McSweeney, Slater & Merz,
A Professional Corporation

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Law Firm in St. Louis, Missouri
 
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Suite 800, 1015 Locust Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(Independent City)
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Phone: 314-621-3787  
Telecopier: 314-621-7396
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McSweeney, Slater & Merz,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:

Litigation, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Head and Spinal Injuries, Slip and Fall, Dog Bites, Electrical Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Hospital Negligence, Nursing Home Abuse, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Probate, Estate Administration, Estate planning, Real Estate Taxation, Domestic Relations, Divorce, and Criminal Law, Property Tax Appeals.
Year Established: 1968
Firm Profile:
Since establishment in 1968, McSweeney, Slater & Merz has concentrated its practice in the area of Civil Litigation, representing plaintiffs in a broad range of personal injury actions and both plaintiffs and defendants in other types of litigation.

The firm is composed of a group of attorneys with extensive experience in a broad range of Personal Injury Litigation, including Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Auto Accidents, Products Liability, Nursing Home Abuse, and Work-Related injuries. Our members include a healthcare professional, who is also a practicing litigation attorney, with extensive experience in the evaluation of medical care, medical records, and the nature and extent of injuries. Various members of the firm also have experience in other areas such as Business and Contract Litigation, Domestic Relations Litigation, and Estate and Probate matters.

Our firm operates as a legal team, and each client receives the benefit of the combined knowledge and experience of all firm members. We also maintain working relationships with outside experts in various fields whom we consult on a regular basis as necessary in individual cases.

A substantial part of the firm's litigation practice consists of referrals from other attorneys and law firms, both within and outside the State of Missouri, and the firm frequently acts as associate or local counsel in Trial and Appellate Courts.

Firm Size: 7
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Edward P. McSweeney (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, March 17, 1928; admitted to bar, 1952, Missouri, 1953, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1955, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1950; J.D., 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, 1960-1968. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri, 1965-1970. Member, Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission, 1970-1973. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Louis County Bar Association; Missouri Bar (Member: Board of Governors, 1979—; Executive Committee, 1982—; Board Liaison, Tort Committee, 1979—); State Bar of California; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Property Tax Assessments; Property Tax Appeals.
Charles L. Merz (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri; 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington University; St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1968).. Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi. Member, Order of Woolsack. Recipient, Lon O. Hocker, Trial Lawyers Award, 1972. Editor, St. Louis University Law Review, 1967-1968. Lecturer, St. Louis University School of Law, 1973. Faculty Member, Trial Practice, Institute of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1977. Chief Trial Attorney, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, 1968-1973. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Louis County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1988—). Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Electrical Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Negligence; Nursing Home Negligence; Workers Compensation; Criminal Law. Email: Charles L. Merz
Thomas C. Simon (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.J., 1982); University of Missouri -Kansas City (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Bicycle Accidents; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Social Security Disability; Driving While Intoxicated; Misdemeanors; Traffic Violations. Email: Thomas C. Simon
Mary K. Munroe (Member) born Oshkosh, Nebraska, May 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri. Education: St. Francis School of Nursing (1979); University of Denver (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991); Washington University (1990-1991). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Nursing Home Negligence; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Divorce; Domestic Relations. Email: Mary K. Munroe
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Jeanne M. Remelius (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, march 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 2000). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: General Practice; Probate; Estate Planning; Estate Administration.
OF COUNSEL
R. J. Slater (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, July 24, 1926; admitted to bar, 1951, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (LL.B., 1951). Delta Theta Phi. Prosecuting Attorney, City of Florissant, Missouri, 1958. Judge, City of Florissant, 1959. City Attorney, Hazelwood, Missouri, 1959-1968. Special Counsel, Town of Normandy, Missouri, 1965-1972. Counselor, St. Louis County Election Board, 1977-1980. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chairman, Municipal Law Committee, 1965); The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association (President, 1969). [With U.S. Marine Corps, 1944-1946].


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