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James Lemonds

Attorney at Brown & Crouppen
Kansas City, MO42 years experienceAdmitted 1983

About James Lemonds

James P. Lemonds is an attorney at Brown & Crouppen Law Firm in St. Louis, Missouri. He specializes in cases of product liability, construction injuries, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death.

Lemonds began fighting for personal injury victims in 2004, following a twenty-year legal career representing product manufacturers, health care providers, and insurance companies. He joined Brown & Crouppen in 2007 and has successfully handled many multi-million dollar cases. He has tried to jury verdict well over 100 civil cases in State and Federal District Courts in Missouri and Illinois.

Lemonds is recognized as one of the top 50 lawyers in St. Louis and has been awarded Winningest Plaintiff Attorney and Best Litigator by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1983 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Missouri in 1980.

He is admitted to the Missouri and Illinois bars and the Federal District Courts and Courts of Appeal in both states.

Lemonds lectures and writes on legal liability topics for numerous legal, healthcare, and industry groups, and teaches discovery and trial skills to lawyers from Missouri and Illinois legal aid firms each year.

Practice areas

Education

University of Missouri
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri, admitted 1983
State Bar of Illinois

Awards & recognition

Top 50 Lawyers in St. Louis
Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Winningest Plaintiff Attorney
Missouri Lawyers Weekly - Best Litigator

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