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Stephen Gilbert Sanders
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Steve Sanders is the founding partner at Sanders.Law and a skilled personal injury lawyer in Kansas City. He is committed to helping clients during one of the worst moments of their lives. He passionately advocates on behalf of injury victims, ensuring their voice is heard in court. He began his legal journey at Southwest Baptist University, where he earned a B.A. in Religious Studies. He went on to the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law for his Juris Doctor. Attorney Sanders is a member of organizations such as the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, The American Association for Justice,...
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Ryan Paulus
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, DUI & DWI, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Columbia
Ryan M. Paulus represents clients in a variety of contexts, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, consumer rights, personal injury, severance, wage and hour disputes and class and collective actions. Ryan’s confidence, perseverance, and attention to detail are invaluable to furthering his clients cause. He has won his clients over sixteen million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements and developed a record of success in significant and complex litigation. Ryan is also a combat veteran who served with distinction in Afghanistan as a SAPPER Company Operations Officer, earning both the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge before resigning from...
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Mark A Campbell
Plattsburg, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 9 years of experience
Workers' Comp, DUI & DWI, Family and Personal Injury
Washburn University School of Law
I'm a licensed attorney in Missouri and Kansas. My general practice firm includes personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, DWI/DUI defense, workers compensation, probate, real estate, landlord-tenant, estate planning, etc. I serve most counties in Northwest Missouri including Jackson, Clay, Platte, Ray, Clinton, Caldwell, Daviess, Livingston, DeKalb, Buchanan, Andrew, Holt, Atchison, Worth, Nodaway, Gentry, and Harrison.
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James Roswold
Parkville, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 34 years of experience
8600 NW 64th St.
Suite 945
Parkville, MO 64152
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Iowa
James Roswold has been in practice since 1990. James is a graduate of University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, MN, graduating magna cum laude, and University of Iowa Law School in Iowa City, IA, receiving his law degree and graduating with distinction, and he is admitted to practice law in both State and Federal Courts in Missouri and Kansas. James started his legal career working for a defense litigation firm, where he litigated personal injury, insurance, FELA, and asbestos cases. After gaining valuable insight into "the other side's" preparation for a civil case, James...
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Brian J. Amick
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
I am the founding partner of the Amick Law Firm LLC in Kansas City, Missouri. I handle serious personal injury and wrongful death cases with an emphasis on complex product liability cases.
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Mr. Remington B. Smith
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Columbia
Mr. Smith is a trial attorney and zealous civil litigator practicing primarily in the areas of employment and disability discrimination, whistleblower litigation, governmental liability, catastrophic personal injury and property damage, wrongful death, tractor-trailer crash litigation, insurance defense, and business and commercial litigation. He aggressively defends the rights of clients in high-stakes litigation and decisively leverages cutting-edge trial technology in the courtroom to maximize understanding and persuasion while minimizing complexity. Mr. Smith is equally adept as a litigator outside of the courtroom. He is a prolific writer and has had notable success with summary judgment motions, complex motion...
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E. Ryan Bradley
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Animal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Washington University School of Law
Very few lawyers can claim repeated record setting results like attorney Ryan Bradley. Feared by defendants and insurance companies, you can rest assured Ryan will deliver on your injury case. The Missouri Lawyers Weekly called Ryan the "Winningest Attorney" in Missouri and has routinely featured him for extraordinary verdicts and settlements though the state.
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Amber Geib
Lees Summit, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
University of Missouri School of Law
Amber is a graduate of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law where she graduated six months early at the top of her class with a Family Law emphasis.
During law school, Amber received the coveted induction into Phi Delta Phi legal honor society and made the Dean's list every semester.
While still in law school, Amber gained early litigation experience as an attorney for the Child and Family Services Clinic and Guardian ad Litem Clinic. During law school, Amber also obtained additional litigation experience clerking for a group of general practice attorneys and gained invaluable...
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Paul Edward Evans
Blue Springs, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 29 years of experience
(816) 224-9500
1114 West Main Street
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BLUE SPRINGS, MO
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Paul E.Evans Attorney at Law has been successfully representing clients for over 20 years in Auto/Truck Accident/Injury, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation. He has a well earned reputation as an excellent attorney for domestic issues such as Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation, Child Support, Paternity, Relocation, Guardianship, and Adoption. While acquiring that reputation he also has handled many cases involving Workers Compensation and claims for injuries such as Auto Accidents. He has represented numerous families in death claims and catastrophic bodily injury. Paul E. Evans Attorney at Law has over 20 years of experience in a wide variety of motor...
