Class Action

Eric Boehmer is an award winning attorney with the experience, confidence and knowledge to deal with the authorities when it comes to defending individuals against criminal charges. As a native of St. Charles County, Eric was born and raised in the Wentzville area. He attended St. Dominic High School in O’Fallon, MO. Eric was recently awarded a National Association of Distinguished Counsel Top 1% Award, a Top 100 Trial Attorney award for his achievements in Trial Law and a Top 10 Client Satisfaction Award for Criminal Law in Missouri. Eric attended college at Furman University in South Carolina where he obtained his bachelor degree in Business Administration. While a player on Furman’s baseball team, he was named to the all-conference tournament team and made the Dean’s list for academic excellence. At Furman, Eric also became a member of the largest international fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Upon graduation from Furman, Eric returned to the Show-Me State to attend law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He received the Cali Excellence for the Future Award before graduating with his Juris-Doctorate. Eric gained experience with internships at two different law firms and worked at the Attorney General’s Office. Upon passing the Missouri Bar Exam, Eric returned to St. Charles County to become an assistant prosecuting attorney. The trial experience and understanding of the court systems he gained during this time were building blocks that helped catapult his highly successful career as a criminal defense trial lawyer. Eric’s passion and expertise is operating in the courtroom and trying cases. He has tried numerous judge and jury trials with an extremely high success rate. He has multiple acquittals in Class A felony jury trials as well as many lower level felony and misdemeanors. Eric’s proven track record and attention to detail in working for his clients has earned him the well-deserved reputation as a successful attorney. Please call now to make an appointment so that you can benefit from Eric’s knowledge and experience.

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What makes Dustin and his firm different is the deep emotional connection he builds with each client and the time he takes to get to know their trials, troubles, and tribulations. Dustin L. Compton, Founder and Managing Partner, has obtained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of AV® Preeminent™, an indication that his peers and judges rank him at the highest levels of professional excellence. Dustin has handled major litigation cases involving serious injuries, death, class actions, insurance disputes, estate litigation, serious crimes, serious divorce and custody disputes, complex criminal defense matters, and injured children. Dustin has received AVVO's "Client's Choice" honor and Martindale-Hubbell's Client Distinction Award. Dustin has taken on and won against the largest corporations and insurance companies in the United States. Most of Dustin's clients actually become life-long friends because he gives each client specific attention and believes that a key to his success is placing himself in his client's shoes by learning and understanding their unique and specific situation. Read some of their testimonials here. This standard also allows Compton Law to better understand your business and personal life so that we can help to come up with the best solutions for your goals. Dustin has had the opportunity to work for and with some of the finest and most respected attorneys in the United States, he has previously worked with others on some of the largest class action cases. He has tried multiple cases to a Jury verdicts, guided and counseled many small businesses, and focuses on building valuable, long-term relationships. The play-maker you need: Aggressive, motivated, and driven. I am very fortunate to be working a career that I love every day. I love the ability to help people succeed and what truly drives me is the ability to make a significant and positive impact in people's lives. I'm different in that I go out of my way to understand you, your current situation, your troubles, and tribulations. I want to get to know and understand your pain and pressure points so best help. Dustin's results speak for his hard work and the time he takes on each case. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (winning or settling a case for $1,000,000 or more) Super lawyer rising star 2013-2019, National Trial Lawyer Top 40 under 40, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 National Trial Lawyer Top 100, and has achieved other case results seen here. When Dustin is not working hard for his clients he enjoys spending time with his wife, Carrie, and ten-year-old daughter, Addysen.

When Kurt Arnold represents someone, he’s all in. He’s won billions for his clients. In fact, he has recovered more than $1 billion in a single year multiple times and shattered records with his historic verdicts and settlements. He has helped clients recover losses after major maritime disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon and the El Faro. For Kurt, no fight is too difficult or complicated. He refuses to take “no” for an answer. When something bad happens, Kurt fights for his clients, no matter what. He never backs down, no matter how big the challenge. Kurt co-founded Arnold & Itkin at 25 and has since won more than a dozen jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $100 million, over 100 jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $10 million, more than 1,000 recoveries exceeding $1 million, and multiple nationwide product recalls. Kurt’s record-setting verdicts include a $117 million recovery, the largest in single-plaintiff personal injury verdict in Louisiana. He holds a record in Hawaii after securing a $42 million verdict. He broke a U.S. record when he obtained a $44 million verdict on behalf of a single-leg amputee. He’s won record-setting individual recoveries for clients of $92.7 million, $87 million, $81 million, $78 million, and $72 million. Kurt has also achieved record settlements for workplace accidents of $357.7 million and $171 million. Other record-setting results earned by Kurt include: • Largest settlement for an individual burned at a worksite in United States history. • Largest settlement for a wrongful death case in United States history. • Largest settlement for a man killed offshore in United States history. • Largest settlement for families injured in a plant explosion in United States history. • Largest settlement for an undocumented worker in United States history. • Largest settlement for a worker injured in Texas oilfield. • Largest jury verdict for a single amputee in the United States. • Largest jury verdicts in multiple states throughout the country. Kurt consistently receives the legal industry’s highest honors. He has been named to the top 50 Elite Trial Lawyer list by National Law Journal and was recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America. He has been named to the Best Lawyers in America® in Admiralty and Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation. He was also asked to join one of the most prestigious organizations in the legal profession: The Inner Circle of Advocates. Serious accidents require the best lawyers. When people get hurt or lose someone they love, they call Kurt. To him, every case is personal. He treats his clients like family, fighting hard to get them the result they need to rebuild their lives. Kurt attended the University of Texas, where he graduated with honors at the age of 19. He then attended the University of Texas Law School and graduated in the top 5% of his class. Kurt is licensed to practice in Texas and Pennsylvania, as well as before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Kurt lives in Houston with his wife Tara and their children Jaxon and Isla. Kurt and his family attend St. Paul’s Methodist Church and are founders of the Arnold & Itkin Foundation.

