Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs, LLC

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Beth Clemens Boggs

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: bboggs@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Premises Liability
• Coverage Analysis
• Employment Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Construction Liability
• Commercial Litigation
• Transportation
• Product Liability
• Toxic Torts
• Personal Injury Defense
• Bad Faith
• Mold and Mildew Claims
• Wrongful Death
• Civil Rights Defense
• Employment
• Trucking Litigation
• Asbestos Litigation

Admitted

• Illinois, 1991
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits

Memberships:

• American, Illinois State and St. Clair County Bar Associations
• The Missouri Bar
• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• The Bar Association of the Central & Southern Districts of the Illinois Federal Courts
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis
• Women Lawyers Association; Greater St. Louis Claims Association (Sponsor)
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Defense Research Institute
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• Governors State University, B.A. (with honors), 1987
• Southern Illinois University, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1991

T. Darin Boggs

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: tboggs@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Subrogation
• Tort Claims Defense
• Premises Liability
• Employment
• Creditor Rights
• Collections
• Bankruptcy

Admitted

• Illinois, 1990
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• University of Illinois, B.S., 1987
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale, J.D., 1990

Victor T. Avellino

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: vavellino@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Litigation Defense
• Personal Injury Defense
• Wrongful Death
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Fire Loss
• Environmental Law
• Toxic Torts
• Employment

Admitted

• Missouri, 1989
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Memberships:

• Illinois State Bar Association
• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• The Missouri Bar

Education:

• Lindenwood College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1985
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1988

Michael J. Lach

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: mlach@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Product Liability
• Insurance Law
• Tort
• Breach of Contract
• Construction
• Insurance Coverage
• Environmental Law
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Motor Vehicle
• Premises Liability
• Toxic Torts

Admitted

• Missouri, 1989
• Illinois, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:

• Illinois State Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar

Education:

• Illinois State University, B.S., 1986
• Southern Illinois University, J.D., 1989
• Georgetown University, LL.M., 1994

Born: 1963

Paul F. Devine

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: pdevine@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Real Estate
• Litigation
• Appellate
• Toxic Torts
• Consumer Law
• Contracts
• Wills
• Probate

Admitted

• Missouri, 1993
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Education:

• Saint Louis University, B.A. (cum laude), 1981
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1993

Nancy Martin

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: nmartin@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Defense
• Personal Injury Defense
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Insurance Coverage
• Employment
• Contracts
• Creditor Rights
• Bankruptcy

Admitted

• Missouri, 2003
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska

Memberships:

• Hispanic Bar Association of St. Louis

Education:

• Saint Louis University, B.S.B.A. (magna cum laude), 1999
• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., 2002

Steven J. McMahon

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: smcmahon@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Litigation Defense
• Insurance Defense
• Workers' Compensation
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Personal Injury Defense

Admitted

• Missouri, 1990
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Memberships:

• The Missouri Bar
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Education:

• University of Wisconsin-Platteville, B.S.C.J., 1986
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1990

Matthew A. Temper

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: mtemper@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury Defense
• Wrongful Death
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Toxic Torts

Admitted

• Missouri, 2007
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

Education:

• Lindenwood University, B.A., 1999
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2007

Mark Grilliot

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: mgrilliot@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Law
• Contracts
• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• Missouri, 2021
• Illinois
• Kansas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
• U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois

Memberships:

• St. Louis County Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Education:

• Southwestern Law School, J.D., 2021

Evan Stone

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: estone@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• Missouri, 2022

Education:

• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, B.S., 2019
• Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2022

Matthew Floyd

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: mfloyd@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Premises Liability
• Negligence
• Creditor Rights

Admitted

• Missouri, 2005
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Education:

• Washington University in St. Louis, B.S., 2002
• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., 2005

Andrew S. Malloy

Olivette, MO

Admitted

• Missouri, 2003
• Illinois

Education:

• University of Missouri, B.S., 1999
• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 2003

David M. Stolze

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: dstolze@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Collections
• Criminal Law
• Construction
• Commercial Litigation

Admitted

• Missouri, 1986
• Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Education:

• Drake University, B.A., 1983
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1986

David C. Davis

Olivette, MO

• E-Mail: ddavis@balblawyers.com

Practice Areas

• Workers' Compensation

Admitted

• Illinois, 1983
• Missouri

Education:

• Washington and Lee University, B.A. (cum laude), 1977
• Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1982