Brown & James Named Top Missouri Defense Firm

July 9, 2010 - PRLog -- For the second year in a row, Missouri Lawyers Weekly has named Brown & James, P.C. the winningest defense firm in Missouri. With more than triple the defense verdicts than the next leading firm, Brown & James received 13 defense verdicts in 2009, ranging from $10,000 to $1.4 million.

The 13 defense verdicts exceeded the firm's 2008 Missouri Lawyers Weekly record. The top defense verdicts do not include all of the defense verdicts achieved by Brown & James in 2009 or those verdicts that were returned for the plaintiff, but which were below the plaintiff's demand and what had been offered in settlement before trial.

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About Brown & James, P.C.
Brown & James, P.C. is a Midwest regional law firm with more than 100 attorneys practicing in a wide range of corporate and insurance litigation practice areas. With offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, Mo., Springfield, Mo., Belleville, Ill., and Little Rock, Ark., Brown & James, P.C. represents an extensive variety of corporate and insurance clients regionally and nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.brownjames.com.