Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


2730 North Ballas Road, Suite 200, St. Louis, Missouri 63131

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31901, St. Louis, MO 63131-0901

Established: 1955

Practice Areas

  • Employment Law
  • Labor and Employment
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Administrative Law


About Us

For over half a century, the attorneys at McMahon Berger have exclusively represented management interests in the areas of labor and employment law. As a centrally located firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, we represent public employers, private employers, associations and insurance companies of various sizes and industries throughout the country. It is our mission and goal to provide our clients cost effective representation culminating in favorable results without sacrificing communication or client trust. As one of the largest labor and employment law firms in the country, we have carefully selected attorneys from all different backgrounds to best represent our diverse clientele. Accordingly, at McMahon Berger, we leverage our years of experience and expertise to provide our clients the most effective and efficient service possible.


Additional Locations

  • Collinsville, Illinois
  • 400 North Bluff Road
  • Collinsville, Illinois 62234
    • Telephone: 618-345-5822
    • Fax: 618-345-6483

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • AUSCO

    Personnel Information

    Partners


    Alan I. Berger — (1933-1999)


    Thomas O. McCarthy

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 1973
    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Co-Chairman, Labor Arbitrator Development Program, 1984-1985; Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1985-1986)
    Education:
    • University of Missouri, B.S.E.E. (cum laude), 1970
    • University of Missouri, J.D., 1972

    Born: 1947


    James N. Foster, Jr.

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 1979
    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1990-1991)
    Education:
    • Saint Louis University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1976
    • Saint Louis University, J.D. (cum laude), 1978

    Born: 1954


    Kevin J. Lorenz

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 1982
    Memberships:
    • American and Illinois State Bar Associations
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    Education:
    • Saint Louis University, B.A., 1977
    • Saint Louis University, J.D., 1981

    Born: 1955


    Geoffrey M. Gilbert, Jr.

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 1992
    Memberships:
    • The Missouri Bar
    Education:
    • University of Colorado, B.A., 1988
    • Saint Louis University, J.D., 1992

    Born: 1966


    Michelle M. Cain

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Illinois, 1988
    • Missouri, 1994
    Memberships:
    • American and Illinois State Bar Associations
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    Education:
    • University of Illinois, B.A., 1981
    • The John Marshall Law School, J.D. (with highest distinction), 1988

    Born: 1958


    Robert D. Younger

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 1992
    Additional Biographical Details:

    Region X Judicial Bar Disciplinary Committee

    Memberships:
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
    Education:
    • University of Missouri, B.S.B.A., 1989
    • Saint Louis University, J.D. (cum laude), 1992

    Born: 1965


    Stephen B. Maule

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 1995
    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    Education:
    • University of California, Davis, B.A., 1992
    • University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1995

    Born: 1970


    Bryan D. LeMoine

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2000
    • Illinois, 2001
    Memberships:
    • American and Illinois State Bar Associations
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    Education:
    • Wheaton College, B.A. (cum laude), 1995
    • University of Missouri, J.D., 2000
    • Wheaton College, M.A., 2001

    Born: 1974


    Joshua E. Richardson

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Employee Benefits
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2000
    • U.S. Tax Court
    Additional Biographical Details:

    Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Fontbonne University; Member Tax Advisory Board, Thompson West Publishing

    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association (Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section)
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chairperson, Employee Benefits Section)
    Education:
    • Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1997
    • Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2000
    • University of Florida, Levin College of Law, LL.M. Taxation, 2001

    Born: 1975


    Daniel G. Fritz

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2004
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
    Memberships:
    • The Missouri Bar
    Education:
    • Truman State University, B.S., 2000
    • Saint Louis University, J.D., 2004

    Brian C. Hey

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2002
    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association (Employment and Labor Law Litigation Section)
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • The Missouri Bar
    • Society of Human Resource Management
    Education:
    • Truman State University, B.A., 1999
    • University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 2002

    Born: 1976


    Brian M. O'Neal

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2004
    • Illinois, 2005
    Memberships:
    • Illinois State Bar Association
    • The Missouri Bar
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • Society of Human Resources Management
    • Human Resource Management Association of Greater St. Louis
    • National Human Resources Association
    Education:
    • Rockhurst University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2001
    • Saint Louis University, J.D., 2004

    Born: 1979


    John J. Marino, Jr.

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2006
    • Illinois, 2008
    Memberships:
    • American and Illinois State Bar Associations
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • The Missouri Bar
    Education:
    • University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 2003
    • Saint Louis University, J.D., 2006

    Born: 1981


    Rex P. Fennessey

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2006
    • Illinois
    • Texas
    Additional Biographical Details:

    The Center for Autism Education (Board Member)

    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • The Missouri Bar
    Education:
    • University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 2003
    • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 2006

    Born: 1980


    Dean Kpere-Daibo

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2010
    • Arkansas, 2019
    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association
    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
    • The Missouri Bar
    • Human Resource Management Association of Greater St. Louis
    • Society for Human Resources Management
    Education:
    • University of Missouri, B.A., 2007
    • University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, J.D., 2010

    Born: 1985


    Christine S. Coleman

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2006
    • New Jersey, 2009
    Memberships:
    • The Missouri Bar
    • Society for Human Resources Management
    • Association of Workplace Investigators
    Education:
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 2003
    • University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., 2006

    Born: 1981


    Associates


    • Michael S. Powers
    • Timothy W. Bubenik
    • Megan D. Atzert

    Of Counsel


    Christina Sondermann Capizzi

    St. Louis, MO

    Practice Areas
    • Labor and Employment
    Admitted
    • Missouri, 2006
    Memberships:
    • American Bar Association
    • The Missouri Bar
    Education:
    • Southeast Missouri State University, B.S., 2002
    • Saint Louis University, J.D., 2006

    Born: 1979

    • Ralph E. Kennedy
    • Thomas M. Hanna
    • Richard R. Ross
    • David F. Yates
    • Theodore W. Browne, II
    • John B. Renick
    • Patricia M. McFall
    • Gina M. Bremehr
    • Theodore W. Browne, III

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