Wrongful Death lawyers within 300 miles of Wentzville Missouri

Adam’s practice at Eng & Woods Attorneys at Law includes extensive specializations in the area of criminal law. He represents felony and misdemeanor cases, in state, municipal, and federal courts across the state of Missouri. Adam is licensed to practice law throughout the state of Missouri and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association (MOBAR), the Boone County Bar Association (BCBA), and the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL). Adam has served on, and chaired, various committees within these associations and regularly volunteers his time consulting with other attorneys on criminal defense matters. He also spends time educating and training future attorneys in Criminal Defense and Trial Skills. Adam was raised in Montgomery City, Missouri, and graduated from Montgomery County R-II High school in 1999. In 2003, he received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. In 2006, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law. Adam began working for Eng & Woods as a law clerk in 2005 and joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in 2006. Adam was made a Partner at Eng & Woods law firm in 2012. Adam lives in Columbia with his wife, Heather, and their three daughters.

Brian Goldstein has focused his practice on representing clients in civil litigation matters in both state and federal courts throughout Kansas and Missouri, as well as serving as coverage counsel for numerous insurance companies. He has been involved in representing clients in a wide spectrum of practice areas, from routine personal injury cases to complex damage cases in the fields of professional malpractice, business/contract disputes, products liability, employment discrimination, defective construction, and wrongful death. Mr. Goldstein was born and raised in the greater Kansas City area. Mr. Goldstein and his wife, Tamara, make their home in Overland Park, Kansas and have three daughters, Leah, Marisa, and Julia.

Chad Finley is a partner at TorHoerman Law and has been with us since 2009. Chad focuses on representing clients who have been wronged by the tortious acts of others, including but not limited to: Pharmaceutical cases; Medical device cases; Products liability cases; Mass tort cases; Catastrophic personal injury cases; Wrongful death cases; and Whistleblower actions.

Charlie focuses his legal practice in the areas of workers’ compensation, personal injury, social security disability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, general civil litigation, and employment law. Charlie served as Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Crystal City from 2004-2007. Charlie has been a guest speaker and lecturer for various civil organizations and educational programs, serving as an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis Community College and guest lecturer at Jefferson College and currently serves as Adjunct Professor at Jefferson College.

Attorney Christopher Combs is the founder and partner of Combs Waterkotte in St. Louis, MO. A top-rated trial lawyer with more than seven years total legal experience. Mr. Combs provides invaluable counsel and support to clients across Greater St. Louis and surrounding areas who face charges for DWI, drug crimes, violent crimes, federal crimes, and all other types of felonies and misdemeanors. Along with criminal defense, Mr. Combs also handles personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from car and truck accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, defective products and other preventable tragedies caused by someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing. Known as a fierce advocate for his clients, he fights hard to protect their rights at all turns as he aggressively pursues the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve. Honored for his outsdanding advocacy for those in need, Mr. Combs has received “Excellent” client rating on Avvo along with numerous testimonials and referrals from those he has served. He has also earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from his peers, and he has quickly established himself among the leading lawyers in his region for criminal defense and personal injury. A native of St. Louis, Mr. Combs attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School before receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2009. Mr. Combs then attended Saint Louis University School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctorate in 2012. The Missouri Bar admitted him to practice the following year, and Mr. Combs honed his legal skills at another prominent law firm in the area before establishing his own private practice in 2015. While in law school, Mr. Combs served as a teaching assistant, and he was an active participant in the Undergraduate Mock Trial Team initiative. He also studied abroad in Madrid, Spain, and Den Haag, Holland through the law school’s International Law Study Abroad Program. Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Mr. Combs is also active in the community, and is a member of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Louis County Bar Association, and the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the American Bar Association and the National College for DUI Defense.

