Our firm limits its practice to civil litigation and worker's compensation, with particular emphasis on plaintiffs personal injury and medical negligence cases. Our firm consists of two partners, two associates and five legal assistants. Our attorneys have a particular interest in continuing legal education, participating on a frequent basis as lecturers at seminars.

Attorney Profiles:-

William W. Francis, Jr

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Products Liability Law; Civil Trial Practice; Medical Negligence.

Admitted: 1977, Missouri; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Law School: University of Missouri at Columbia, J.D., 1977

College: Southwest Missouri State University, B.S., cum laude, 1974

Member: Springfield Metropolitan (President, 1988) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Vice Chairman, Insurance Law Committee, 1979-1983; Member, Workers Compensation Committee, 1981-, Vice Chairman, 1990-1998; Chairman, 1998-2000); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; National Childhood Vaccine Litigation Group.

Biography: Author: Missouri Civil Trial Practice, 2nd ed. Chapter 2 Investigation and Preparation, published by Missouri Bar; Worker's Compensation-Current Legal and Medical Issues, Vol. 1987, No. 2; "The Unitary Approach for Determining Compensability of a Workers' Compensation Claim: Erosion of Traditional Prerequisites," Defense Research Special Monograph; Worker's Compensation in Missouri, "Issues and Answers," National Business Institute, 1988 and 1989; "Observations on Jury Selection," Trial Advocacy in Missouri National Business Institute, 1989; Missouri Worker's Compensation, 2nd ed., Chapter 9, Third Party Practice and Subrogation, published by Missouri Bar. Member, National Childhood Vaccine Litigation Group.

Born: Springfield, Missouri, August 2, 1952

ISLN: 907303167

Mathew W. Placzek

Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Personal Injury ; Medical Negligence.

Admitted: 1973, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Missouri; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: Washington University, J.D., 1973

College: Clark University, A.B., 1969

Member: Greene County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Biography: Order of the Coif. Author, "Missouri Damages, 2nd edition (2001); Chapter 3, Pain and Suffering; Chapter 5, Loss of Earning Capacity." Author: Chapter 3, "Pain and Suffering;" Chapter 5, "Loss of Earnings and Earning Capacity," Missouri Damages Deskbook, 1987. Author: Chapter 1(a), "Pre-filing, Establishing, and Maintaining Attorney-Client Relationship for the Plaintiff," Missouri Products Liability Handbook, 1988; "What Prompts A Patient to See A Lawyer About His Doctor - A Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective," Greene County Medical Society Bulletin, June 1998. Co-Author, "Missouri Civil Trial Practice," Chapter 7, Organizing the File and Final Trial Preparations, 1976; "Missouri Insurance Practice," Chapter 11, Rights and Remedies, Second Edition, 1977; "Missouri Sources of Proof," Chapter 5, Statements, Second Edition, 1977. Co-author, "Civil Voir-Dire-Notes of a Trial Attorney," Journal of the Missouri Bar, March, 1978.

Born: Westfield, Massachusetts, 1945

ISLN: 904401606