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Pat Hagerty is a native of St. Louis. He completed his
undergraduate studies at Quincy College in 1981. He received his law degree in
1985 from Saint Louis University School of Law, and served as an editor of the
Saint Louis University Law Journal.
Mr. Hagerty is licensed to practice
in Missouri and Illinois, and in federal district courts
and courts of appeal in Missouri, Illinois, Michigan,
Arkansas and the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits.
He is a member of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) and is Chair of its Committee on Legislative Issues-Venue. Mr. Hagerty also serves as a member of the Constitutional Review Committee for MATA. He is an active member in the Railroad Law section of the American Association for Justice. He is a member of Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., a group of lawyer volunteers willing to provide free, quality legal representation to victims seeking compensation under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Mr. Hagerty has served as a board member for the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation in St. Louis. He is an active member in the International
Society of Primerus law firms, which seeks to advance civility, integrity and
professionalism in the practice of law.
In addition to representing clients
in Medical
Negligence and Products
Liability cases, Mr.
Hagerty represents injured railroad workers throughout
the Midwest. In this capacity he has spoken at several
national conventions held by railroads and their unions.
He has tried numerous cases under the federal laws applicable
to the railroad industry.
Mr. Hagerty has been admitted as a Fellow of the
International Society of Barristers and is an Advocate of the American Board of
Trial Advocates. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America ® for
Personal Injury Litigation, and among the "Best Lawyers in St. Louis" in
St.
Louis Magazine. He has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell law
directory, which is the highest given. Mr. Hagerty has been named a "Super
Lawyer" [among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas] by Missouri & Kansas
Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of
Transportation and Maritime Litigation.
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