Kevin is one of the founders of Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, P.C. Kevin has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers In America in the practice are of Employment Law – Individuals. Kevin has also been named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 & 2020 Concord Employment Law – Individuals “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” He has been chosen for inclusion in the New-England-Super-Lawyers in the Employment Law category for representing employees. Only 5% of the lawyers in New England receive the Super Lawyers honor. Kevin has received an “AV-Preeminent” rating, the highest available in Martindale-Hubbell Directory, a nationwide publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peer’s opinion. He has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America by Woodward and White, a peer-reviewed publication, for his work in representing employees in employment law. In the area of employment law, Kevin focuses his practice on representing employees. He regularly represents employees before the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Kevin is committed to representing employees in all aspects of employment litigation such as Sexual Harassment; Discrimination; Retaliation; Wrongful Discharge; Family and Medical Leave and Whistleblower Complaints. Previously, Kevin was elected by other employment lawyers to serve as President of National Employment Lawyers Association, New Hampshire Chapter and has authored articles and been invited as a lecturer for other lawyers on employment law issues. In addition to representing employees, Kevin also protects the interests of victims in personal injury and automobile accidents, as well as workers’ compensation claims.

Brian focuses his efforts in auto defects and defective or dangerous products. He's made a name for himself fighting some of the biggest corporate giants in the name of fairness to his clients. From car defects to consumer products that fail to warn or harm, Brian is the man for the job. "I specifically went to law school to become a personal injury trial attorney. It is what I love, what I do, and what I am." - Brian Chase. 2019 Elite Advocate, Brian ChaseOne of Mr. Chase's proudest moments among many, was the victory he obtained representing a client that was seriously injured in an auto defects case that left her paralyzed. Brian took on the auto industry and garnered a $24.7 million dollar victory for his client and secured medical care & financial security for the rest of her life. Here's Brian discussing the case with Fox News.

Darren VanPuymbrouck is a trial lawyer with an active nationwide trial practice. As first-chair, he has successfully tried dozens of high-profile, bet-the-company cases involving myriad issues before juries in state and federal courts around the country. Most of his cases involve complex engineering, science, medical, and financial issues and he has successfully deposed and cross-examined thousands of expert witnesses. Recently, he successfully completed a month-long jury trial as first-chair in Ocean County, New Jersey involving construction defect and professional liability issues resulting in one of the largest verdicts in that county. In the fall of 2014, he successfully tried a high-profile product-liability case that resulted in a $22 Million jury verdict, among the top 100 verdicts nationally. Mr. VanPuymbrouck recently won the dismissal of a RICO class action in the Northern District of Illinois that has been the subject of national press coverage. Mr. VanPuymbrouck has also successfully briefed and argued appeals in state and federal courts around the country, including in the Missouri Supreme Court and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. VanPuymbrouck has litigated and tried cases for well-known companies in the consumer product, pharmaceutical, medical supply, financial services, construction, professional services, electronics, food, gas and electric public utilities, chemical, and many other industries. In addition to trials, those cases have included the defense of nationwide class actions, including MDL proceedings, national litigation strategy, and the trial of bell weather case, arbitrations, and mediations. Utilizing his trial experience, Mr. VanPuymbrouck also advises and conducts investigations for domestic and international clients on risk avoidance, regulatory compliance, and litigation strategy. Mr. VanPuymbrouck is also an internationally recognized leader in the investigation and litigation of catastrophic fire and explosion matters about which he is a frequent nation-wide speaker. He also conducts emergency response exercises for clients in the petroleum, natural gas, electric generation and transmission, and transportation industries. He has specialized expertise in the defense of claims involving lithium-ion and polymer batteries.

