Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 314-231-9600
- Fax: 314-231-9480
- E-Mail: kpadgitt@leritzlaw.com
- Website: www.leritzlaw.com
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Interruption
- Construction Litigation
- Contract Disputes
- Directors and Officers Liability
- Errors and Omissions
- Fire
- Insurance Coverage
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Liability
- Personal Injury
- Subrogation
- Workers' Compensation
About Us
For over 80 years the members of Leritz & Plunkert, P.C. have been among the most active litigation and trial attorneys in St. Louis. We represent clients through mediation, arbitration and litigation in federal and state courts, and argue appeals at all levels before the Missouri and Illinois Appellate Courts.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- ACUITY
- American Family Insurance Company
- American National Property and Casualty Company
- The Bar Plan
- Bituminous Insurance Companies
- Capitol Insurance Companies
- Cincinnati Insurance Company
- Discover Re
- ESIS
- General Casualty Insurance Company
- Global Indemnity Group, Inc.
- Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
- Lititz Mutual Insurance Company
- Madison Mutual Insurance Company
- Maxum Specialty Insurance Group
- Missouri Property Insurance Placement Facility (FAIR Plan)
- National Lloyds Insurance Company
- Nationwide Insurance
- North American Risk Services
- Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
- QBE the Americas
- SECURA Insurance Companies
- Specialty Risk Services
- Starr Indemnity & Liability Company
- State Auto Insurance Company
- Travelers Insurance
- Unitrin Services Group
- West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
- York Risk Services Group, Inc.
Non-Insurance Clients
- Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.
- Carrier Corporation/UTC
- Clayton Homes, Inc.
- Otis Elevator Company
Personnel Information
Partners
Joseph L. Leritz
St. Louis, MO
Admitted
- Missouri, 1952
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1969-1970)
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Saint Louis University, J.D., 1952
Thomas J. Plunkert
St. Louis, MO
Admitted
- Missouri, 1977
- Illinois, 1978
Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- The Missouri Bar (Board of Governors, 1982-1986, 1987-1994; Vice Chairman, Young Lawyers Section Council, 1982-1986)
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Education:
- Florida Institute of Technology, B.S. (cum laude), 1974
- Saint Louis University, J.D. (cum laude), 1977
James C. Leritz
St. Louis, MO
Admitted
- Missouri, 1986
- Illinois, 1994
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Education:
- University of Missouri, J.D., 1986
Christopher P. Leritz
St. Louis, MO
Admitted
- Missouri, 1990
- Illinois
Memberships:
- The Missouri Bar
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Education:
- Saint Louis University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1985
- Saint Louis University, J.D., 1990
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