
Gary Karl Burger Jr
Personal Injury Attorney at Burger Law, LLC serving Missouri and IllinoisGary K. Burger, Jr. devotes his practice to helping injury victims and their families, providing financial recovery and protecting the future of those injured, and making our community safer through advocacy and volunteer work. ~ Chosen as a Superlawyer and a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum ~AV rated lawyer by LexisNexis and Martindale-Hubbell, “The preeminent Rating … indicating the highest level of legal ability and ethics. The pinnacle of professional excellence.” ~Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy ~Admitted to practice in Missouri and Illinois, and in The Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th and 8th Circuits and various Federal district courts Gary Burger has tried and won many complex civil litigation cases in many areas: medical malpractice, products liability, employment discrimination, auto crashes, motorcycle and truck cases, premises liability, class actions, and consumer fraud. He also pursues and tries cases in commercial litigation, probate, workers compensation, and administrative and arbitration hearings in the Missouri Court of Appeals; the Supreme Court of Missouri; trial courts in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, St. Francois County, Washington County in Missouri; St. Clair, Madison, Randolf, Cook, Springfield and other counties in Illinois; and federal courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois and the northern district of Indiana. Gary has also represented clients in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Texas, Iowa, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin and other states in the past. Gary has authored and presented numerous legal articles and presentations. He is licensed to practice law in both Missouri and Illinois.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Legal Malpractice
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment
- Animal & Dog Law
- Employment Law
- Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
- Workers' Compensation
- Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- Slip and Fall
- Construction Accident Law
- AED Liability Law
- FaceTime
- Google Meet
- Skype
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Illinois
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- Missouri
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- 7th Circuit
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- 8th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner and Attorney
- Burger Law, LLC
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- Partner and Attorney
- Cantor & Burger, LLC
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- Attorney
- The Brasher Law Firm
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- Washington University School of Law
- J.D. (1992)
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- Honors: Scholar in Law Award, 1992
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- University of Missouri - Columbia
- B.A. (1988)
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- Scholar in Law Award
- Washington University School of Law
- The Missouri Bar
- Member
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- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Member
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- American Association of Justice
- Member
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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- The Hard Stuff in PI Cases: Settlement, Evidence in Trial and Ethics, Continued Legal Education, Virtual
- Burger Law; Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- In this CLE session, we discussed "Secrets and Tricks" for resolving a PI case at full value in the claims stage, evidentiary foundations for how to get business records and pictures into evidence, when and how to publish to the jury, how to play video depos, business and medical records admission and cross examination, life expectancy, prior pleadings, impeachment, and how to handle certain ethics problems.
- Continued Legal Education, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis
- Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- It was great getting to spend the day with LSEM and 200 of Eastern Missouri's brightest legal minds to discuss "Everything Ethics in Estates", "Fiduciary Income Tax Strategies for IRAs", and "The Latest & Greatest in Elder Law."
- Running a Law Firm While Getting a $113 Million Verdict, Maximum Lawyer Conference, St. Louis
- Maximum Lawyer Conference
- Gary was excited to act as master of ceremonies for the Maximum Lawyer conference in St. Louis with about 250 attendees from around the country. Had fun working on my business, learning from friends and teaching lawyers. Attorneys Jim Hacking and Tyson Mutrux created Maximum Lawyers. Over the years, this group has grown into a collaboration of attorneys worldwide to share ideas, resources, solutions, challenges, and triumphs of being a legal entrepreneur.
- Civial Trial Advocacy
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
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