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Jeannie de Veney

Firm: Littler Mendelson PC

1201 Walnut St Ste 1450 , Kansas City , Missouri 64106 Zip code: 64106

Practice Areas: Class Action

Contact: Not Available

Jeffery Hanna

Firm: Hanna Law Office

223 East Market Street , Warrensburg , Missouri 64093 Zip code: 64093

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Medical Malpractice

Contact: Not Available

Jeffrey Alperin

Firm: Goldberg Segalla, LLP

8000 Maryland Avenue , Saint Louis , Missouri 63105 Zip code: 63105

Practice Areas: Environmental and Natural Resources

Jeffrey Alperin is a trial attorney based in the firm’s St. Louis office, where he focuses on defending property owners and product manufacturers in toxic tort and environmental actions. With a comprehensive background including insurance coverage and defense, environmental law, product liability, and construction, as well as local government, school, and employment law, Jeff represents clients in trials and appeals in state courts, federal district courts, and circuit courts of appeals.. With over 20 years of trial experience, Jeff has litigated toxic tort and product liability cases on a nationwide basis, representing manufacturers of packing, gaskets, and boilers, as well as raw asbestos manufacturers and suppliers. He has served as lead trial attorney in matters venued throughout Illinois, taken successful appeals to the Illinois Appellate Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and cross-examined witnesses in depositions around the country.. Jeff’s experience includes serving as account manager for the world’s largest insurance claims runoff company. In that role he analyzed and managed complex claims on a nationwide scale, with a focus on high exposure asbestos and environmental claims. Jeff developed case-resolution strategies, selected and oversaw outside defense counsel, and took a primary role in negotiating settlements and handling mediations. He also analyzed and drafted insurance coverage positions on commercial general liability policies, especially pertaining to environmental issues. In private practice, Jeff has analyzed and litigated complex insurance coverage matters for major insurers and governmental clients, primarily under commercial general liability, law enforcement liability, and commercial auto policies. Jeff is also a licensed insurance adjuster in several states.. Municipal and government entities — including towns and villages, schools and school boards, law enforcement departments, and park districts — have relief on Jeff for counsel in a full range of municipal law matters. Jeff has counseled municipal clients on compliance with the Illinois Municipal Code and School Code; the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Civil Rights Act, and Public Labor Relations Act; and the Illinois Citizen Participation Act (CPA) or “Anti-SLAPP Statute.” He has also counseled municipal clients on code enforcement, employment matters, business license issues, liquor license matters, police policies, and zoning laws. He has successfully obtained state and federal trial verdicts for municipal clients in matters involving excessive force and false arrest allegations, rejection of business licenses, and employment discrimination claims. Jeff has also served as Village Attorney and School District Attorney for various municipal bodies, with responsibilities including negotiating and drafting contracts, ordinances, and employee manuals.. In addition, Jeff’s comprehensive litigation background includes a broad range of complex commercial, municipal, and personal injury matters, including those involving wrongful death, employment, construction defects, insurance coverage, breach of fiduciary duties, flooding, easements and property rights, contracts and breach of oral contracts, trade secrets, attorney malpractice, premises liability, intellectual property theft, and false advertising. With particularly deep experience in representing condominiums and homeowners’ associations, Jeff has successfully defended his clients in litigation over responses to flooding, alleged negligent construction, association turnover and reserves disputes, and other matters. He has also represented associations, developers, and individual property owners in cases involving easement rights, burst underground pipes, mold, and the Illinois "economic loss doctrine.”. Jeff earned his B.A. and J.D. at the University of Michigan before spending three years as a judicial clerk for Hon. Robert McLaren of the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District. Working closely with Judge McLaren and other current and former Illinois Supreme Court justices, Jeff drafted over 70 appellate court opinions, including 11 published precedential cases.. Representative MattersSuccessfully litigated a sophisticated $75 million scaffolding case, including developing strategy, analyzing expert opinions, conducting interviews and depositions, and coordinating the defense teamRepresented a major insurer in upholding summary judgment of a denial of coverage for a $9 million verdict for false arrest and malicious prosecution before the Seventh Circuit Court of AppealsRepresented a major insurer in a case involving a municipality's liability for a fence around a construction project related to a personal injury matter as well as the alleged negligent issuance of insurance certificatesAdvised one of the largest school districts in Illinois on employment issues, board policies, student matters, union contract negotiations, and Workers’ Compensation Act settlement authority requests; also drafted ordinances and school board policies in compliance with Illinois lawObtained summary judgment on tort immunity grounds in a false arrest and excessive force case against police officersObtained summary judgment on behalf of a land developer against FEMA with respect to whether certain properties fell within a flood plainRepresented a homeowner association in an injunction case concerning actions taken to respond to river floodingRepresented a car wash corporation and inventor of a wax product in a federal court action involving false advertising allegations against other companies marketing wax products

