Mr. Lear's practice primarily involves representing individuals and businesses in lawsuits at the pretrial, trial and appellate court levels, as well as handling lawsuits filed in various arbitration tribunals. He also has experience representing brokerage firms and investment representatives in cases filed before the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange Arbitration Tribunals. More recently, Mr. Lear has focused his practice on representing individuals injured through the negligent or malicious conduct of others. Mr. Lear's experience with high-value cases from both the plaintiff's and defendant's side, allows him a "big picture" point of view in resolving the issues facing his clients. 

Mr. Lear graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, where he was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif, the Order of Barristers, and the Missouri Law Review.

Bar Admissions

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 2001
  Honors: Member, Order of the Coif
  Honors: Member, Order of Barristers
  Law Review: Missouri Law Review, Member
  
  
• University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998
  B.A. - Political Science
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association - Litigation
  Member
  
  
• Missouri Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  Member
  
  
• Boone County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Missouri Boys State
  Member, Board of Directors & Dean of the Law School
  

Todd C. Werts

Mr. Werts' practice focuses primarily on representing individuals in litigation. These cases include personal injury claims and lawsuits, workers' compensation claims, and federal civil actions.  He has extensively negotiated with insurance companies, attorneys, and responsible parties to resolve his clients' claims. If negotiation is not enough, though, Mr. Werts has, and will, vigorously litigate a case to achieve the result his client deserves.  Mr. Werts has been involved in several trials -  including the 8-day jury trial in Valverde et al. v. Lemesany, which resulted in a $1.28 Million verdict.

Mr. Werts received both his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and his Law Degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a member of the Order of Barristers and was Managing Editor of the Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review.