Areas of Practice | Education | Affiliations | Seminars | Representative Cases

Mr. Albair is a sole practitioner in Clayton, Missouri, concentrating in plaintiff personal injury litigation. His practice focuses primarily on automobile negligence, medical malpractice and premises liability. He is an active trial attorney who has the highest (AV) ethical and legal ability ratings in the prestigious and impartial Martindale-Hubbell National and Worldwide Legal Directory, and he has been included in the book's Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers. Mr. Albair takes pride in bringing personal attention to every case he undertakes. He has 27 years experience and a staff that includes legal assistants, investigators and a registered nurse consultant. The firm provides aggressive client representation.

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Premises Liability
Surgeons Liability
Auto/Trucking Accident
Nursing Home Negligence
Traumatic Brain Injury
Wrongful Death
Health Care Litigation
Bodily Injury
Highway Design Liability
Insurance Bad Faith
Arbitration
Civil Litigation
Personal Injury
Professional Malpractice

Admitted:

Missouri, 1976
Missouri, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, 1982

Education:

University of Missouri at Columbia, 1973
     B.A. - Bachelor of Arts, English
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1976
     J.D. - Juris Doctor

Affiliations:

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining member)
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Former Member of Board of Governors, 1988 to 2004)
The Missouri Bar
St. Louis County Bar Association
Lawyers Association of St. Louis
St. Louis Metropolitan Bar Association
Phi Alpha Delta

Representative Cases:

Corley v. QuikTrip Corporation, slip and fall on parking lot; ankle fracture/dislocation, leg fracture with torn ligaments; $300,000 settlement - 2003
Wiggins v. Mexico Surgical Assoc., et al., medical malpractice/wrongful death suit; $500,000 settlement - 2003
Feinberg, et al. v. R.J. Jaggie Contracting, Inc., automobile accident involving dump truck; broken leg, pelvis and lacerations; $262,000 settlement - 2002
C. v. "rural hospital", $500,000 settlement for death of elderly man following automobile collision and poor emergency room care; St. Louis City - 2002
Raymer v. U.S.A.,, medical malpractice suit against V.A. hospital for mistreatment of broken neck; $1,961,506 verdict - 1985
Bodimer v. Ryan's Family Steakhouses, Inc., slip and fall on restaurant parking lot; broken hip; $440,000 verdict St. Louis; won on APPEAL with $605,000 payment including interest - 1998
Hosto-Worthy v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., et al., soft tissue auto accident suit - $201,400 verdict St. Louis - 1998
DeWald v. Kourtesis, $40,000 settlement on road rage case - St. Louis County - 2001
Andreessen v. Timko, $200,000 settlement for facial injuries in drunk driving auto accident - St. Louis County - 2000
K. v. "local hospital", $1.5 million settlement for death of elderly woman from poor nursing care - St. Louis City - 1997
King v. American Family Insurance, $197,000 settlement for insurance coverage dispute involving death of teenage son - 1997
Blumm v. Young, M.D., medical malpractice suit against neurosurgeon for operating on the wrong lumbar disc; $417,000 verdict - St. Louis - 1997
Eads v. Barnes Hospital, $500,000 settlement for flesh eating bacteria infection following hemmroidecty - 1996
Lewis v. "x", $275,000 settlement for medical malpractice claim involving failure to diagnosis impending heart attack - 1996
Cope v. Korecky, M.D., medical malpractice suit; $75,000 settlement for improper casting of young boy's fractured arm - St. Louis
Magill v. Hoja, M.D., $125,000 settlement for death of new born - 1993
Skaggs v. Bergmann, $300,000 verdict in St. Louis against neurologist for failed urinary conduit surgeries - 1985
Lakin v. St. Joseph Hospital, $550,000 settlement against orthopedic surgeon in hospital for loss of a leg following severe crush injuries - 1986
Amelung, et al. v. Masonic Home of Missouri, nursing home negligence suit for elderly patient who developed bed sores; $106,500 settlement - 1988
Fortune v. City of University City, $100,000 sovereign immunity limits, verdict against police department for automobile collision - St. Louis County - 1997
Bick v. Cooper, M.D., medical malpractice suit against surgeon for loss of leg following laser treatment for blood clot; $500,000 settlement - 1992
Scott, et al. v. Midwest Petroleum,et al., wrongful death suit; $650,000 settlement for fire death of 70 year old woman - 1994
Helton v. Care Unit, et al., wrongful death suit against psychiatrist for suicide of depressed senior citizen; $325,000 settlement - 1994
Davis v. Ferguson, M.D., $200,000 settlement for young man who developed meningitis following removal of brain shunt - Greene County - 1996
Thompson v. Fru-Con, $300,000 settlement for iron worker who received injuries in manufacturing plant when a piece of concrete fell from the ceiling - 1996
Farmbach v. St. John's Mercy Hospital, $100,000 verdict against hospital for allowing post operative senior citizen to stand next to his bed without assistance; fractured ankle; St. Charles County - 1993
Sachs v. National Laundry, $276,000 verdict for a woman injured in automobile collision when hit by laundry truck; St. Louis - 1991
Wallis v. Dr. Zujko, medical malpractice - destruction of eustachian tubes in ears by overcauterizing opening during surgery - bilateral tubes are needed for remainder of life; $225,000 settlement - 2003
Fritz v. Baker, automobile accident with soft tissue neck injury; $30,000.00 settlement with prejudgment interest granted - St. Louis County - 2004.

Seminars Taught:

How to Prepare a Serious Injury Case and Avoid Bankruptcy, UMKC Law School; February, 1989
Pleading & Practice Seminar, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; February, 1991
Automobile Litigation Seminar, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; May, 1992
St. Louis County Bar Assoc Trial Practice Seminar, October, 1992
Settling Insurance Claims; Professional Education Systems; April, 1995; Trial Tips Seminar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, April, 1999;
Taking & Defending Effective Depositions in Missouri , Lorman Education Services; November, 1999
Missouri Personal Injury Practice for Paralegals Seminar; Half Moon, LLC; April, 1999
Automobile Insurance Law & Accident Litigation in Missouri; Lorman Education Services; April, 1999
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys' Tried & True Tips for the Trial Attorney Seminar; April, 2000
Auto Insurance Law & Accident Litigation in Missouri seminar, Lorman Education Services; April, 2000
Taking & Defendant Effective Depositions in Missouri , Lorman Education Services; November, 2000
Auto Insurance Law & Accident Litigation in Missouri; Lorman Education Services, April, 2001
Legal Implications of Nursing Practice In Missouri, Lorman Education Services; April, 2002
Deposing the Treating Physician; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys' Tried & True Tips for the Trial Attorney Seminar; April, 2003

Personal:

Born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 3, 1951. He has been married to Susan Albair for 29 years and has two daughters, Nicki and Kim. His interests are: cooking, travel, baseball cards, sports, music and movies.

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