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William Stuart Thomas

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701 Market St., Ste. 200, St. Louis, MO 63101

Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Transportation and 17 more

About William Stuart Thomas

William Stuart Thomas is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, construction law, transportation and 17 other areas of law. William received a B.A. degree from University of Notre Dame in 1991, and has been licensed for 32 years. William practices at Gausnell, O'Keefe and Thomas, LLC in St. Louis, MO.

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation 1
    • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Transportation
  • Products Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Other 15
    • Commercial Liability
    • Design Professional Liability
    • Business and Corporations
    • Business and Corporations - General Business
    • Business and Corporations - Environmental and Energy Law
    • Consumer Law - Contracts
    • Injury and Other Types of Torts (Wrongs)
    • Injury and Other Types of Torts (Wrongs) - Automobile Accidents
    • Injury and Other Types of Torts (Wrongs) - Malpractice - Legal
    • Injury and Other Types of Torts (Wrongs) - Personal Injury
    • Real Estate - Construction Law
    • Business and Corporations - International Business
    • Commercial
    • Business
    • Professional Responsibility

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Co-Founder, Principal
    Firm Name
    Gausnell, O'Keefe and Thomas, LLC

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1994, Missouri
    1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
    1995, Illinois
    1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
    1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
    2025, Colorado
    Memberships
    The Missouri Bar (Member, Construction Law Committee)
    The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis (Member-at-Large, Young Lawyers Division, 1997-1999)
    Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
    The Lawyers Association of St. Louis (Member, Executive Committee Member, 2000-2003, Treasurer, 2003-2004, Secretary, 2004-2005, Second Vice President, 2005-2006, First Vice-President, 2006-2007, President-Elect, 2007-2008, President, 2008-2009)
    Defense Research Institute (Member: Construction Law Committee
    Product Liability Committee
    Building Products Sub-Committee).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Saint Louis University School of Law
    Class of 1994
    JD
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of Notre Dame
    Class of 1991
    B.A.

William Stuart Thomas

Co-Founder, Principal at Gausnell, O'Keefe and Thomas, LLC
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701 Market St., Ste. 200St. Louis, MO 63101U.S.A.

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