Contact: Not Available

Jeff Davison

Firm: Liles, Davison, Tieman & Hendrix, P.C.

1018 West Saint Maartens Drive 200 Misso , St Joseph , Missouri 64506

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance

Contact: (816) 364-4044

Jeffrey Abney

Firm: Stange Law Firm, PC

16 Municipal Drive , Arnold , Missouri 63010

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

When facing a divorce or family law matter, it is important to understand that things will eventually get better if you take the appropriate steps to protect your rights. Having an attorney who understands what you are going through and will be there with you every step of the way can provide you with some much-needed peace of mind. Jeffrey Abney is an Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm. Based in our Arnold, MO family law office, he is ready to help clients throughout Jefferson County and the St. Louis area.. Jeffrey earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland Francis Carey School of Law. Jeff held clerkship and research roles throughout law school, focusing on criminal and consumer protection cases in Rhode Island and Maryland. In addition, he also worked as a Law Clerk in the Disclosure Unit at the Office of Special Counsel in Washington, D.C. Before law school, he attended Webster University where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies. He also earned an Associate of Computer Science from ITT Technical Institute.. Jeff previously worked for Stange Law Firm as an Associate Attorney, where he consulted with clients, drafted pleadings for family law matters, prepared complex agreements, and represented clients in court for restraining orders, dissolutions, and motions. He also engaged in settlement negotiations with opposing parties. Before re-joining the St. Louis divorce lawyers at Stange Law Firm, Jeff most recently worked in insurance defense, premises liability, and medical malpractice. Since April 2024, Jeff worked as an Associate Attorney for a firm where he managed complex cases by drafting motions, conducting depositions, coordinating expert witnesses, and arguing motions in state and federal courts. Before this, Jeff worked as an Associate Attorney for another firm, where he gained additional experience including reviewing medical records, updating clients, and developing litigation strategies. His work involved meeting strict deadlines and conducting in-depth legal research on complex issues, gaining experience in managing high-stakes legal matters.. Note: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Contact: Not Available

Jeffery Adams

Firm: Poague, Wall, Cox and Adams, L.L.C.

206 South Baird , Clinton , Missouri 64735

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Education , Employment & Labor , Estate Planning, Family , Insurance , Labor , Personal Injury, Probate , Products Liability, Real Estate , Workers Compensation

Jeffery grew up in Richmond, Missouri where he graduated a Spartan in 1987. He then attended William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri where he graduated in 1991 with a double major before heading to the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. He graduated with a JD degree in 1994 with the honor of Order of the Coif, a distinct acknowledgement reserved only for those graduating in the top ten percent of their class.. He focuses his practice in personal injury, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, insurance disputes, and other serious accident cases. He also handles void and wrongful foreclosure cases. He is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys which is dedicated to protecting the rights of those injured to seek justice.. Jeffery is a dedicated member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Clinton. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes also holds a special place in his heart as he follows his Father and former Spartan Football Coach and teacher Tom Adams’ leadership in FCA. Jeffery currently serves as a co-huddle leader of the Clinton High School group and three middle school huddles.. He and his wife Kimberly have been happily married since 1992 and have made Clinton their home along with their children Zachary, Hannah, and Noah. He spends his free time coaching the Clinton Christian Academy boys’ basketball team as well as numerous sports teams in which his children are involved. He also enjoys enticing Rocky Mountain National Park trout to fall for a dry fly, supporting Clinton High School sports, and playing basketball.. His favorite scripture is John 14:6: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Contact: Not Available