McChesney Elected to American Board of Trial Advocates

DALLAS - Nov. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Brian McChesney has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates. McChesney is a managing partner of the St. Louis Law Firm McChesney & Ortwerth and, due to outstanding peer rating and success in the courtroom, has received one of the highest honors a United States lawyer can receive.

McChesney states; “This is one of the highest honors I can receive and a defining moment in my career as a lawyer. Being voted by my fellow lawyers makes this award even more special and I am honored to serve for Missouri’s Chapter of Trial Advocates. I have had a long, hard career but earning recognition such as this makes it all seem worth it. Craign {Ortwerth}, my long-time partner, and I have worked hard to become a powerful and successful law firm in St. Louis, Missouri.”

Based in Dallas, Texas, the American Board of Trial Advocates (also known as ABOTA) “who display skill, civility and integrity, to help younger attorneys achieve a higher level of trial advocacy and to educate the public about the vital importance of the Seventh Amendment.” Having to be voted on by fellow lawyers, the ABOTA membership is a prestigious recognition and very few American Lawyers have earned the title. Started in 1957, ABOTA has helped honor those who take pride in the judicial system and work diligently and within the law to preserve its honor.

McChesney, born in Omaha, Nebraska, graduated from SLU School of Law in 1992 and has been a personal in lawyer in St. Louis (http://www.gatewayinjurylaw.com/) ever since.  In 2014 McChesney & Ortwerth added another branch of practice areas when they started their St. Louis divorce & family law (http://www.gatewaydivorcelaw.com/) practice. Not only has McChesney received the American Board of Trial Advocates recognition, he, and his partner Craig Ortwerth, have also received a 5-Star Peer-Review Rating from Martindale-Hubble. They have helped their clients with millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts and have become known as one of St. Louis, Missouri’s most prominent law firms. With over 30 years of combined litigation experience, McChesney & Ortwerth’s partnership has blossomed into a powerhouse law firm and one of the most successful personal injury and divorce firm’s in St. Louis and the State of Missouri. They plan to continue their hard work in and out of the courtroom and continue to bring honor to their firm and the judicial system.