Attorney Profile
J. Thaddeus Eckenrode
Thaddeus Eckenrode
St. Louis
Missouri (MO)
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice (60%), Personal Injury Defense: General (30%), Civil Litigation Defense (10%)
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Defense: General
Civil Litigation Defense
Industry Groups:
Corporate, Healthcare Providers, Insurance Carriers
Law School:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Profile
Tad Eckenrode and his law firm handle a wide variety of civil matters throughout the State of Missouri, as well as in Illinois and federal courts. Predominantly a boutique defense firm, with a reputation for fearlessly handling any types of complex litigation, the firm can provide more cost-effective representation to its clients than larger firms can, while achieving a remarkable success record in trial. Given the smaller size of the firm, and a narrowed focus of practice, the firm does not have the overhead concerns of larger firms, nor the need to cover unprofitable practice departments through its billing to corporate and insurance clients. Although the firm has achieved most of its recent notoriety, both through trial and appellate results, in the field of medical malpractice defense, Eckenrode-Maupin routinely handles all types of tort claims, including product liability, wrongful death, automobile and premises liability, as well as business tort claims and workers compensation. Likewise, the firm has been involved in representing business entities in numerous large breach of contract claims over the past decade, successfully concluding those cases both at trial and with very favorable negotiated settlements. Other attorneys in the firm hold other state bar licenses as well, and the firm is available to appear in courts of other jurisdictions throughout the country via Pro Hac Vice admission, to act as national counsel overseeing other litigation or to act as local counsel on behalf of individuals, business and corporate entities, or for insurance carriers and their insureds. Backed by a staff of experienced attorneys, nurses, and paralegals, Mr. Eckenrode has taken an average of 6 complex cases to trial per year over the past decade alone, and involving multi-million dollar claims. With a reputation as having "no fear", he and his firm have emerged victorious in almost 90% of their trials.
Selected To
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2011
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009
About Thaddeus Eckenrode
Admitted: 1983, Missouri
Professional Webpage: www.eckenrode-law.com/j_thaddeus_eckenrode.html
Honors and Awards:
- AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell
- 2009 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- 2010 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member: DRI, MODL, ABA, ASLM, BAMSL, AAJ. Active in bar association functions including working as an attorney-coach for a high school mock trial team, and as a speaker for continuing legal education seminars and conferences sponsored by MoBAR, BAMSL, NBI and others.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member, Board of Directors, O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry. Active volunteer or participant in programs including: Habitat for Humanity, Adopt-A-Highway, Ronald McDonald House dinner program, Make-a-Wish, College-Bound. Regular Donor/Contributor to Project Angel Tree, Make-a-Wish, Pujols Family Foundation, and many others. Title Sponsor of the Eckenrode-Maupin/OASIS Food Pantry Annual Golf Tournament. Mr. Eckenrode's firm supports a number of local and national charities and he encourages those within his organization to assume leadership and organize efforts to make both financial and time contributions to various worthwhile causes.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Mr. Eckenrode is a frequently invited speaker at seminars for other lawyers, in programs put on by state bar association and numerous other entities on topics involving trial strategies, tort law issues, etc. A complete list of speaking engagements is available upon request.
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Predominantly representing defendants sued by others for money damages, he has litigated well over 60 jury trials to verdict, almost all of which resulted in a defense verdict with no award of damages to the plaintiff. Representative Sampling of Defense Verdicts obtained in multiple venues and in both Missouri and Illinois courts over the past 3-5 years include: 1) Briggs v. Byrne 2) Arnold v. Lovinggood 3) Strong v. Jawaid 4) AAOSI v. RSI 5) Schomaker v. AMG 6) Smith v. Gaskin 7) Libach v. Parashak 8) Schmitt v. Brabbee 9) Herndon v. Turpin 10) Ambrose v. Mormol 11) Fullerton v. Anesthesia Associates of Cape Girardeau 12) Gilmore v. Carda 13) Greszkowiak v. Blath 14) Michalek v. Crawford
Educational Background:
- Siena College, B.B.A. cum laude., 1980
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1983
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