W Morris Taylor P.C.
Please Call: 314-725-7000
W. Morris Taylor, P.C. – Experienced Missouri Lawyers – Since 1970
W. Morris Taylor, P.C., is a litigation firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with a national reputation for personal injury representation, including legal negligence with more than 60 years of legal experience. In addition to legal malpractice and personal injury claims, our lawyers also assist and advise clients throughout the Midwest, especially the St. Louis-Kansas City metro areas of Missouri, in the areas of divorce and family law, as well as workers’ compensation.
While our trial skills are respected throughout Missouri and the St. Louis area, it was our thorough case preparation and our knowledge of trial procedure and the legal process, which earned us some of the biggest verdicts and settlements in Missouri. Soon we earned a reputation for legal excellence and a track record of success.
Subsequently, our law firm earned its national reputation of fighting for justice by having the fortitude to stand up for the rights of our clients in cases of legal negligence. We receive many referrals from law firms both big and small to handle legal malpractice claims.
We also feature attorney Morris Taylor, who is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) and has over 35 years of trial experience.
For assistance with your legal matter, from personal injury and wrongful death to family law and divorce to workplace injuries and workers’ compensation claims, we invite you to call on our trial attorneys to ascertain how the law firm of W. Morris Taylor, P.C., can put over 60 years of legal experience to work for you, call us at (314) 725-7000, visit us at our office (map), or fill out our intake form on our “Contact Us” page. Discover how we earned our reputation for excellence and our track record of success.
Skilled Trial Attorneys Representing Your Legal Interests Since 1970
Please Call: 314-725-7000
W. Morris Taylor
W. Morris Taylor is known as an aggressive trial lawyer with integrity. In his thirty-six years of trial experience, Morris has tried literally hundreds of law suits for individuals and companies. He is not only a successful Plaintiff personal injury and legal malpractice attorney with numerous six and seven figure jury verdicts and settlements, but also a successful defense attorney with a history of defense verdicts on behalf of self-insured clients. W. Morris Taylor has achieved the highest "legal ability" and "ethical standards" ratings from the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory and is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in civil litigation.
Mr. Taylor was just selected as a member of Missouri and Kansas SuperLawyers 2006 and 2007.
Super Lawyers is an annual listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers comprise 5% of licensed, active attorneys in the State of Missouri. Mr. Taylor was selected through a process that takes approximately nine months of peer review by other lawyers. The survey is sent to all lawyers in the state who have been in practice at least five years. In addition, Law and Politics researches the credentials of all nominees, assembles a blue ribbon review panel of leading attorneys in the practice area, then directly contacts lawyers and firm representatives, verifies data and conducts a good standing review of each candidate. Super Lawyers are assessed on a much broader range of factors then other "top" lawyer lists. Factors such as experience and primary practice, the number of cases handled, representative clients, major transactions and verdicts are among the areas of research to determine Super Lawyers.
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- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
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- Missouri, 1970
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1971
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Tax Court, 1978
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- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1970
J.D.
- Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, 1967
B.A.
Honors: Graduated with Honors
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- Dierbergs Markets, Incorporated
- Bentwood Nursing Center
- Maynes Construction Company, Inc.
- THE LITTLE GUYS OF THE WORLD WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED
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- Missouri Bar
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- (certified in civil trial advocacy)
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- Overland Christian Church, 1980 - Present
- Alpha Tau Omega
Skilled Trial Attorneys Representing Your Legal Interests Since 1970
Phone: (314) 725-7000
Fax: (314) 725-7273
Please Call: 314-725-7000
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