Eric S. Christensen specializes in representing employers and their insurers in workers' compensation defense matters in the St. Louis area and throughout the state of Missouri. He has litigated numerous denied claims before the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, and argues appeals before the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission and the Eastern District Court of Appeals. When claims are deemed compensable, Mr. Christensen strives to protect his client's interests by moving cases forward efficiently and negotiating cost-effective settlement agreements at the earliest opportunity. To help employers and insurers avoid future claims, he provides counsel on statutory compliance and risk management issues. Mr. Christensen values frequent and meaningful communication with his clients as essential to best serving their unique needs. In addition, Mr. Christensen has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of litigation, and currently helps represent a large group of Missouri hospitals in their lawsuit against the tobacco industry. 

Primary Practice Areas

• Workers' Compensation Defense
• Tobacco Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1998

Education and Academic Honors

• J.D., Certificate in Employment Law, Saint Louis University, 1998
  Deputy Managing Editor, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1997-1998
  Academic Achievement Award, Legal Research & Writing, 1996
• B.A., Communication and International Relations, William Jewell College, 1995
  Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities, 1995

Representative Clients

• Applied Risk Services
• Dearborn Midwest Conveyor Co.
• Travel Centers of America
• La Quinta Inns

Representative Reported Cases

• Horton v. Board of Educ. of City of St. Louis, 191 S.W.3d 687 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2006)
• State ex rel. Palmer by Palmer v. Goeke, 8 S.W.3d 193 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 1999)

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• USLAW Network, Inc.
  Workers' Compensation Practice Group
  

Community Service and Awards

• KIDS Chance of Missouri
  Scholarship Committee

Employment

• Lashly & Baer, P.C.
  Associate, 2004-Present
• Simon & Early, P.C.
  Associate, 2001-2004
• The Roberts Law Firm, P.C.
  Associate, 1998-2000
  Law Clerk, 1996-1998