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Richard Zalasky

Attorney at Brown & Crouppen
Kansas City, MO43 years experienceAdmitted 1981
Truck Accidents
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About Richard Zalasky

Richard J. Zalasky is an attorney at Brown & Crouppen Law Firm with over 43 years of experience as a trial lawyer.

Zalasky previously served as Assistant Attorney General for Missouri from 1993 to 1997 and was a partner at two prominent St. Louis personal injury firms before joining Brown & Crouppen in 2010.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1981 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science magna cum laude from Saint Louis University in 1978.

He is admitted to the Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas bars. He is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (National Advisory Board 2013-2018), American Association for Justice, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Practice areas

Truck Accidents

Education

Saint Louis University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri, admitted 1981
State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of Arkansas
Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
American Association for Justice
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America (2023-2026)
Super Lawyers (2013-2025)
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers
Missouri Lawyers Media Winningest Plaintiff Attorney (2012)
Avvo Superb Lawyer Rating
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (2001-2023)
Magna Cum Laude (Saint Louis University, 1978)

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