Matthew E. "Matt" Pelikan

Ian Cooper serves clients in employment, higher education, commercial, and tort matters. Ian regularly serves as lead counsel in significant cases, including class actions and other complex litigation and has tried numerous jury and bench trials in Missouri and Illinois. He has argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Missouri and Illinois Courts of Appeal, and the United States Courts of Appeal for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits and has briefed importa...

Scott Williams represents clients primarily in the health care, municipal, and gaming industries. His practice focuses on the defense of health care providers and entities, both insured and self-insured, in tort, business practices, and personal injury matters, as well as the defense of employment litigation. Scott's extensive experience includes advising his corporate and governmental clients daily on a wide range of general risk issues. He has also successfully defended major corporations i...

Christopher R. Dixon is the founder and managing attorney of The Dixon Injury Firm , where his practice is devoted to Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. He is licensed in Missouri and Illinois and represents injured people and their families throughout both states, as well as in catastrophic injury matters nationwide. The firm Chris founded has recovered more than $60 million for its clients through verdicts, judgments, and settlements, including eight-figure results in wrongful d...

Shareholder Perry Browder is head of the Asbestos Department at Simmons Hanly Conroy. He has worked for more than 30 years helping numerous families resolve hundreds of million dollar-plus cases. He started at the firm in 2001 and played a key role in helping the firm develop a national reputation. Within a few years, he had successfully secured one of the largest asbestos verdicts in the country, a $250 million verdict against U.S. Steel. Today, Perry manages the firm’s more than 50 as...

With a passion for protecting injury victims, Anne offers counsel to those who have been hurt due to the negligence of others. Anne has also published numerous works and presented several seminars, demonstrating her legal skill, understanding and expertise. Whether you were hurt due to a doctor’s negligence or because of a defective product, you need an advocate like Anne on your side.

Teneil Kellerman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Teneil practices law in St. Louis, Missouri Best Lawyers has recognized Teneil Kellerman since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Teneil Kellerman is held by other lawyers.

Kenneth P. Danzinger is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs and Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Kenneth P. practices law in Alton, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Kenneth P. Danzinger since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kenneth P. Danzinger is held by othe...

Shaun Lieser developed an interest in practicing law at an early age, but his commitment to serving others became deeply personal after the sudden loss of his mother in 2007. That experience shaped the direction of his career and ultimately led to the founding of Lieser Law Firm LLC . Since that time, Shaun has focused his legal practice on representing individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries or loss due to the wrongful conduct of others. Raised in a hard-working union fam...

Richard D. McNelley is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Richard D. practices law in St. Louis, Missouri Best Lawyers has recognized Richard D. McNelley since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Richard D. McNelley is held by other lawyers.

Don Schlapprizzi is the President of Schlapprizzi Attorneys at Law and is one of the most highly regarded trial lawyers in the State of Missouri. In 1981 he founded Schlapprizzi PC, which he has continued to expand through the years, to ensure those hurt by another's negligence or other wrongful act could obtain justice. He was the lead trial lawyer in the longest civil jury trial in the history of Missouri. Over the years, his firm has handled a wide variety of cases in Missouri and Illinois...