Judith C. Brostron has over twenty years of experience advising health care clients throughout Missouri and Illinois. She has an active trial practice in which she has successfully defended health care providers through jury verdict and appellate practice. In addition, she has over ten years of nursing experience. With her Master's in health law, she appreciates health care providers and their needs. Her clients include hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, physicians, and nurses.   

Primary Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Litigation
• Health Law

Bar Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1986
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1985
• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1985
• Supreme Court of Illinois, 1986

Education and Academic Honors

• Mediation Training for Civil Cases, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2004
• L.L.M., Masters in Health Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1999
• J.D. (with high honors) Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1985
• B.A., Applied Behavioral Science, National College of Education, 1981
• R.N., Diploma in Professional Nursing, Evanston Hospital School of Nursing, 1971

Representative Reported Cases

• Schembre v. Jefferson Memorial Hospital, 239 S.W.3d 123 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2007)
• Buttrey v. Boardwine, 159 S.W.3d 847 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2005)
• Schembre v. Mid America Transplant, 135 S.W.3d 527 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2004)
• Fierstein v. DePaul Health Center, 24 S.W.3d 220 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2000)
• Glastetter v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., 107 F.Supp.2d 1015 (E.D. Mo. 2000)
• State ex rel. DePaul Health Center v. Mummert, 870 S.W.2d 820 (Mo. 1994)
• Smith v. Paslode Corp., 799 F.Supp. 960 (E.D. Mo. 1992)