Jeff was born in Belleville, Illinois on October 24, 1967. He graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He joined the Alpha Chi National Honorary Society, membership in which is offered to students graduating in the top ten percent of their class. Jeff then graduated from Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas, Texas, and practiced in a wide array of tort litigation in Dallas before returning to Belleville. He started with the firm in 1997, and since that time has successfully handled a number of jury and bench trials and appeals. He practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, professional malpractice, and complex tort litigation. Licensed to practice in Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and a number of Federal courts, Jeff represents individual and corporate clients, and both plaintiffs and defendants. Jeff is a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Clair County Bar Association.

State licensure:
Texas 1993, Missouri 1997, Illinois 1998
Federal licensure:
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education:
Westminster College Fulton, Missouri (B.A. 1989)
Southern Methodist University School of Law Dallas, Texas (J.D. 1992)
Published opinions:
Trentman v. Kappel, 2002 WL 1980379 (5th Dist. 2002)
Hur v. City of Mesquite, 893 S.W.2d 227 (Tex.App.--Amarillo 1995)
Activities and associations:
St. Clair County Bar Association Board of Directors
Areas of practice:
Legal malpractice, medical malpractice, complex tort litigation, class actions, toxic torts, catastrophic injury cases, state and federal trials and appeals

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