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Timothy M Starosta
Liberty, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
University of Tulsa College of Law
The Starosta Law Firm, LLC is dedicated to representing clients with aggressive and effective representation. For a free, no-obligation consultation, please call 816-399-5733.
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David McCollum
Liberty, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
I have been practicing law since 2001 and have dedicated my life to representing people injured by others and corporations.
I want you to get the justice you deserve. If you were injured by someone else, you are entitled to economic and non-economic damages. You deserve justice. You must never forget this. This is not just a catchy phrase meant to grab your attention. These words carry profound meaning. Think about what justice means to you. It may mean the payment of all medical bills; it may mean compensation for pain and suffering; it may mean never letting the person or...
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Antwaun Smith
Saint Joseph, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 17 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Columbia
Antwaun Smith spent five years at Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, a large firm in Kansas City, before joining his sister Kesia at the Smith Law Office. He now represents people who have been hurt in accidents or on the job get the compensation they need in personal injury cases. A Rhodes Scholar and Mizzou graduate, Antwaun has degrees in both law and business. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System, where he oversees and protects workers’ retirement benefits.
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Matthew Meyerkord
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
When you come to Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott, your case can receive the care and attention it requires. A Kansas City personal injury lawyer at this office has dealt with all kinds of injury accidents and is ready to take on your case and fight for you today. Attorney Matthew D. Meyerkord obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Law. He is a member of The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and The Eastern Jackson County Bar Association. Attorney Brian C. Russell earned his Juris Doctorate at the University...
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Jason C. Amerine
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
I became an attorney because of my desire to assist individuals in need. Creditors and insurance companies have many resources at their disposal, and I feels my clients should be adequately represented. My firm has helped thousands of clients to put their lives back on track.
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Jason Allen
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Texas A&M University School of Law
At Royce Injury Attorneys LLC, personal injury law is all we do. Whether you’ve been hurt on the job, had an auto accident, nursing home injury, or experienced medical malpractice, you can count on our attorneys and investigators to work for you. In the past fifteen years, our attorneys have collected more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements for people like you. All of the cases are handled on a contingency fee basis where there is never a legal fee charged until there is a recovery for you. Our Kansas City, MO injury law firm looks forward to serving...
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Heather A Lottmann
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
I am a personal injury attorney dedicated to fighting for the rights and compensation of those who have been injured by someone else's negligence. I am also a wife and mother of two.
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Joseph D. Klenofsky
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
At Klenofsky & Steward, LLC, we represent clients in St. Louis car accidents, St. Louis motorcycle injuries, and St. Louis tractor trailer accidents in both state and federal courts.
Do not attempt to take on the insurance company alone. This does not have to be David vs. Goliath - we can even the playing field.
You will never pay us anything out of your own pocket. We are ONLY paid if we make a recovery for you out of your car accident settlement. That is our guarantee to you. Call us for free at 314-932-5790.
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William H. Reynolds
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Divorce and Family
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
If you are dealing with complications pertaining to a family law issue of some kind, you need to take immediate action and seek out the help you need at this time. A Kansas City divorce lawyer from The Reynolds Law Firm has dealt with all kinds of divorce issues, from child support matters to modifications. You can receive the help you need in working through complications with spousal support. In addition, if you are working through paternity issues of some kind, you should not hesitate to seek out the help and support your case requires. The team at this office...
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William Garry Cownie
Lee's Summit, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City
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Ross Myers
Lee's Summit, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
University of Missouri - Kansas City
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Joani Harshman
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(816) 673-7570
1201 NW Briarcliff Pkwy
Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64116
Workers' Comp, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Providing Legal Services in Compliance with Missouri's new Medical Cannabis Law and Regulations.
It’s a historical time in our country as Missouri became the 33rd state to legalize medical cannabis. We are proud to play an important role in the implementation of Article XIV the way Missouri voters intended…ensuring Patients’ Right to Access Medical Cannabis.
Amendment 2 passed by an overwhelming 65% of the voters in November 2018 making Missouri the 33rd state to legalize medicinal use. As advocates for patient access to medicinal cannabis, we have been involved from the beginning by participating in the historic public forums, industry events, educating...
