The lawyer you call is the lawyer who handles your case. That's the whole idea behind this firm.
I'm from East St. Louis. Both sides of the river isn't a slogan for me. It's where I grew up. I went to the University of Illinois for undergrad, then crossed back over to Ohio for law school at Dayton.
I know what it feels like to sit on the wrong side of the bench. That experience is part of why I started my career as a public defender at the Missouri State Public Defender's office in Jefferson City. People aren't case numbers there. They're individuals walking through one of the hardest stretches of their lives. That perspective never left me.
After Jefferson City, I moved into private practice handling personal injury at Cantor Injury Law in St. Louis. I learned how the work gets done well: preparation, real client contact, and treating every case as if it's headed for trial. I also watched, in private practice generally, how easily files turn into numbers. Volume, speed, billing targets. People who hired the firm to fight for them spent most of the case talking to anyone except the attorney whose name was on the door.
So I built something different. Solo, on purpose. The caseload is kept small enough that every matter gets real preparation and direct attorney contact, and I do the listening before I do the talking.
I listen to understand, not just to respond.
Most of my work is personal injury: car accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, and other claims where someone got hurt because of someone else's choices.
Most personal injury cases settle below the at-fault policy's full limit. Mine have closed at the at-fault maximum, including a $50,000 settlement. The carrier has accepted full liability before suit was filed and without a police report on file. An uncommon outcome on contested-liability claims, and the kind of result thorough demand work produces.[1]
I also take criminal defense matters in Missouri and Illinois, drawing on the public-defender experience that started my career. The cases I'm best at are the ones where the path forward isn't obvious. The work that matters happens before anyone walks into a courtroom.
My job, in either kind of case, is to handle what's hard so you can focus on what matters. The goal isn't only the settlement number or the verdict. It's making sure that when this is over, you're in the best position possible. Medically, financially, and otherwise.
If you aren't sure where to turn, the consultation is free. Call me directly. We'll talk it through.