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Seth Gausnell
Areas of Expertise:
Construction, Contracts, Employment, Insurance, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability / Malpractice, Real Property, Toxic Torts
Services:
Mediator, Arbitrator
Professional Experience:
Seth G. Gausnell is one of the founding principals of Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas, LLC and has 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer. In total, he has tried more than 100 cases to verdict. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1983 and received his J.D. in 1985 from Saint Louis University Law School. Seth was admitted to the Bar in Missouri in 1986; the Bar in Kansas in 1987; and the Bar in Illinois in 1988. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court in both the Eastern District of Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. His Martindale-Hubbell rating is AV. Seth is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, The Missouri Bar, Illinois State Bar Association and Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Seth participated in the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Trial Academy in 1993 and the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy in Boulder, Colorado in 1994 and has lectured at seminars on transportation liability, premises liability and broker/agent liability.
Professional Affiliations:
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel – Admissions Committee
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers – Board Member
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
- Saint Louis University, J.D., 1985
- University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas, B.S., Business Administration, 1983
Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Kansas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit