Kenneth C. Brostron
Attorney at Law
314-436-8305
Primary Practice Areas
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
Associations
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
Education & 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
Employment History
Lashly & Baer, P.C.
Member, 1979-Present
Associate, 1974-1978
Kenneth C. Brostron
Kenneth C. Brostron has more than 35 years of trial work. He defends health care providers and attorneys in professional negligence claims. He counsels businesses and government agencies in all aspects of their operations including disputes involving intellectual property and technology. He is also 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. He has significant experience involving employment practices and general liability issues. His clients rely on his negotiation skills including his mediation training, to avoid litigation and on his trial experience to defend against a wide variety of claims including claims for errors and omissions, claims for professional negligence, claims involving medical products, and claims against client conduct involving fiduciary obligations as officers and directors.
He has tried well over 150 jury trials to verdict including many trials involving high risk and significant exposure to his clients. He was counsel to the Board of Education for the City of St. Louis for over 25 years. During that time he was lead counsel in the St. Louis Desegregation Case which generated billions of dollars for services to provide area children with educational opportunities for decades. In addition, Ken advocated and received court orders that generated millions of dollars for capital improvements of City schools as well as many new school buildings.
Ken is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) for more than 10 straight years and was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers each year since 2005 including the Top 50 St. Louis Lawyers and Top 100 Missouri and Kansas Lawyers in 2006 and 2007. He earned his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.
Healthcare Services Group
Rockwood School District
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
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)
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rating
The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC), 2001-Present
Leadership St. Louis
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-Present
Top 50 St. Louis, 2006-Present
Top 100, 2006 & 2007
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