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One US Bank Plaza, Suite 2410
505 N. Seventh Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101 ((Independent City))
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Trial and Appellate Practice. Business and Commercial Litigation, Education, School Law, Employment Discrimination Defense, Antitrust, Corporation, Banking, Securities Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Labor, Federal Taxation, Legal and Accounting Malpractice Defense, Class Action Defense, Insurance Coverage, Family Law, Divorce, Trust and Estates, Estate Planning, Wills, and False Claims Act. Year Established: 1970
Firm Size: 16
AddressOne US Bank Plaza, Suite 2410
505 N. Seventh Street
St. Louis, MO 63101, ((Independent City))
PhonePhone: 314-241-3963
Telecopier: 314-241-2509
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/ksegg
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http://www.ksegg.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesClayton, Missouri Office: 231 South Bemiston Avenue, Suite 800, 63105. Telephone: 314-241-3963.
Harold I. Elbert (1920-1998).
Bradford L. Stevens (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1976). President, E.Planners Educational Alliance. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Tax Law.
Alan C. Kohn (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1955, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1953; LL.B., 1955). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1954-1955. Law Clerk to Justice Charles E. Whittaker, Supreme Court of the United States, 1957-1958. Lecturer of Law, 1962-1965 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1981, Washington University School of Law. Member, 1969-1979 and President, 1975-1979, State Board of Law Examiners. Member, 1969-1975 and Chairman, 1970-1972, Board of Admissions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Eastern Division of Missouri. Member, Federal Practice Committee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1987-2003. Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, Eastern District of Missouri, 1991-1993. Chairman, Merit Selection Panel for the Selection and Appointment of a United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2001. American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, American Law Institute, American Bar Foundation, Best Lawyers in America (Business Litigation). Chambers, USA-America's Leading Business Lawyers (Litigation). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business and General Civil Litigation; Legal and Accounting Malpractice Defense; Securities Litigation; Class Action Defense; Appellate Practice.Email: Alan C. Kohn
Courtney Shands, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1954, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1951); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1954). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. (Also at Clayton Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law.Email: Courtney Shands, Jr.
John Gianoulakis (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1963, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1960); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law, 1987. Member, 1970-1976, Vice-President, 1970-1971 and President, 1971-1973, 1975-1976, University City Board of Education. Vice Chair, 2000, Executive Vice Chair, 2001 and Chair, 2002-2003, Washington University Alumni Board of Governors. Recipient, Washington University Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Award, 2005 and Arts and Science Distinguished Alumni Award, 2000. Member, Washington University Board of Trustees (ex-officio), 2001-2003. Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1981, Vice-President, 1976-1978 and President, 1978-1980, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. Member, 22nd Judicial Circuit Bar Committee, 1976-1985. Listed: Best Lawyers of America, Commercial Litigation and Legal Malpractice Defense; Chambers, USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (Litigation). Panel Member, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar (Chairman, School Law Committee, 1979-1980); American Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Education Law; Employment Discrimination Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: John Gianoulakis
Joseph P. Giljum (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1964, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.C., 1961; J.D., 1964); New York University (LL.M., 1965). Order of the Woolsack; Alpha Sigma Nu. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri, 1962. Author: BNA Tax Management Portfolios, "Losses-Casualty," 274, 1973; "Losses, Theft, Wagering, War and Confiscation," 278, 1973; "Installment Sales," 48-6th, 1987; "Tax Free Exchange Under Section 1031," 61-2nd, 1969; "Statute Limitations; Interest on Underpayments and Overpayments of Tax," 28-2nd, 1968; "Professional Corporations," Missouri Specialized Business Entities Deskbook, 2006; "Federal Tax Problems Encountered in Advance Tax Payment Transactions," Tax Law Review, May, 1966. Assistant Professor of Law and Taxation, University of Missouri at St. Louis, 1969-2002. Lecturer: St. Louis University Law School, 1970-1979; Washington University Law School, 1973-1978. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chairman, Section on Taxation, 1970-1971); The Missouri Bar (Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1973-1975); American Bar Association (Special Advisor, Committee on Tax Accounting Problems, Section of Taxation, 1976-1978). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Joseph P. Giljum
John A. Klobasa (Partner) born Richmond Heights, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1972); Washington University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Alderman, City of Des Peres, 1989-1991. Member, City of Des Peres, Board of Adjustment, 1986-1989. Member, City of Des Peres Audit and Finance Committee, 1990-1991. Special Counsel: City of Des Peres, 1987-1988; City of Town & Country, 1987-1988. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: John A. Klobasa
Mark J. Bremer (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Articles Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1974-1975. Listed, Benchmark - America's Leading Litigation Attorneys (Business and Employment Litigation). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Antitrust Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Employment Law; Education Law.Email: Mark J. Bremer
Charles S. Elbert (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; 1977, Illinois. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1972); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Comments Editor, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1975-1976; Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Labor and Employment Law). Author: "Employment Discrimination Claims under §1981," Missouri Employment Discrimination, Second Ed, 2008. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Labor Law Section); The Missouri Bar (Member, Labor Law Section); Illinois State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Business Law) Bar Associations.120 Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; General Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Charles S. Elbert
Robert A. Useted (Partner) born Greenwich, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri. Education: Southeast Missouri State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; School Law; Legal Malpractice Defense.Email: Robert A. Useted
Fred L. Vilbig (Partner) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); St. Louis University (J.D., 1982). Member, St. Louis Estate Planning Council. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporations; Non-Profits; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Religious Institutions.
Robert F. Murray (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with distinction, 1983); University of Illinois (M.S., 1990); Washington University (J.D., 1993). Tau Beta Pi. Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1992-1993. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Legal Malpractice Defense; Appellate Practice.Email: Robert F. Murray
David A. Castleman (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S., 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Note Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Employment Law; School Law.Email: David A. Castleman
Jeremy D. Shook (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Illinois; 2000, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1998). Recipient: Certificate in Labor & Employment Law. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Employment Law; School Law.Email: Jeremy D. Shook
Thomas A. Durphy (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2004, Illinois. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1990); St. Louis University (J.D., 2001). Presenter: "Avoiding the HIPAA-Potomus in Litigation," St. Louis Missouri, 2004; "Equal Justice: A Lawyer's View From Inside the Jury Room," St. Louis, Missouri, 2004; "Emerging Issues in Civil Liberties," St. Louis Missouri, 2006; "Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: No Two Disabilities Alike," St. Louis Missouri, 2007; "Effect of ADA Amendments on Section 504," St. Louis Missouri, 2009. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Individual Rights, Responsibilities and Litigation Committees); American Bar Association (Member, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section); The Missouri Bar (Member, Professionalism Committee); Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; School Law.Email: Thomas A. Durphy
ASSOCIATESKevin Anthony Sullivan (Associate) born Southfield, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1998); St. Louis University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Woolsack. Editor-in-Chief, St. Louis University Law Journal, 2002-2003. Author: Comment, "The Problems of Permitting Expanded Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards Under the Federal Arbitration Act," 46 St. Louis U. L.J. 509 (Spring 2002). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers and Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; School Law; Legal Malpractice Defense.Email: Kevin Anthony Sullivan
D. Leo Human (Associate) born Rockport, Maine; admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 2002); Washington University (J.D., 2007). Member, Washington University Law Review, 2005-2007. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Education Law.Email: D. Leo Human
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