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Jacob Doleshal
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 24 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Construction, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Jacob "Jake" Doleshal has 22 years of experience and has tried hundreds of cases. He is licensed in both Kansas and Missouri.
Jake has expertise in construction disputes, mechanic's liens, bond claims, construction defect claims, construction delay claims, work comp claims, employment litigation, and commercial litigation. Jake is the former Chair of the Commercial Litigation Section of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, was designated as one of the Top 100 Civil Plaintiffs Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers (2018) and has been awarded the SuperLawyers designation many times (2019 to present).
Feel free to contact Jake for a consultation...
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Richard Zalasky
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
Rich Zalasky (Richard J. Zalasky) is a personal injury attorney and trial lawyer at Brown & Crouppen Law Firm. With over 35 years of experience, Rich has a long history of success that includes hundreds favorable personal injury verdicts and settlements. Since joining Brown & Crouppen in 2010, Rich Zalasky has represented accident and injury victims in a variety of claims including auto accidents, truck accidents, product liability, construction accidents, premises liability, brain injury, and wrongful death.
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Thomas Dickerson
Kansas City, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Creighton University School of Law
Thomas Dickerson is a founding partner of Dickerson Oxton, LLC, a full service personal injury firm handling serious injury cases. Thomas practices in State and Federal Courts across Kansas and Missouri and is a member of the Kansas State Bar and the Missouri State Bar.
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John Burnett
Independence, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Workers' Comp, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
John Burnett has been a practicing attorney in Kansas City since 1978. From 2002 to 2010 he also served as State Representative in the Missouri house. He is now in practice in Independence Missouri
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Brett T Burmeister
Independence, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Brett Burmeister practices in civil litigation with a focus on serious personal injury and wrongful death matters. He also represents clients in business litigation, bankruptcy, and other practice areas. He is a licensed real estate broker and handles property transactions and disputes as well. At Burmeister Gilmore LLP, the law firm’s maxim is Clients Come First. It is a fundamental principle that Mr. Burmeister follows in every case. He is honored to help personal injury victims and wrongful death surviving family members recover and enjoys problem-solving with business clients.
From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Burmeister’s peers named him to the Super...
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Douglas R. Horn
Independence, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney
(816) 795-7500
19049 Valley View Parkway, Suite J
Independence, MO 64055
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp and Personal Injury
Capital University
Douglas R. Horn founded The Horn Law Firm in 1990. Over the past 20 years, Horn has handled numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases in the areas of motor vehicle accident, premises liability , medication error, industrial accident , worker's compensation, and catastrophic injury.
Horn represents clients in Missouri and across the Midwest. Different aspects of Horn's law practice have been profiled in the news media and he frequently publishes in the area of personal injury law.
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Stephen Chase Higinbotham
Lee's Summit, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Business, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
University of Kansas School of Law
Mom and Pop shop. I handle Criminal and Traffic on the local, state and Federal level in Missouri and Kansas. Michelle handles Civil Litigation, Domestic matters, including Divorce, Child Custody, Modifications and Child Support. She also does some Probate and Worker's Compensation. This is my 32nd year of practicing law in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Our office is in Lee's Summit, MO.
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Ryan T. Linville
Lee's Summit, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Animal, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Ryan Linville is an attorney with Lourenco & Linville, P.C. His practice primarily involves representing individuals who have been injured as the result of the fault of others, and representing individuals who have been injured at work.
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Todd Griffee
St Joseph, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 40 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Todd Griffee has been in law practice since 1984. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy, business law, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and small business issues as well as Criminal Law and Personal Injury. He is past President of the St. Joseph Bar Association and member of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He has also worked as a Senior Attorney for the Resolution Trust Corporation and Staff attorney for the FDIC in the early 1990's before leaving to go into private practice.
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Kate Noland
Liberty, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Workers' Comp, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
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Rick DeVault
Lee's Summit, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney
Workers' Comp and Personal Injury
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Wesley Hilton
Clinton, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Kansas City
As a partner at Cover & Hilton Law, LLC, Wesley D. Hilton aggressively represents his clients in Clinton, Missouri, in the surrounding counties and throughout the state of Missouri. Mr. Hilton dedicates his law practice primarily to the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice, while also accepting cases in the areas of family law and criminal defense. He focuses 100 percent of his practice on litigation. Mr. Hilton obtained his bachelor's degree from Missouri Southern State University, graduating with honors in criminal justice. Upon graduation, he attended law school at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School...
