Lawrence R. Smith

Larry Smith selected for Lawyer of the Year 2015

Larry Smith was named the Best Lawyers© 2015 Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in St. Louis.

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Larry obtains a Defendant’s verdict in case involving post-traumatic stress

Larry’s  client was driving his dump truck westbound on Highway 270 when he started choking on coffee.  He blacked out and his truck ran into the concrete median.  A large bolt broke off of the truck’s steering box and flew across the median.  Plaintiff was traveling eastbound on 270 and the bolt embedded itself into […]

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Larry Obtains Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case

Decedent was a 22-year-old girl who presented to the emergency room with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.  She was then treated for dehydration.  Decedent was thereafter admitted to the hospital under the care of my client. My client treated Decedent for gastroenteritis and dehydration.  Her condition initially improved; however, she thereafter started to deteriorate.  My […]

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Smith obtains great result in a case of admitted liability.

Larry tried an automobile accident case where his client rear-ended the Plaintiff. Liability was admitted and damages was the only issue for the jury to decide. The impact was significant in that approximately $10,000 in damage was done to the rear of Plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff complained of soft tissue injuries to her neck and back.  […]

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Larry Smith Obtains Defendant’s Verdict for City of Columbia

Larry Smith represented the City of Columbia in a case where the Plaintiff alleged that the mirror on a bus operated by the City struck her in the back of the head as she walked down the sidewalk. Plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of the incident and now suffers from migraine […]

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Fortune names Brinker & Doyen, L.L.P. as a top ranked law firm in the U.S.

Brinker & Doyen, L.L.P., has once again been selected as one of the top ranked law firms in the country to be published in the December 24, 2012 issue of Fortune.  Of the more than 250,000 law firms in the U.S. rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the legal peer-rating service, less than 2,500 firms were selected. Attorneys are […]

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Larry Smith obtains defendant’s verdict in automobile accident case

Larry Smith obtained a defendant’s verdict in an automobile accident case wherein plaintiff alleged that his client ran a red light causing significant personal injury to the plaintiff. Medical specials totaled over $75,000.00. Plaintiff’s attorney had demanded the $100,000.00 policy limits and had setup Larry’s client for bad faith.

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Gary Paul and Larry Smith obtain summary judgment in legal malpractice case

Gary Paul and Larry Smith obtained summary judgment in a legal malpractice case. The underlying case involved patent infringement. The Plaintiff alleged $30,000,000.00 in damages.

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