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