John Kemppainen
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith
Recognized since 2026
St. Louis, Missouri
Litigation - Insurance
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
John Kemppainen has more than 30 years of courtroom experience defending clients in Missouri and Illinois. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, recognized as a Missouri Super Lawyer, and has been named one of the Top Lawyers in Missouri by the St. Louis Post Dispatch. His practice includes personal injury, products liability, wrongful death, class actions, and toxic torts, with clients ranging from insurers and corporations to municipalities and individuals. He also serves as National Coordinating Counsel in ongoing national litigation.
- 222 South Central Avenue, Suite 1110
St. Louis, MO 63105
- Spanish
- Saint Louis University, J.D.
- Tulane University, B.A.
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Missouri, The Missouri Bar
- American Bar Association (ABA) - Member
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL) - Member
- National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA) - President
- Council of Litigation Management (CLM) - Member
- Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) - Member
- Hispanic Bar Association of St. Louis - Member
- The Lawyers Association of St. Louis - Member
- Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA) - Member
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith 29 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
40 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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