Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 573-449-2613
- Fax: 573-875-8154
- E-Mail: jparshall@fpb-law.com
- Website: www.fpb-law.com
Established: 1976
Practice Areas
- Casualty
- Workers' Compensation
- Product Liability
- Life Insurance
- Employment Law
- Governmental Liability
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Premises Liability
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- American Family Insurance Company
- American Medical International, Inc.
- Association Casualty Insurance Company*
- Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange
- Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company
- Cameron Mutual Insurance Company
- CGU Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company
- CNA HealthPro
- CNA Insurance Company
- Corporate Claims Management, Inc.
- Crawford & Company
- Druggists Mutual Insurance Company
- Farm Bureau Town and Country Insurance Company of Missouri
- GAB Robins North America, Inc.
- Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
- Gay & Taylor, Inc.
- GEICO Insurance Companies
- The Hartford Insurance Group
- Kemper Insurance Companies
- National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company
- OneBeacon Insurance
- Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company
- Progressive Insurance Company
- Safeco Insurance
- St. Paul Travelers
- Scottsdale Insurance Company
- State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Underwriters Adjusting Company
- United Fire & Casualty Company
Non-Insurance Clients
- MCM Consultants, Inc.
- Medical Defense Associates
- Thomas McGee, L.C.
- University of Missouri Self-Insurance Plan
*Principal outside law firm as designated by insurance companies
Personnel Information
Firm Members
Hamp Ford
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: hford@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 1964
Memberships:
- American and Boone County Bar Associations
- The Missouri Bar
- Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
Education:
- University of Missouri, B.S., 1958
- University of Missouri, J.D., 1964
Born: 1936
Jeffrey O. Parshall
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: jparshall@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 1976
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Memberships:
- American and Boone County Bar Associations
- The Missouri Bar
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1990-1999; President, 1998-1999)
- Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Defense Research Institute
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Education:
- University of Missouri, B.A., 1971
- University of Missouri, J.D., 1976
Born: 1949
Michael R. Baker
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: mbaker@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 1980
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Memberships:
- American and Boone County Bar Associations
- The Missouri Bar
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Southeast Missouri State University, B.S., 1976
- University of Missouri, J.D., 1980
Born: 1955
David W. Walker
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: dwalker@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Memberships:
- American and Boone County Bar Associations
- The Missouri Bar
Education:
- University of Missouri-Columbia, A.B., 1986
- University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1989
Born: 1964
Jeffrey H. Blaylock
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: jblaylock@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Memberships:
- American (Tort and Insurance Section) and Boone County Bar Associations
- The Missouri Bar (School Law Committee)
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Education:
- University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S.B.A., 1983
- University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1986
Born: 1961
Clayton L. Thompson
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: cthompson@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 2012
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- Boone County Bar Association
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Education:
- University of Missouri, B.A., 2009
- University of Missouri, J.D., 2012
Born: 1986
W. Tyler Dunn
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: tdunn@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 2015
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- Boone County Bar Association
Education:
- Columbia College, B.S.B.A., 2010
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 2015
Theodore L. Lynch
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: tlynch@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 2015
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2016
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2017
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- Boone County Bar Association
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Education:
- The George Washington University, B.S. Business Admin., 2009
- University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., 2015
Born: 1985
Associates
Ryan M. Mayes
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: rmayes@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- Boone County Bar Association
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Education:
- University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., 2017
- University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 2020
Born: 1994
Jill Jackson
Columbia, MO
- E-Mail: jjackson@fpb-law.com
Admitted
- Missouri, 1995
Education:
- Columbia College, B.S., 1992
- University of Missouri, J.D., 1995
Born: 1969
Service Areas
Boonville, Missouri, USA 25 miles
Fulton, Missouri, USA 30 miles
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA 30 miles
Macon, Missouri, USA 50 miles
Mexico, Missouri, USA 30 miles
Moberly, Missouri, USA 36 miles
Sedalia, Missouri, USA 60 miles
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