Carolyn M. Kopsky

ATTORNEY AT LAW

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Biography

Carolyn M. Kopsky represents individuals, hospitals, businesses and governmental agencies – both as defendants and plaintiffs – in various types of lawsuits that have involved construction, banking, contracts and insurance. She has also successfully briefed issues before the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Illinois Appellate Court, the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Kopsky engages in litigation on behalf of individuals hurt in accidents, medical care providers who have licensing and tax issues with the State and breach of contract actions. She has been instrumental in researching and successfully briefing issues that have resulted in favorable new law for the firm’s clients.

Carolyn earned her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.

Honors

Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Representative Cases

State ex rel. Nixon v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., 34 S.W.3d 122, 2000, Missouri Court of Appeals, 2000640895
City of St. Louis v. American Tobacco Co., Inc., 70 F.Supp.2d 1008, 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1999228139
Johnson v. Cowell Steel Structures, Inc., 991 F.2d 474, 1993, 8th Cir., 1993087140
Bartlett v. Bi-State Development Agency, 827 S.W.2d 267, 1992, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1992070445
State ex rel. Riley v. McHenry, 801 S.W.2d 779, 1991, 8th Cir., 1991018532
Gerald Harris Builder v. Jomac Construction, 927F.2d 1067, 1991, 8th Cir., 1991053790
Freeman v. Basso, 128 S.W.3d 138 (Mo. Ct. App. S.D. 2004)
Hendricks v. Pacific Fire Protection Dist., 126 S.W.3d 767 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. 2003)
Community Care Center of Lemay v. Missouri Health, 92 S.W.3d 232 (Mo. Ct. App. W.D. 2002)
In Re Gerald Harris Builder, 927 F.2d 1067 (8th Cir. 1991

My Team

Administrative Assistant:
Urania Krull
ukrull@lashlybaer.com
314-335-1021

Practice Areas

Litigation

Bar Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1988
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1986
Supreme Court of Missouri, 1986
Supreme Court of Illinois, 1987

Education

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- J.D. – 00/1986
- Honors: cum laude
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- B.S. – 00/1983
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Finance