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JOHN H. MARSHALL LLC
ADMITTED MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS
Honorable Robert S. Cohen Division 1
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ONE METROPOLITAN SQUARE
211 N. BROADWAY, SUITE 2310
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63102
(314) 588-1114
May 17, 2000
St. Louis County Courthouse 7900 Carondelet Avenue St. Louis, MO 63105
Re: Neutral Qualification Form
Dear Judge Cohen:
FACSIMILE (314) SBB-1110
FILED MAY 2 2 2000
JOAN M. GILMER CIRCUIT CLERK, ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Enclosed please find my Neutral Qualification Form.
Very truly yours,
JOHN H. MARSHALL
JHM:fj
Enclosure
JOHN H. MARSHALL LLC Attorney at Law
· 211 N·; Broadway,' Suite 2310 - · · · st. Louis, Missouri 63102~2713
314/588-1114
* st. Louis University School of Law 1973 * Over 25 Years experience as a trial lawyer in st. Louis area * Was a legal intern for Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Joseph Simeone during third year of law school * Employed as an assistant public defender in the city of st. Louis from July, 1973 to December 31, 1974 writing appellate briefs and arguing cases in Missouri Court of Appeals involving convictions of burglary to murder and the Missouri Supreme Court involving murder, trying misdemeanors, trying over 150 proceed.ings defending juveniles in proceedings from truancy to murder, representing defendants in over 150 preliminary hearings, trying to a conclusion 14 felonies in six months * Employed in 1975 by Robert H. Burns, a civil trial lawyer and a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers * Partner in Burns & Marshall LLP until February 17, 1999 * Solo practitioner since February 18, 1999 * AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 1988 * Tried over 100 jury trials to completion in Circuit Courts of City of St. Louis, st. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, Warren County, Cape Girardeau County, Madison County, Illinois, U.S. District Courts in st. Louis, Cape Girardeau & Southern Illinois * Briefed and argued-36 appeals in.Missouri _Supreme Court, Missouri Court of Appeals, and Eighth Circuit · · * .Won last 12 of 13 appeals * _Represented parties in 12 arbitrations and 9 mediations (all settled) * Represented a party in a successful mediation in the Seventh circuit in a securities fraud case involving 21 parties claiming in excess of $15 million in actual damages * Served as an arbitrator on a 3 member panel, and have been selected as an arbitrator on a 3 member panel * Largest verdict against a defendant that I represented was $65,000 (we had offered $35,000) * Have represented plaintiffs in catastrophic, automobile, property damage, product liability, wrongful death, pollution, employment, insurance coverage, domestic relations, civil rights, and jail condition lawsuits. * Have represented defendants in catastrophic, automobile, property damage, wrongful death, contract, construction defect, product liability, premises security personal injury, food poisoning, fraud, asbestos, criminal, domestic relations lawsuits. * Have settled lawsuits for plaintiffs in a tractor trailer rollover, loss of eye lens, second chair on medical malpractice for undiagnosed spinal meningitis resulting in quadriplegia, uninsured motorist involving cervical fracture * Have settled lawsuits for defendants in catastrophic personal injury for $1.3 million in a quadriplegic auto, $2 million in a multiple plaintiff auto, $950,000 in wrongful death and personal injury, $500,000 in a $2.25 million construction defect wrongful death, $1 million in a product liability fire loss and $300,000 in a $6 million securities fraud settlement
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SO
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NE
UT
RA
L QU
AL
IFIC
AT
ION
FO
RM
P
ursuant to Local Rule 38
I am applying for inclusion on the list o
f neutrals to be maintained by the C
ircuit Clerk p
ursu
an
t to Local R
ule 38 of the Circuit C
ourt of S
t. Louis County. T
he following inform
ation is supplied in support o
f this application.
1. N
ame:
Mars
hall
Joh
n
H.
(Last)
~
(First) (M
iddle)
2. A
ddress: 2
11
N
orth
B
road
way
, S
uite
2
31
0
St
Lo
uis
Mi s
sa
JJ
ri 6
3JQ
?
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33
(C
ity) (S
tate) (Z
IP+
4)
3. T
elephone Num
ber: 3
14
/58
8-1
11
4
4. F
acsimileN
umber:
31
4/5
88
-11
10
5. S
tate the standard hourly fee for you
r services as a neutral. $
12
5.0
0
6. List your appropriate training or equivalent experience in conducting alternative dispute resolution as required for certification u
nd
er S
upreme C
ourt Rule 17.04.
7.
"M
e·d
iatin
g
Civ
il C
ases",
Un
ivers
ity
of
Mis
so
uri
Law
S
ch
oo
l,
Au
gu
st 1
9,
20
, 1
99
9,
16
h
ou
rs;
Please list all areas of substa'ntive law
or experience w
hich are or have been a significant part o
f your professional background or practice. P
ers
on
al
inju
ry,
pro
pertv
d
am
ag
e,
au
to,
pre
mis
es,
pro
du
ct
liab
ility,
co
nstr
uctio
n,
emp
loy
men
t, in
sura
nce
co
vera
ge.
M.8
8. [If the a
nsw
er to any o
f the following questions is yes, please explain the circum
stances on a separate sheet and attach.]
9.
10.
a. H
ave you e11er been disciplined for violation o
f any cod
e o
f professional ethics or responsibility?
N °
b. H
ave you ever pied guilty to or been found guilty of a felony?
~N
~o
~-
c. H
ave you ever been found liable for fraud or any o
the
r intentional tort? ~N~o _
_
d. H
ave you ever had a professional license revoked or suspended for reasons other
than non-payment o
f dues? --'-'N-"o _
_
e. H
ave any professional malpractice ju
dg
me
nts been entered against you?
--1L
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List the courts and professional organizations in which you currently hold certifications as
a neutral, mediator, arbitrator, or other A
DR
service provider. U
nite
d
Sta
tes D
istr
ict
Co
urt,
Easte
rn D
istr
ict
of
Mis
so
uri
BAM
SL ADR
Pro
,rider
In the space below, briefly describe your experience, qualifications, special areas o
f expertise, and any other reasons w
hy you should be selected as a neutral. P
lease
see
atta
ch
ed
.
TH
IS F
OR
M W
ILL
BE
MA
DE
AV
AIL
AB
LE
TO
TH
E P
AR
TIE
S T
O A
SS
IST
TH
EM
IN C
HO
OS
ING
A. NE
UT
RA
L.