Formerly a partner at a prestigious civil litigation firm, Dean has been practicing and trying cases in the areas of complex trucking, medical malpractice, product liability, and general civil litigation for the past 18 years. Dean has successfully represented clients as lead counsel in complex multimillion-dollar jury trials to verdict in Missouri and Illinois. Dean uses his extensive experience in the courtroom to develop an aggressive approach to resolve cases in favor of his clients. Dean received his J.D. from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law in 1999. Prior to law school, Dean completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a B.A. in Communications, graduating cum laude in 1996. Dean participated in a Missouri Trial Academy in 2005 and a National Trial Academy at Stanford in 2007. Dean has an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can obtain from that organization. Dean has also been selected to America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys for 2020. Selection to America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation's most exceptional litigators for high-value personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, and medical malpractice matters. Only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state will receive this honor and be selected for membership. With these extremely high standards for selection, less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor.

Jenifer Placzek was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997 with a degree in journalism. In 2001, she graduated from Boston College Law School. She practiced at a large law firm in Los Angeles after graduating from law school. In 2005, she moved back to Springfield to practice law with her father and partner, Mathew W. Placzek. Jenifer is a trial attorney who represents individuals and families in personal injury, wrongful death, vaccine and whistleblower cases. You Are Not Alone. We know that you are coming to us during one of the most challenging periods in your life. When a serious accident or other traumatic event happens, it is normal to feel a flood of emotions--fear, anger, confusion and pain. We want you to know that you don't have to go it alone. We are here to help you get through this difficult time. Every person has a different story with their own needs and concerns and we will make it a point to understand yours. Because of the nature of our busy litigation practice, the attorneys in our firm are extremely busy--BUT, our attorneys and staff are NEVER too busy to talk to you or meet with you, either in person or by phone. If you want to meet talk to your attorney about any matter, you will. You will not be handed off to a secretary or assistant when important matters need to be discussed and decided. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

Kevin Roach is a native St. Louisan and has been practicing law in Missouri and Illinois since 2001. After receiving his B.A. from Colorado State University in 1993, Kevin Roach attended St. Mary’s University School of Law and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 2000. Kevin makes his home in Wildwood with his wife and two kids. When he’s not in the office or courtroom he enjoys coaching his son’s little league games, attending Cardinal and Blues games as well as the great-outdoors. He is an avid skier and enjoys regular ski trips to Colorado with his family. Whether he is traveling, fishing, or skiing it is important to be able to share these passions with his family and friends. Kevin and his wife are active with several charitable organizations and are members of St. Alban Roe Parish. Most recently Kevin and his wife became licensed foster parents. Helping disadvantaged children has been very rewarding and similar in many ways to helping his injury clients. Bar Admissions include Missouri, Illinois, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Mitchell Burgess is originally from Southwest Missouri. Mitch completed his undergraduate degree at Drury University in Springfield double majoring in History and Political Science. He graduated in 1995, magna cum laude and as a member of the Honors Program. Mitch attended Law School at the University of Missouri - Columbia and received his Juris Doctorate in 1998. While at M.U., Mitch was a member of the Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review and was published in 1997. After graduating from law school, Mitch clerked for the Honorable Judge Laura Stith on the Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District. Judge Stith now sits on the Missouri Supreme Court. Prior to opening his own law firm in the fall of 2004, Mitch worked for a highly successful Kansas City Plaintiffs litigation firm where he gained tremendous experience handling case across the county involving personal injury, pharmaceutical and product liability litigation. Since founding his own law firm in 2004, Mitch has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top Plaintiffs' Attorneys in the region. He has been named one of the "Best of the Bar" by the Kansas City Business Journal, a "SuperLawyer" by Superlawyers Magazine, and one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association. In 2010, Mitch was named one of the "Winningest" plaintiffs' attorneys by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and also was recognized for securing one of the Top 10 Plaintiffs wins that year. Mitch has had numerous successes in personal injury and class action litigation and has been appointed class counsel on dozens of class action cases.

Rick is an experienced personal injury attorney in the Kansas City area. Rick was born in Frankfurt, Germany, where his father was stationed as a military policeman in the U.S. Army. Kansas City has been Rick’s home since his family moved here when he was a child. Rick’s educational achievements are outstanding. He studied economics at the Institute of Economics and Political Studies, held at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. After returning to the states, Mr. DeVault obtained his B.A. in Economics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Since earning his law degree at UMKC-Law, he has practiced personal injury law in the Kansas City area. Today, Rick helps a wide variety of people obtain compensation for their personal injuries throughout Missouri and Kansas. He is committed to fighting for the rights of the injured.