What makes Dustin and his firm different is the deep emotional connection he builds with each client and the time he takes to get to know their trials, troubles, and tribulations. Dustin L. Compton, Founder and Managing Partner, has obtained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of AV® Preeminent™, an indication that his peers and judges rank him at the highest levels of professional excellence. Dustin has handled major litigation cases involving serious injuries, death, class actions, insurance disputes, estate litigation, serious crimes, serious divorce and custody disputes, complex criminal defense matters, and injured children. Dustin has received AVVO's "Client's Choice" honor and Martindale-Hubbell's Client Distinction Award. Dustin has taken on and won against the largest corporations and insurance companies in the United States. Most of Dustin's clients actually become life-long friends because he gives each client specific attention and believes that a key to his success is placing himself in his client's shoes by learning and understanding their unique and specific situation. Read some of their testimonials here. This standard also allows Compton Law to better understand your business and personal life so that we can help to come up with the best solutions for your goals. Dustin has had the opportunity to work for and with some of the finest and most respected attorneys in the United States, he has previously worked with others on some of the largest class action cases. He has tried multiple cases to a Jury verdicts, guided and counseled many small businesses, and focuses on building valuable, long-term relationships. The play-maker you need: Aggressive, motivated, and driven. I am very fortunate to be working a career that I love every day. I love the ability to help people succeed and what truly drives me is the ability to make a significant and positive impact in people's lives. I'm different in that I go out of my way to understand you, your current situation, your troubles, and tribulations. I want to get to know and understand your pain and pressure points so best help. Dustin's results speak for his hard work and the time he takes on each case. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (winning or settling a case for $1,000,000 or more) Super lawyer rising star 2013-2019, National Trial Lawyer Top 40 under 40, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 National Trial Lawyer Top 100, and has achieved other case results seen here. When Dustin is not working hard for his clients he enjoys spending time with his wife, Carrie, and ten-year-old daughter, Addysen.

Mr. The Muhlstock is admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the United States of America; the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; the United States District Courts of the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the District of New Jersey and the District of Puerto Rico; and all New York and New Jersey State Courts. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in the United States District Courts of: the Southern District of Florida, the Central District of California, the Southern District of Indiana, the District of Minnesota, the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Bankruptcy Court ​for the Eastern District of New York. Todd D. Muhlstock has been practicing law for 25 years, including as: a Founding Member and Partner in Baker Sanders, LLC (formerly Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, The Muhlstock & Neuwirth, LLC) (2005 – 2015); Of Counsel to Barshay, Rizzo & Lopez, PLLC (2021- ); as Of Counsel to Barshay Sanders PLLC (2017-2020); Partner in Sanders, Grossman, Fass & The Muhlstock, PC (2002 – 2005); class action co-counsel with Girard Gibbs LLP (2012 – 2014); Of Counsel for Compliance and Litigation to Eric M. Berman, P.C. (2008 – 2010); General Counsel of The Zeus Organization LLC (2008- 2010); Of Counsel litigator to Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Veiner & Grossman (2004 – present); Of Counsel for Employment Law and Compliance to Aronova & Associates, LLC (2015 – present); Trial Counsel to Bergman, Bergman, Goldberg Fields & Lamonsoff LLP (2015 – present); Co-Chair and Founder of the Superstorm Sandy Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) (2013 – 2014); Senior Associate with Mergel, Tubman & Grossman (1996 – 2002); and intern with the law firm of O’Dwyer & Bernstein LLP (1995). Many attorneys, judges and television viewers throughout the country have seen Todd D. Muhlstock speaking on various aspects of the law. He has lectured on the law numerous times for the New York State Bar Association as well as The American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America); HarrisMartin Publishing (MDL Conference: Target Data Security Breach Litigation, March 2014); the New York State Judicial Institute where he twice lectured the Justices of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Terms, First and Second Departments; New York Law School (Labor/Employment Law); Manhattanville College; and The City University of New York School of Law at Queens College – where he was also the Managing Editor of the New York City Law Review and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1996. Additionally, Mr. The Muhlstock has served on the Board of Directors of The Zeus Organization, LLC where he was also on the Executive and Investment Committees and served as Chief Compliance Officer; serves on the Board of Directors of A Gift From Alexa (a not for profit organization fighting the battle against Autism); served on the Executive Committee of NYFAIR (New Yorkers for Fair Automobile Insurance Reform); served on the Executive Committee of the New York Coalition of No Fault Attorneys; served as a judge for the 30th Annual Robert F. Wagner National Moot Court Competition; and has been a television legal expert commentator for several years covering murder, arson and robbery trials on Court TV – appearing on Catherine Crier & Company, Trial Heat and Both Sides. He is also a former member of the American Association for Justice, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Nassau County Bar Association. Prior to the private practice of law, Mr. Muhlstock served as a law clerk to Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice and Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Honorable Richard F. Braun; worked for the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Department; served as a Guardian Ad Litem for the Supreme Court of the State of Florida; and worked as a welfare benefits fraud investigator for the State of Florida Department of Human Services.

During his career, Mr. Sonn has litigated numerous cases to successful resolution, recovering many millions of dollars for defrauded investors. He recently won a $50 million final judgment in Katz v. MRT Holdings, one of the few cases in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act passed in 1995 to yield a final judgment on the merits. Frequently, Mr. Sonn serves as a television commentator on securities fraud and ponzi scheme cases for CNBC, The CBS Sunday Morning Show, BBC Radio, ABC and MSNBC. Mr. Sonn was the CNBC contributing expert on the Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme for the CNBC shows “On the Money” and “Scam of the Century, Bernie Madoff and the $50 Billion Dollar Heist.” Mr. Sonn recently appeared in the CNBC show “American Greed.”