governance. He represents issuers, investment banks / financial intermediaries and investors in financing transactions, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities.

Practice areas include: Mechanics Liens, Public Works Bonds, Labor and Material Bonds, Payment Bonds, Commercial Collections, Accounts Receivable, Debtor/Creditor.. GARRY SELTZER, born St. Louis, Missouri, October 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia and Missouri; 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court.  Education:  Southern Illinois University (B.A., with honors, 1974); University of Georgia (J.D., with honors, 1979).  Author:  “The Mis-use of Acceleration Terms in Mortgages,” 1979 Real Estate Review 84; “The Role of the South African Criminal Code in Implementing Apartheid,” 8 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 176, 1978; “The Trade Act of 1974,” 8 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 200, 1978; “Due-On-Sales Clauses: Restraints on Alienation,” American Business Law Journal, 1980.  Councilman, City of Olivette, Missouri, 1986-1992.  Mayor, City of Olivette, Missouri, 1988-1989.  Member:  The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Illinois State Bar Association.  REPORTED CASES:  Glasco Electric Company v. Best Electric Co., et al., 751 S.W.2d 104 (Mo. App. 1988); In the Estate of Marie A. Bischof, 770 S.W.2d 474 (Mo. App. 1989); Ahrens & McCarron, Inc. vs. Mullenix Corp., et al., 793 S.W.2d 534 (Mo. App. 1990); Pratt v. Purcell Tire and Rubber Co., 846 S.W.2d 230 (Mo. App. 1993); Tom Channing, Inc. vs. Brindley-Sullivan, Inc., et al., 855 S.W.2d 463 (Mo. App. 1993); In Re: Roy Gooden Plumbing & Sewer Co., Inc., 156 BR 635, 1993; Refrigeration Supplies, Inc. v. J. L. Mason of Missouri, Inc., et al.; 872 S.W.2d 105 (Mo. App. 1994); Beckmann v. Miceli Homes, Inc., 45 S.W.3d 533 (Mo. App. E.D. 2001).  PRACTICE AREAS:  Business; Mechanic’s Lien Litigation.

People Over Profits.. As a real estate attorney, agent, and investor, I am dedicated to serving my clients in numerous ways and providing them with the confidence they need to reach their goals. I make a personal commitment to daily education in order to continuously improve my skills and offer the very best for my clients.. On a personal side, I love sports, music, traveling, and simply experiencing everything life has to offer.

Nancy Martin is a partner at the law firm of Jenkins & Kling, P.C. located in Clayton, Missouri. She focuses her practice on bankruptcy, debtor/creditor rights, commercial law, and civil litigation.. After working several years for a creditors' rights firm as bankruptcy and litigation counsel to residential mortgage companies, Nancy established her own law office in 2009 to offer her clients sophisticated legal representation and insightful counsel. In 2014, she joined the firm of Jenkins & Kling, P.C., as a principal to carry on that mission with renewed focus and support.. Over the course of her career, Nancy has represented a vast range of creditors and debtors, inside and out of bankruptcy. This experience has given her a broad and varied perspective of the issues that both face--a perspective that is uncommon for many practitioners.  Nancy is motivated by the opportunity to listen to a client’s story and propose a plan for resolution. She is a problem-solver and does not hesitate to use any of the tools available under law to help her clients reach their goals.. Nancy serves as member of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, which committee periodically drafts changes to the local rules of bankruptcy practice to improve the experience for both practitioner and litigant. She also presently serve as Vice President of the Hispanic Bar Association of St. Louis and Vice President of Membership of the BJC Toastmasters Club in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

Litigation is an art that demands outstanding performance on numerous fronts: attention to detail, superior writing skills, rigorous investigation of the facts, skillful argument, and—above all else—the wisdom to know what course of action will best benefit your client. This is the approach I take every day in my work as an attorney. From having personally briefed over 245 appeals, to having tried numerous cases to verdict, to having conducted complex discovery, I can draw on a deep amount of experience to provide my clients with the representation they deserve. Brinker & Doyen provides the perfect atmosphere for ensuring that its attorneys and staff master the art of litigation and achieve the best results for their clients

Lauren Surdyke graduated from St. Louis University School of Law with honors in 2015.  Prior to attending law school, Lauren served as the Director of Human Resources at Spectrum Cleaning & Restoration Services for over six years.. Lauren specializes in estate planning, probate administration, trust matters, limited liability companies and other business entities.

Kirk J. Wittner isa caring and capable attorney in St. Louis as well as a partner at STL Law Group. Backed by more than 16 years of in-depth legal experience, he primarily focuses his efforts in personal injury law, medical malpractice law, and general civil litigation. He has a comprehensive understanding of these practice areas and works hard to provide his clients with well-informed legal counsel and strong representation. Regardless of how difficult your situation may be, he has the legal understanding needed to help you resolve all your problems. Attorney Kirk Wittner will guide you throughout every step of the legal process while fighting for your best interests and making sure your rights are fully protected. You can trust him to provide the individualized and effective legal services you deserve. Call his firm today and set up a completely free case evaluation to get started.. Visit his attorney profile page on the STL Law Group website at:

Jim Schleiffarth provides superior service. With abundant experience and a commitment to meaningful results, his clients trust him with a variety of legal matters. Mr. Schleiffarth's practice is focused on business law, estate planning and real estate law.  Schleiffarth Law Firm LLC emphasizes excellent client service, timely results and reasonable fees.. Jim is heavily involved in his community and works tirelessly for his clients.

I graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1985. Since then, I have obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements at Carey Danis & Lowe, including a $105 million jury verdict involving the explosive separation of a multi-piece wheel against Firestone which was the largest verdict in Missouri that year, a $4.5 million jury verdict against medical Engineering Corporation for a defective breast implant, a $2.1 million settlement involving a trucking accident, a $1.1 million verdict in a motorcycle accident case, a $1.1 million verdict in a trucking accident case, a $1 million judgment in underinsured motorist case, plus many other successes. I have a long-standing history of community outreach and I thoroughly enjoy helping fellow members of our community. I volunteer regularly and even started a Mentor program at the local juvenile detention center. It’s important for me to be able to help others and guide our youth to a better path and better opportunities in life. Similarly, it’s important to me to be able to help and guide my clients through what can be some of the most difficult times of their lives.

Guy N. Brandt. Attorney/Partner. Mr. Brandt concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, insurance law, financing and estate planning.. Mr. Brandt advises clients on structuring business organizations and business transactions in the most tax-efficient and commercially practical manner.  Additionally, Mr. Brandt has negotiated transactions which deal with all aspects of stock purchases, mergers, asset acquisitions, buy-outs, recapitalizations, spinoffs and reorganizations.  He also has significant experience in various types of private placements of debt and equity securities, representing both the entrepreneurs seeking capital and the private investors.  In his insurance law practice, Mr. Brandt counsels insurers, insurer associations and producers on a broad range of legal issues arising in their business operations.  He assists clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions of insurers and insurance agencies, and the formation of captive reinsurance companies.  Mr. Brandt’s estate planning practice involves tax planning, business succession planning and creating estate planning documents.  He is a frequent speaker on estate and business planning to financial planning professionals, CPAs and the public.. Mr. Brandt is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law where he graduated on the Dean’s List and received the Order of the Barristers and the Fred L. Howard Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy.  He is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Missouri Bar and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Financial Service Professionals–St. Louis Chapter. Mr. Brandt has an AV Preeminent peer rating of 5 on which is the highest rating available.

Donald Paule has extensive experience representing closely-held businesses and not-for-profit organizations. He advises clients on all aspects of the organization and operation of the client’s business including complex sale, financing, merger and acquisition, and real estate development transactions. In addition, an extensive portion of his practice is devoted to tax and estate planning matters for individuals, and business owners, including ownership succession planning.

Calvin Matthews, a member of the Corporate Services practice group, serves as outside counsel to a number of major businesses including Sterling Bank, First Community Bank and the area developer and master franchisee for Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shops in Missouri and Illinois. In these positions, Calvin handles a wide-range of corporate issues including those related to financial transactions, real estate, employment and labor, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.. He offers clients a unique combination of skills due to an unusual background that includes in-depth experience as a corporate services attorney, litigator and even a securities trader. Because of this, Calvin has a diverse practice representing a variety of companies from industries as different as apparel, banking and food services. His practice also includes representing clients with cutting edge legal issues such as those in the medical marijuana business in both Missouri and Illinois.. In the corporate services area, many of Calvin’s clients are mid and large-sized closely held businesses. He takes a holistic view of a company’s operations and thus provides a range of needed services, including the review of corporate structure, contracts and policies. He develops strategies aimed at improving operations and minimizing risks.. When clients face litigation issues, Calvin employs his experience handling contract, insurance, banking, and finance disputes as well as complex multiparty national class action cases. His widely publicized cases include the representation of Jos A. Bank Clothiers Inc. against national class actions as well as the representation of Randall Sutton, the CEO and president of the defunct National Prearranged Funerals Inc. in one of the largest fraud schemes ever prosecuted in the Missouri.

Ask Charles H. Billings what makes Bruntrager & Billings stand out, and he'll cite the wealth of experience possessed by the law firm's attorneys, as well as the personal attention their clients receive. "We treat people the way we want to be treated," Billings explains.. Billings, who has been a lawyer for more than three decades, received his undergraduate degree in urban affairs from Saint Louis University in 1975 and his law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law, in San Antonio, Texas, in 1978. While at St. Mary's, Billings was the recipient of the Judge K.K. Woodley Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a student interested in pursuing a criminal law career.. Like the firm's founder, Raymond A. Bruntrager and, Billings' own son, Charlie, Charles H. Billings began his legal career in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office, the chief prosecutor of state-level crimes in the city of St. Louis. As a law student, Billings spent his summers working as an investigator for the office. Because assistant circuit attorneys handle large caseloads and spend much of their time in the courtroom, Billings says, he was able to gain a great deal of experience quickly. Not only did he learn how to try a criminal case, in which the evidentiary standard that must be met is higher than that in a civil case, but he also learned how to work with opposing lawyers and the judges he appeared before on a regular basis.. In 1980, Billings joined his father-in-law, Raymond Bruntrager, in private practice. In addition to criminal and DWI defense, Billings' practice includes personal injury litigation involving automobile accidents, construction negligence and medical malpractice. Billings also handles business law and contract litigation matters. In addition to his work as a lawyer, he serves as a municipal judge in the cities of Des Peres, Fenton and Overland, located in St. Louis County, Mo.. Billings has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's most prestigious rating, AV. He is licensed to practice in Missouri, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.. Thirty years after starting his practice with Bruntrager & Billings, Billings still goes to court every day. His son, Charles W. Billings is also a lawyer with the firm.