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| | Address | | The Holland Building, 205 Park Central East, Suite 511 | | Springfield, Missouri 65806 | | (Greene Co.) | | | |
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| | Year Established: 1990 | Firm Profile:
Established in January 1990, the Law Offices of PalmerOliver, P.C. is nationally recognized for its success and dedication in representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving dangerous or defective products, auto/truck accidents, industrial machinery, railroad crossing accidents as well as other types of cases. As a national practice, the firm has represented clients throughout the United States. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Product Liability. | | Firm Size: 3 | | Robert M. N. Palmer (Member) born Glen Cove, New York, February 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1992, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.A., 1975); Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.T.S., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Missouri at Columbia (M.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Missouri at Columbia, 1979. Member, University of Missouri at Columbia Law Review, 1982. Outstanding Young Man of America, 1989. Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans, 1995. Author: Chapter 11, Pretrial-Discovery/Request for Admissions in the Missouri Products Liability Handbook, 1988; "Featured Case: McKinley v. Chrysler Motor Corporation," The Missouri Trial Attorney, April 1991; "Featured Case: Lupo v. General Motors Corporation," The Missouri Trial Attorney, June 1994; "Crashworthiness Cases-Preserving The Evidence," TIPS Committee News, Civil Procedure and Evidence Committee, Spring 1995; "Experts: Practical Use Before and During Trial," The Missouri Trial Attorney, December 1995; "Air Bag Litigation: A Cause of Action Reborn," The Missouri Trial Attorney, February 1996; "Passive Belts," ATLA Products Liability Law Reporter, April 1996; "Practical Advice on the Use of Experts Before and During Trial," TIPS Committee News, Civil Procedure and Evidence Committee, Summer 1996; "Passive Two-Point Shoulder Belts: The Injuries They Produce," Leader's Product Liability Law and Strategy, October, 1996; "Featured Case: Dickerson, et al. v. Martin Stewart and Mazda Motor Corporation," The Missouri Trial Attorney, Winter 1998; "Focus Groups in a Crashworthiness Case," ATLA Products Liability, Volume IV, Number 1, Winter 1999; "LTVs" 'Safer' at What Cost?," Trial, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, January 2000, co-author William Petrus; "Opening the Gates," Trial, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, June 2000; "Litigating Air Bar and Passive Belt Cases After Geier: Preemption," Products Liability Litigation, Product Studies, ATLA Press, Pages 2-110 through 2-129, March, 2001; "Preemption Cases since Geier" ATLA, Products Liability Section Newsletter, Volume 6, Number 2, Summer 2001; "The Auto-Safety Preemption War Since Geier," Trial, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Nov. 2001; "Dangerous & Defective Devices: Power Windows Can Kill," Facts & Findings, August 2003; "The Forsaken Child: The Untold Story of the Automakers' Neglect of Four to Eight Year Old Children," The Missouri Trial Attorney, Spring, 2005. Member: Springfield Metropolitan, Clark County, Nevada and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation: Chairman, Membership Subcommittee, 1996-1998; Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee, 1996) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Sections on: Civil Practice and Procedure); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors, 1992—; Executive Committee, 2003— Co-chair, Amicus Committee, 1996-2003); Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 2001—; Chairman, Products Liability Section; Member, Executive Committee: Products Liability Section, 2002-2003); Public Justice (Missouri State Coordinator, 1992-2000); Civil Justice Foundation; Roscoe Pound Foundation; American Jury Trial Foundation; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate); Belli Society; International Society of Barristers; American College of Barristers; Society of Automotive Engineers; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Robert M. N. Palmer | | Craig R. Oliver (Member) born Newton, Kansas, March 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri; 1979, Kansas, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth, Tenth and District of Columbia Districts and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Continuing Legal Education Lecturer on Civil Trial Practice, Year in Review Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1996-1997. Member: Kansas (inactive) and Springfield Metropolitan (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1998) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors); American Association for Justice; Public Justice; Million Dollar Advocates Club. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability Law. Email: Craig R. Oliver | | ASSOCIATE | | Mark E. Brinkmann (Associate) born Washington, Missouri, February 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Rolla (B.S., cum laude, 1996); University of Missouri- Columbia (J.D., 2000). Member, 1998-1999, and Note and Comment Editor, 1999-2000, Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice; Public Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability Law. Email: Mark E. Brinkmann | | LEGAL ASSISTANTS | | A. Lee Worman | | Donna K. Chapman | | Kimberly D. Hoaglin | | Brandy N. Pardue |
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