Attorneys

R. Thomas Avery
Member – St. Louis
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Christopher O. Bauman
Member – St. Louis
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Robert D. Blitz
Member – St. Louis
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Robert G. Brandt
Member – St. Louis
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James B. Deutsch
Managing Member –
Jefferson City

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Marc H. Ellinger
Member – Jefferson City
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Kevin C. Fleming
Member – St. Louis
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Richard B. Rothman
Managing Member –
St. Louis

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Stephanie S. Bell
Associate – Jefferson City
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Ellen W. Dunne
Associate – St. Louis
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Leigh Goucher
Associate – St. Louis
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Bridget Monroig Nave
Associate – St. Louis
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Thomas W. Rynard
Associate – Jefferson City
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Thomas R. Schwarz
Associate – Jefferson City
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Douglas A. Stockenberg
Associate – St. Louis
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Jason K. Turk
Associate – St. Louis
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Paul F. Woody
Associate – St. Louis
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Christopher O. Bauman
Member – St. Louis

PRACTICE AREAS
Class Actions & Securities
Business Litigation
Contracts

EDUCATION
J.D., Harvard University, 2000, Cum Laude
B.S., Central Missouri State University, 1997, Summa Cum Laude

ADMISSIONS
The Missouri Bar
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

BIOGRAPHY
Chris Bauman is a member of the St. Louis Office who joined the firm in 2003 after serving as Deputy Chief Legal Counsel and Interim Chief Legal Counsel in the office of Missouri Governor Bob Holden. Chris has represented a number of closely-held businesses and local businesses in connection with their complex commercial litigation, including lender disputes, construction matters, and litigation concerning operational control of business entities.   Read More >

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Class Actions and Securities
Contracts and Business Torts
Constitutional Law
Insurance
Wrongful Death
Commercial Property Tax Appeals

HONORS
Recipient, 2011 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Award for Largest Plaintiff Win
Recipient, 2011 Missouri Bar Foundation David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award
2012, 2011 Missouri SuperLawyers Rising Star Selection

Christopher O. Bauman

BIOGRAPHY
Chris Bauman is a member of the St. Louis Office who joined the firm in 2003 after serving as Deputy Chief Legal Counsel and Interim Chief Legal Counsel in the office of Missouri Governor Bob Holden. Chris has represented a number of closely-held businesses and local businesses in connection with their complex commercial litigation, including lender disputes, construction matters, and litigation concerning operational control of business entities.

Chris's practice is centered on trials and appeals, including litigation and appeals concerning securities class actions, tax increment financing and other public financing mechanisms, employment covenants, wrongful death, and a wide variety of contractual disputes.

Chris has acted as first chair in several cases tried to judgment as well as numerous evidentiary hearings on temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions. He has also argued appeals before the Missouri Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, Eastern and Western Districts.