About Larry Townsley

Larry R. Townsley is a founding partner at Cofman Townsley Attorneys at Law in St. Louis, Missouri, which he co-founded in 1973 alongside Stuart Cofman. Born in Gray Ridge, Missouri in 1945, he earned his B.A. from the University of Texas in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1974. He practiced personal injury law in Missouri and Illinois for decades, handling auto accidents, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, wrongful death, and product liability matters.

He is admitted to practice in Missouri, Illinois, and Texas. His professional affiliations include the American Association for Justice, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Missouri Bar Association, and the State Bar of Texas. Townsley has since retired from active practice but continues to support the Missouri and Illinois communities.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Cofman Townsley Attorneys at Law

These results are credited to Cofman Townsley Attorneys at Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A St. Charles County jury awarded $247.3 million to six women sexually assaulted by an unlicensed massage therapist at Oasis Foot Spa & Massage in St. Peters, finding the spa and its owner liable for hiring him without any background check and ignoring an early complaint. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment in full in 2024.

St. Charles County Circuit Court, Missouri · 2023Sexual AbuseRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Texas School of Law
J.D., 1974
University of Texas
Undergraduate, 1971

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri
State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of Texas

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