Kevin L. Fritz
klfritz@lashlybaer.com  


Kevin L. Fritz, a trial attorney experienced in both state and federal courts, engages in civil litigation in Missouri and Illinois with an emphasis on insurance defense, commercial litigation, product liability, vehicular negligence matters, and personal injury work. He has received favorable judgments for numerous trials filed in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. He also engages in transportation related matters, including inter and intrastate issues, cargo, breach of contract, and casualty claims.

Primary Practice Areas

  • Transportation Law
  • Motor Carrier Law
  • Insurance Defense Litigation
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Premises Liability Litigation
  • Products Liability Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Interstate and Intrastate Cargo Disputes
  • Personal Injury Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • Supreme Court of Missouri
  • Supreme Court of Illinois

Education and Academic Honors

  • Mediation Training for Civil Cases, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 2002
  • J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1993
  • B.S.B.A., cum laude, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1989
  • Member, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1992-1993
  • Court-Approved Mediator for United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and Missouri state courts

Representative Reported Cases

  • Brashears v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 171 S.W.3d 166 (Mo.App.E.D. 2005)
  • Wallace v. Ormsby Trucking, Inc. et. al, 2005 WL 1021550 (E.D. Mo. 2005)
  • Board of Education of the City of St. Louis v. Gloria Elam, 70 S.W.3d 448 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2000)
  • Ming v. General Motors Corp., 81 F.Supp.2d 956 (E.D. Mo. 1999)
  • Reeb v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 902 F.Supp. 185 (E.D. Mo. 1995)

Representative Clients

  • Bass Pro Shops
  • CNA Insurance Company
  • Gainey Transportation Services, Inc.
  • Mayflower Transit, L.L.C.
  • Lincoln General Insurance Company
  • Overnite Transportation
  • Tracker Marine
  • Trans Advantage, Inc.
  • UniGroup, Inc.
  • United Van Lines, L.L.C.
  • Vanliner Insurance Company

Selected Lectures and Publications

  • Lecture, Life's Tough, But It's Tougher If You Are Careless: Strategies to Protect the Motor Carrier from Claims of Negligent Hiring, Supervision or Retention and Punitive Damages Arising from FMCSR Violations, USLAW Network, Inc.'s 2008 Transportation and Client Conference
  • Lecture, A Minefield: Insurance Issues Confronting the Motor Carrier in Catastrophic Losses, USLAW Network, Inc.'s 2007 Transportation and Client Conference
  • Lecture, Premises Liability and School Law, 2006 Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. Claims Manager Best Practice Series
  • Lecture, Claim File Documentation, 2006 Vanliner Insurance Company Claims Department Best Practice Series
  • Lecture, Common Pitfalls in Freight Charge Collection and Freight Claim Cases, American Trucking Association's 2005 Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsels
  • Lecture, Logistics for a Global Economy, USLAW Network, Inc.'s 2003 Transportation Conference
  • Key Note Speaker, 2005 Fulton High School Graduation Ceremony
  • Co-Author, Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, 1992, J. Disp. Resol. 411

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • St. Louis County Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute, Inc.
    Trucking Law Committee
  • USLAW Network, Inc.
    Transportation Practice Group
  • Truckload Carriers Association
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
    Membership Committee

Community Service and Awards

  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006
  • Lashly & Baer, P.C.
    Board of Directors, 2006-Present
  • AV Peer Review Rated - Martindale Hubbell
  • Rotary Club of St. Louis, 2003-Present
  • Chi Mu Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, Columbia, Missouri
    Board of Directors, 2005-Present
  • Catholic Youth Council, 2001-Present

Employment

  • Lashly & Baer, P.C.
    Member, 2002-Present
    Associate, 1998-2002
  • Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs
    Overland Park, Kansas
    Associate, 1996-1998
  • Evans & Dixon
    Associate, 1994-1996
  • Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Missouri
    Law Clerk to the Honorable Stanley Grimm, 1992-1994