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Tor Hoerman
Clayton, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
After graduation from Chicago-Kent School of Law in 1995, Tor Hoerman began working at the defense firm Bullaro, Carton & Stone until he got a call from a plaintiffs firm, Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz that they may have an opening for a young associate. Tor jumped at the opportunity and learned about his passion to help injured people against those that he had previously represented.
In his years at K,J&S, Tor learned how to work the Courtroom at the Daley Center, spending most of his days either trying cases or running from floor to floor arguing motions on behalf of his...
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Gary K. Burger Jr
Chesterfield, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(314) 648-8348
100 Chesterfield Business Pkwy
Suites 200-222
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law
Gary Burger is managing partner of Burger Law, a St. Louis-based personal injury law firm. Gary has dedicated his 32+ year career to the rigorous pursuit of justice for injury victims and their families. His zealous representation has recovered over $200 million for clients so far.
Gary's legal experience spans all personal injury, including motor vehicle crashes, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, premise liability, workers' compensation and more. His wins have been featured in the media and he has hundreds of great reviews from clients. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois, the Missouri Supreme Court, the U.S....
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Scott Andrew Wilson
Columbia, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Columbia
During law school, I clerked at the Hines Law Firm, as I wanted to stay in Columbia to practice, and was hired as an Associate at the Firm in 1998. I was made a Partner in the Firm in 2003, where I practice exclusively in the areas of personal injury litigation and workers' compensation. We only represent those who have been injured through no fault of their own and are able to pick our cases and clients carefully.
I serve on the Board of KIDS' CHANCE of Missouri, a scholarship program for children of workers who were seriously injured or...
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James M. Hoffmann
St. Louis, MO Workers' Compensation Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Asbestos, Employment and Personal Injury
Saint Louis University School of Law
At the Law Office of James M. Hoffmann, based in St. Louis Missouri and practicing throughout the State of Missouri, we exclusively work in the area of workers compensation and personal injury. When attorney Hoffmann takes your case, he makes recovering benefits for you his priority, and he put decades of experience, a proven record of success and a client focused approach behind your case.
When you hire our law firm for your case you get:
- Over 30 years of Workers Compensation and Personal Injury experience
- An attorney who concentrates his practice in workers compensation and Personal Injury
- A proven record...
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Stephen Schultz
Columbia, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp, Animal, Asbestos and Personal Injury
Washington University School of Law
Attorney Stephen R. Schultz is an award-winning St. Louis personal injury attorney and founding partner of Schultz & Myers Personal Injury Lawyers. He’s a St. Louis native and attended Christian Brothers (CBC) High School and Missouri State University.
Stephen was unfortunately involved in a serious car accident shortly after graduating from college, severely injuring him. However, the experience led him to dedicating his career to helping victims and their families get the legal representation they deserve after debilitating accidents. He attended the top-ranked Washington University School of Law, where he excelled in Trial Advocacy, Civil Justice Clinics, and Negotiation.
After...
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Tim M. McDuffey
Osage Beach, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 29 years of experience
Workers' Comp, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Columbia
Tim McDuffey is the principle attorney of the McDuffey Law Firm, LLC and the Work Comp Center. Tim grew up at the Lake of the Ozarks, graduating from Camdenton High School. He attended college at Missouri State University on a football scholarship. Tim was an outstanding student athlete. He received honors as an All American football player and was honored by the ESPN Academic All-American Football Team. He also received Missouri State University’s highest honor by being awarded the Virgil Cheek Award recipient for the University’s top student athlete.Tim received his Juris Doctorate degree from...
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Matthew Price
Osage Beach, MO Workers' Compensation Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp and Personal Injury
University of Missouri - Columbia
Attorney Matthew C. Price is an award-winning, respected legal advocate who is passionate about fighting for the rights of his victims. From his office at Price & Randle, LLC in Lake of the Ozarks, Matthew represents victims and their families and works diligently to ensure that injured individuals receive the care and compensation they need.
After graduating from the Missouri-Columbia School of Law, where he was placed on the Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, Matthew went on to work as a law clerk for a local firm, and soon after he began practicing law in the area. Over the course...