Brown & James, P.C. is a U.S. law firm with six Midwest regional offices. They primarily focus on corporate and insurance litigation and are one of the largest law firms in St. Louis and the State of Missouri.
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Overview
Brown & James is a Midwest regional law firm with more than 100 attorneys representing companies in litigation, appeals and insurance coverage matters. They represent an extensive list of corporate and insurance clients regionally and nationwide, and are recognized as one of the top litigation law firms in the Midwest and as the Top Defense Firm in Missouri for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 as recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. They have six offices, serving the states of Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and Arkansas.
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Awards
Brown & James has won numerous awards over the years for its legal practice. The Best Lawyers in America has added 10 Brown & James attorneys to its Best Lawyers list from nearly every practice area, including Medical Malpractice Law, Insurance, Construction, and Appellate Law. Best Lawyers has also awarded Brown & James attorneys with "Lawyer of the Year" awards, an award which, according to Best Lawyers, "only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored."
In addition, Missouri Lawyer's Media has awarded Brown & James with the "Most Reported Law Firm Wins, Defense" for five years in a row. Super Lawyers has added 32 Brown & James attorneys to its Super Lawyers list, along with 12 Rising Stars. Attorneys have also won Lon O. Hocker awards and Women's Justice Awards. In 2012, Brown & James was awarded the "St. Louis Business of the Year Award."
In 2010, Brown & James was named a Go-To Law Firm, as chosen by American Lawyer Media's In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies. They were also named by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® to the 2010 list of Best Law Firms.
Pro Bono Activities
Brown & James is known as a major contributor to charities both locally and nationwide. The firm is active in a number of pro bono, charitable, and community service activities such as:
- Good Cause Greetings
- Habitat for Humanity
- HavenHouse St. Louis
- BWORKS
- St. Louis Minority Clerkship Program
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers Program
- United Way
- Wounded Warrior Project
In addition, Brown & James annually contributes to Motion for Kids, a program that provides an annual Holiday Party for St. Louis area children in the foster care system, or those whose lives have been severely impacted by the criminal justice system. Each attorney sponsor is asked to purchase and wrap two gifts (totaling $25) chosen from the child's wish list and to stuff a stocking. Gifts are distributed during the party, to which the children and their families are invited.
Practice areas
The firm has 18 practices including:
- Appellate law
- Arson-Fraud Litigation
- Construction law
- Creditor's Rights
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Financial Services
- Governmental Affairs/Municipal Law
- Environmental Insurance / Toxic Torts
- Employment law
- Intellectual property and Technology
- Health Care liability
- Insurance law
- Premises and Retail liability
- Product liability
- Professional liability
- Subrogation
- Transportation law
- Workers' Compensation
Offices
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Springfield, Missouri
- Columbia, Missouri
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Belleville, Illinois
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