Attorney Profiles

James W. Childress
Member

Education:

• St. Louis University (B.S., 1975)
• St. Louis University (J.D., 1978)

Bar Admittance:

• 1978, Missouri
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Affiliations and Honors:

• Missouri Bar Association
• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis (Vice President, 1988-89, 1990-91)
• St. Louis County Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• 1989 Recipient of St. Louis County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

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David T. Ahlheim
Member

Education:

• University of Dayton
  (B.A., cum laude, 1997)
• St. Louis University (J.D. 2001)

Bar Admittance:

• 2001, Missouri
• 2002, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Affiliations and Honors:

• Missouri Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Lawyers Association

Publications:

• “Missouri Liability Law and the 2005 Legislative Reform Act.” (2006)
• “Restaurant and Food Liability.” (2006)
• “Dog Bites – Is Fido Really Vicious?” (2006)

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Rebecca A. Cary
Member

Education:

• Eastern Illinois University
  (B.A., 1998)
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale (J.D. 2002)

Bar Admittance:

• 2002, Missouri
• 2003, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Affiliations and Honors:

• Missouri Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Lawyers Association

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Joseph V. Lesinski
Associate

Education:

• University of Dayton, Ohio
  (B.A., 2003)
• St. Louis University (J.D. 2006)
  

Bar Admittance:

• 2007, Illinois
• 2006, Missouri
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  

Affiliations and Honors:

• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Missouri Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Lawyers Association of Saint Louis, Missouri
• Illinois State Bar Association

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Leo W. Nelsen
Of Counsel

Education:

• University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.A., 1970)
• University of Minnesota
  (M.A., 1975)
• Washington University
  (J.D., 1980)
  

Bar Admittance:

• 1980, Missouri
• 1981, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  

Affiliations and Honors:

• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Illinois State and American Bar Associations
• The Missouri Bar
• Maritime Law Association of the United States and
  Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Primary Editor, Urban Law Annual (now known as
  Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law), 1979-1980

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Paul B. Lee
Of Counsel

Education:

• University of Kansas and University of Missouri
  (B.S.B.A., 1975)
• University of Missouri (J.D., 1978)
  

Bar Admittance:

• 1978, Missouri
• 1981, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  

Affiliations and Honors:

• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Missouri Bar
• Illinois State and American Bar Associations Maritime Law
  Association of the United States
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
  
• Phi Delta Phi
• Law Clerk to Hon. Roy W. Harper, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court,
  Eastern District of Missouri, 1978-1979

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Peter M. Maginot
Of Counsel

Education:

• Dartmouth College (A. B., 1980)
• University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law (J.D., 1984)

Bar Admittance:

• 1984, Missouri
• 1985, Illinois
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth 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 Western District of Missouri

Affiliations and Honors:

• Missouri Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Madison County Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Defense Research Institute
• MENSA
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating
• Who's Who in American Law, 1990

Publications:

• Co-author, Admiralty Jurisdiction and Its Consequence.
  The St. Louis Bar Journal, (1988)
• Book Reviews, Lawyers Weekly, USA. (1995 - 1998)

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Craig R. Klotz

Education:

• Truman State University (B.A. 1997)
• University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law (J.D. 2006)

Bar Admittance:

• 2006, Missouri
• 2007, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Affiliations and Honors:

• The Missouri Bar
• Illinois State Bar Association

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Justin C. Wilson

Education:

• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (B.A. 2003)
• St. Louis University (J.D. 2009; 12th Percentile)

Bar Admittance:

• 2009, Missouri
• 2010, Arkansas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Affiliations and Honors:

• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Missouri Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• St. Louis University School of Law Dean’s Honors Scholarship
• Academic Excellence Award – Criminal Procedure: Investigation
• 2008 National Health Law Moot Court Competition (Best Oral Advocate, Final Day)

Publications:

• Will Full Benefits Parity Create Real Parity? – Congress’s Second Attempt at Ending Discrimination Against Mental Illness: The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (St. Louis Journal of Health Law & Policy, Vol. 3, Iss. 2 (2010)).
• Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims (National Business Institute (Feb. 2010)).

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James F. Maher
Associate

Education:

• Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 2007)
• St. Louis University (J.D. 2010)

Bar Admittance:

• 2011 Illinois
• 2010 Missouri
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Affiliations and Honors:

• Missouri Bar Association
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis
• St. Louis University School of Law Dean's Honors Scholarship
• St. Louis University School of Law William G. Marbury Endowed Scholarship

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