Former Assistant Professor Awarded $367,000
After an eight-day jury trial, Jonathan Berns obtained a verdict in favor of a former Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University who alleged that she was denied a promotion and tenure because of her gender and because of a prior complaint of unequal treatment. A jury awarded the plaintiff $167,000…
Read MoreJury Awards $2.875 Million for Fired State Employee
Jerome Dobson and Gregory Rich have obtained unanimous verdicts in favor of a former employee of the Missouri Veterans Commission on her claims of sex discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. The plaintiff, Pat Rowe Kerr, previously worked for the Missouri Veterans Commission as the State Veterans’ Ombudsman and the Director…
Read MoreGregory Rich Appointed to NELA Executive Board
Gregory Rich has been appointed to serve on the 24-member Executive Board of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA). Founded in 1985, NELA is the country’s largest organization of lawyers who exclusively or primarily represent employees in cases involving employment discrimination, illegal workplace harassment, wrongful termination, denial of employee benefits, and…
Read MoreJury Awards $50,000 for Retaliation
Jerome Dobson obtained a verdict under the Missouri Human Rights Act on behalf of a female, African-American paramedic who alleged that she was retaliated against by one of her supervisors after complaining about discrimination in her employer’s promotion practices. A jury in the City of St. Louis awarded the plaintiff…
Read MoreThree of Firm’s Attorneys Named to 2015 Super Lawyers List
Jerome Dobson, Jonathan Berns, and Gregory Rich have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. Jerome Dobson is also included in the list of the Top 100 lawyers in Missouri and Kansas and the Top 50 lawyers in St. Louis.
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