Current Employment Position(s)

Executive Vice President

Lawyer Overview

Steve Woodley is a native of St. Louis who completed his undergraduate degree at Washington University in 1978. In 1982, Mr. Woodley received his DMD degree, also from Washington University, and in 1986 he graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Law.

In 1982, after completing his DMD degree, Mr. Woodley joined the then Gray & Ritter firm as a full-time law clerk, assisting primarily in the development of professional negligence cases. After graduation from law school in 1986, he joined the firm as an associate. He became a principal of the firm in 1992.

Mr. Woodley has handled to conclusion several hundred medical negligence cases throughout the state of Missouri. While professional negligence is a primary focus, Mr. Woodley also concentrates on automobile and trucking accidents and product liability cases.

Mr. Woodley is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, has served on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis as well as numerous other local and national professional organizations.

He has lectured at law, medical and dental schools and to professional societies, primarily on medical and dental negligence. He has given continuing legal education presentations on various topics. He was on the court-appointed committee that developed form interrogatories for medical negligence cases in the City of St. Louis.

Mr. Woodley is a co-author of Missouri Civil Trial Practice publications on voir dire and wrongful death damages. He has also authored and co-authored articles for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.

Mr. Woodley is an Associate of the American Board of Trial Attorneys, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and among the “Best Lawyers in St. Louis” in St. Louis Magazine.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Negligence
• Professional Negligence
• Automobile and Trucking Accidents
• Product Liability Cases

West Practice Categories

Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Trucking

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1986
• Illinois, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1987
• U.S. Federal Court, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1994 - 2002 (Member, Board of Governors)
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis, 1998 - 2002 (Past Member, Executive Committee)
• American Board of Trial Attorneys (Associate)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America
• Best Lawyers in St. Louis, St. Louis Magazine

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Medical and Dental Negligence, Medical and Dental Schools

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1986
  J.D.
• Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, 1982
  D.M.D.
• Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, 1978
  B.A.

Published Works

• Missouri Civil Trial Practice (Co-author), Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Damages (Co-author), Ch. 11, Wrongful Death, Missouri Bar CLE, 1988
• The Missouri Trial Attorney, "Demonstrative Evidence in the Medical Negligence Case: Using Certified Medical Illustrators and Computer Animators", Spring, 2002
• The Missouri Trial Attorney, "Cross Examination of Defendants' Expert: General Guidelines", Summer, 2002
• Damages (Co-author), Ch. 11, Wrongful Death, Supplement, 1994
• Damages (Co-author), Ch. 11, Wrongful Death, 2d Ed., Chapter 18, 2001

Address

701 Market Street
Suite 800
St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

Phones

(800) 451-2950 (Toll Free)
(314) 241-5620

Faxes

(314) 241-4140

Emails

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Websites

http://www.grgpc.com