Chesterfield, Missouri
| Managing Partner | |
| phone | 636-449-4400 866-840-9788 (Toll Free) |
| fax | 636-449-4401 |
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Providing Dedicated Personal Injury Representation in St. Louis, Missouri
Dreesen Law Firm, LLC, provides personalized, aggressive, and experienced legal representation for clients who have been injured or whose loved ones have suffered wrongful death by the negligence of others. We will devote our energies and abilities to the pursuit of your best interest. In the process, you will get to know us very well.
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Our firm focuses primarily on handling different forms of elder abuse and nursing home neglect, railroad, FELA and trucking cases. We also handle railroad crossing accidents. You can find a more complete list of the cases we handle in our practice areas overview.
Holding Nursing Homes Accountable for Negligence
When a nursing home commits negligence or elder abuse, the families of the victim often feel devastated and outraged. While our clients are in a position to recover monetary compensation, the settlement is often of secondary importance. What matters is seeing that the nursing home is held responsible for the suffering they have caused. We understand what you are going through, and will help make sure you achieve real justice.
Preparing Each Case for Trial
Only a small percentage of all cases ever go to trial. In fact, trials are often too expensive, too risky and too public to make sense in every case. However, a case that isn't resolved by a trial verdict must be resolved by negotiation instead. If your lawyer has done the work of preparing the case for trial, the defense will know you are serious and you will have a stronger position at the bargaining table. At Dreesen Law Firm, LLC, we prepare each case as though it will go to trial.
- Areas of Practice:
- 25% Nursing Home Litigation
- 50% FELA/Railroad Crossing Litigation
- 25% Trucking Litigation
- Business & Commercial Law
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Government Agencies & Programs
- Labor Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Railroad Worker Injury/FELA
- Traffic Violations
- Transportation Law
- White Collar Crimes
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Bar Admissions:
- Missouri, 2002
- Nebraska, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
- Education:
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
J.D. - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
B.A.
Major: Political Science
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Evidence & Business Litigation, Metro Community College, 1998 - 1999
- Honors and Awards:
- Meritorious Service Medal U.S.Army Reserve
- Lieutenant Colonel U.S.Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps, 1987 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group
- Bar Association Metropolitan St.Louis, 2004 - 2005
- Board of Governors
- Bar Association Metropolitan St.Louis, 2003 - Present
- Member
- Missouri Bar Association, 2002 - Present
- Nebraska Bar Association, 1993 - Present
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Veterans Legal Aid, 1996 - Present
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
