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Richard M. Roessler

Partner

Phone:

(618) 277 - 9000 Ext. 2217

Email:

Address:

5000 West Main Street

P.O. Box 23560

Belleville, IL 62223

Biography

Rich has tried over 200 cases to jury verdict and handled numerous appeals during his career. He has tried numerous medical malpractice and railroad cases to verdict on behalf of the doctors, hospitals and railroad companies he represents. Rich also has a general civil defense trial practice on behalf of insurance companies and corporations. He has obtained verdicts for his clients in some of the most difficult jurisdictions in the country. Rich is often sought out by his colleagues in the firm for his practical and realistic advice concerning cases that they are handling. Rich handles cases in the trial and appellate courts of both Illinois and Missouri.  

Practice Area

  • Medical Malpractice Defense 

  • Products Liability 

  • Railroad Defense 

  • Insurance Defense 

  • Health Care Law 

  • Litigation and Appeals 

Education
  • Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri 

    • Juris Doctorate   

  • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 

    • B.S., Bachelor of Science 

Professional Associations & Memberships
  • The Missouri Bar Association 

  • The Illinois State Bar Association 

  • The St. Clair County Bar Association 

  • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis 

  • The American Bar Association 

  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel 

  • Defense Research Institute 

  • Federation of Insurance and Corporation Counsel 

  • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers 

  • Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers 

  • Fellow Litigation Counsel of America 

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois 

  • Missouri 

  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois 

  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois 

  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri 

  • U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit 

  • U.S. Supreme Court 

Seminar Presentations & Other Accomplishments
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers 

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Offices

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Memphis, TN​

Chicago, IL

Belleville, IL

St. Louis, MO

(901) 521 - 2860
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