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Personal Quote. “Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.”. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Biography. Jon Jordan began his career as a law clerk for Missouri Supreme Court Justice Ronnie L. White. Before opening his own firm, Jon worked five years for a large St. Louis-based litigation firm, where he focused on defending medical malpractice clients including doctors, hospitals, nurses, and nursing homes; defending products liability clients including automobile manufacturers, toy companies, and industrial part manufacturers, and litigating other forms of personal injury cases including catastrophic automobile accidents.. Jon now uses the skills he acquired by representing large corporations to seek justice for those who have been injured.. Professional Activities. Jon has successfully negotiated numerous settlements in his clients' favor; successfully litigated both jury and bench trials; and pursued justice through appeals to the highest State courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.. Jon is admitted to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, and Hawaii and before the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri and Southern District of Illinois.. Publications. Examining the Repercussions of Crawford: The Uncertain Future of Hearsay Evidence in Missouri, 70 Mo. L. Rev. 561 (2005)No More Russian Roulette: Chapter 13 “Cram Down” Creditors Take a Bullet, 70 Mo. L. Rev. 1385 (2005)Education. Jon earned his Juris Doctor, with honors, from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2006. He served on the Board of Advocates, the International Moot Court Team, and the editorial board of the Missouri Law Review. Jon was inducted into the Order of the Barristers and received the Judge L. F. Cottey Award for Excellence in Oral & Written Advocacy, the William M. Howard Award for Best Work in Legal Research & Writing, and the Thomas E. Deacy, Jr. Prize in Advocacy. He earned his MBA from University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2000 after completing an International Business residency in China.

John Allen is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on defending employers and their insurers in a wide variety of workers’ compensation claims and defending businesses in maritime, personal injury, product liability, commercial, employment, and environmental lawsuits throughout the Midwest. As a business counselor, John advises companies on a variety of matters, including business creation, corporate transactions, employment-related matters, and various operational issues. He possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.. John has represented employers and insurers in Missouri and Illinois throughout the entire workers’ compensation process. He has handled claims for his clients from the initial accident investigation, through trial, and on appeal. John’s maritime experience includes representing operators and insurers from discovery through trial in maritime cases involving personal injury and property damage in some of the most difficult venues in the country. John has also served as statewide counsel for an insurer that underwrites liability claims against hardware stores in Missouri, and he has represented a Fortune 500 company in commercial and employment matters in jurisdictions around the country. John’s environmental work includes representing a landowner in an environmental dispute involving soil, water, and air contamination, and he also successfully represented a major oil refiner in a CERCLA contribution action involving the remediation of a former refinery.

Individuals and families come to my firm for help after a loss has drastically altered their lives. My job is to secure justice for those individuals and families so that they have the means to live with the dignity every human being deserves. Most of the cases my firm handles end in a settlement of some kind. However, a large number of our cases are tried before a jury. We are trial lawyers, and the five lawyers at my firm have tried over 350 jury trials. If securing justice for the folks we represent means taking the case to trial, we will not hesitate.. I have a unique experience in working in this personal injury firm.  I first came to the firm as a client after I was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision.  I trusted the trial attorneys I work with daily to help me secure justice.  I work each day to guarentee that my clients recieve the same help I was given.. Our firm is responsible for the longest civil jury trial in the history of the State of Missouri. Our five lawyers have the combined experience of 350 jury trials. All appeals are handled in-house, and we have taken more than 60 cases to Missouri Courts of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. We have changed the law five times for the benefit of the citizens of Missouri.