Law Firm Overview

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler has conducted the practice of law in the St. Louis Metropolitan and Southern Illinois areas for over 100 years. The firm maintains offices in both Illinois and Missouri. The Illinois office is located at 5000 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. The Missouri office is located at 1010 Market Street, Suite 1640, St. Louis, Missouri, a block away from the St. Louis City Circuit Court and Eagleton Federal Courthouse. The firm is in general practice with strong concentrations in general civil litigation, including liability, commercial claims and corporate law. The firm has maintained an AV rating, the highest rating granted by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory.

The firm has extensive experience in all types of major litigation. The firm handles personal injury defense litigation in connection with railroad, aviation, maritime, product liability, medical device litigation, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, health care law, occupational injury, toxic tort, and insurance defense cases. The firm also handles cases involving corporate defense litigation, workers' compensation litigation, municipal law, environmental law, health and life insurance law, administrative law, employment discrimination litigation, banking, creditors' rights, and commercial law.

The firm actively practices in the state circuit courts and federal courts throughout Illinois and Missouri as well as before local, state and federal administrative agencies. The firm practices in the Appellate and Supreme Courts of Illinois and Missouri and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. The firm is national counsel for a client involved in toxic tort litigation and handles cases throughout the country for that client.

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler maintains the highest rating granted in the Martindale-Hubbell law directory. The firm is dedicated to maintaining continued excellence in its attorneys. Attorneys in the firm have received recognition and awards from the legal profession for their litigation expertise. Three partners in the firm are fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the preeminent organization of trial attorneys. Numerous members of the firm have authored articles published in legal journals and periodicals distributed throughout the country. All members of the firm are active participants in defense litigation organizations including the Defense Research Institute, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler continually upgrades its extensive law library, one of the most complete private law libraries in the area. The firm has computerized legal research capabilities through its Westlaw system, and has individual e-mail capability to each attorney and staff member.

A back-up staff of thirty employees, including law clerks, paralegals, and clerical staff, assists the lawyers of the firm. The entire staff is prepared to handle client matters in an economic, expeditious and professional manner.

As a part of its cost containment policy, Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler continuously monitors its cases to assure that its clients are receiving the best representation available commensurate with a sound analysis of its clients' interests and projected expenses.

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, State, Local & Municipal Law, Toxic Torts, Asbestos, Transportation Law, Railroad, Trucking, Workers' Compensation Law