Kenneth C. Brostron is an experienced litigator with over thirty years of trial work. Throughout his career he has counseled businesses and government agencies in all aspects of their operations including disputes involving intellectual property and technology. He is well known for his work in education law as well as state and United States constitutional matters. Mr. Brostron has been chief negotiator in labor discussions and lead counsel in a wide variety of complex litigation. His health care clients rely on both his skills to avoid litigation and also his trial experience to defend them against professional negligence claims, claims relating to their officer and director liability and fiduciary responsibility, as well as employment practices and personal and general liability. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law).

Primary Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice Defense Law
• Education Law
• Litigation

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court, 1977
• United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1974
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1974
• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1974

Education and Academic Honors

• Mediation Training for Civil Cases, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2004
• J.D., Saint Louis University, 1974
• B.A., Political Science, Saint Louis University, 1971

Representative Reported Cases

• Lenggenhager v. St. Anthony's Medical Center, --- S.W.3d --- 2008 WL 1867121 (Mo. App. E.D., April 29, 2008)
• Schembre v. Jefferson Memorial Hospital, 239 S.W.3d 123 2007 WL 4105547 (Mo. App. E.D., November 20, 2007)
• Reichert v. Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, 217 S.W.3d 301 Mo. (2007)
• Reichert v. Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, 2006 WL 1596690 (Mo. App. E.D. June 13, 2006)
• Buttrey v. Boardwine, 159 S.W.3d 847 2005 WL 147420 (Mo. App. E.D. January 25, 2005)
• Freeman, et al. v. Basso, et al., 128 S.W.3d 138 2004 WL 42381 (Mo. App. S.D. 2004)
• Blank v. Dietrich, 121 S.W.3d 258 2003 SL 22772395 (Mo. App. E.D. November 25, 2003)
• Board of Educ. of City of St. Louis v. State, 47 S.W.3d 366 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2001)
• State ex rel Nixon v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., 34 S.W.3d 122 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2000)
• Morris v. St. Louis Bd. of Educ., 27 S.W.3d 851 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2000)
• Wack v. Board of Educ. of City of St. Louis, 25 S.W.3d 689 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2000)
• Board of Educ. of City of St. Louis v. Elam, 70 S.W.3d 448 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2000)

Representative Clients

• Healthcare Services Group
• Rockwood School District
• Jefferson Memorial Hospital
• Board of Education for the City of St. Louis

Professional Affiliations

• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• American Bar Association 
• The Missouri Bar 
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• St. Louis County Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• American Association for Justice 
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis

Community Service and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-Present
• Leadership St. Louis
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-Present
  Top 100 and Top 50 St. Louis

Employment

• Lashly & Baer, P.C.
  Member, 1979-Present
  Associate, 1974-1978
  
  
  
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