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				McLeod
				R.
				John
Civil defense litigator

John McLeod

Member in St. Louis

John McLeod is a Member of the firm. He practices in the areas of premises and retail liability, product liability, transportation, and insurance defense.  He regularly handles cases in both state and federal courts in Missouri and Southern Illinois, from initial investigation through trial.  He routinely makes presentations to the insurance, risk management, and transportation industries on Missouri and Illinois law.

Recent Trials
  • Secured a defense verdict in a slip and fall case in Jersey County, Ill. Plaintiff claimed to have slipped in a puddle on the floor. Testimony revealed he saw workers with a mop in hand and walked past a wet floor sign. King v. Tom’s Supermarket.

Admissions

  • Missouri
  • Illinois
  • USDC, Eastern District of Missouri
  • USDC, Western District of Missouri
  • USDC, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Education

  • Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2008
    • Editor, Saint Louis University Law Journal
    • Intellectual Property Moot Court Team
  • University of Missouri, B.S. Computer Engineering, magna cum laude, 2004

Memberships & Activities

  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  • DRI
    • Product Liability Committee
  • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
    •  Trial Academy, 2014

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, St. Louis Metropolitan Area, 2022-present
    • Litigation  Insurance (2023-2024)
    • Product Liability Litigation  Defendants (2022-present)
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018-present
  • Missouri Lawyers Media Up & Coming Award, 2017

Community Involvement

  • Downtown Children’s Center - Board of Directors

Publications

  • Riding the Waves of Personal Jurisdiction, ALFA International Product Liability & Complex Torts Seminar Program Materials (2019)
  • Transportation Law Compendium: Missouri, ALFA International (2018, 2019)

Presentations

  • Presenter: "Hot Topics in Product Liability", ALFA International Product Liability & Complex Torts Seminar (September 2019)
  • Presenter: "Case Roundtable", ALFA International Transportation Regional Seminar, Atlanta (June 2019)
  • Presenter: "Don't Bogart That Liability", ALFA International Transportation Regional Seminar, St. Louis (February 2019)
  • Presenter: "Repelling the Reptile", ALFA International Transportation Regional Seminar, Atlanta (2018)
  • Presenter: "Reptile Theory: Still Crawling Around", ALFA International Transportation Regional Seminar, St. Louis (February 2018)
  • Presenter: "From Facebook To the Courtroom: The Strategic and Practical Use of Social Media in Litigation", ALFA International Transportation Regional Seminar (2017)
  • Presenter: "Facing Facts", ALFA International Transportation Regional Seminar (October 2013)