Landfill, Environmental & Pharmaceutical Lawyer in St. Louis: Todd S. Hageman
Todd S. Hageman received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma and has been licensed to practice law since 1994. He is licensed to practice in Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Mr. Hageman engages in a national practice representing people injured as a result of landfill, environmental, toxic and pharmaceutical exposures. He litigates cases against some of the largest pharmaceutical and drug supplement companies in the United States.
Mr. Hageman represents people across the country who have been injured by toxic emissions from landfills and other sources. For instance, he currently represents several neighborhoods across the country that have been polluted by toxic emissions from landfills.
In addition to his environmental and toxic exposure litigation practice, Mr. Hageman has represented hundreds of clients who have been injured by pharmaceuticals and diet supplements, including fen-phen, Vioxx, Zyprexa, Risperdol, Seroquel, and Ephedra.
He has also handled numerous cases on behalf of people injured by additional types of toxic exposures, including hundreds of children poisoned by lead paint. For example, Mr. Hageman obtained a $1.25 million jury verdict on behalf of one lead-poisoned child in the City of St. Louis. That verdict is a Missouri record for the largest lead paint poisoning jury verdict ever obtained in the state.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Hageman obtained his secondary education teaching certificate and completed his student teaching at Glenbrook North High School in suburban Chicago, Illinois. He also worked in the Office of General Counsel for the Federal Election Commission in Washington D.C, prior to attending law school.
While in law school, Mr. Hageman was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Research and Writing, signifying the highest grade in his class. He was named the top speaker in the freshman appellate advocacy competition. He was awarded the Frank Love Scholarship for writing the top research paper in the law school. Other accomplishments include serving as Note Editor for the Oklahoma Law Review, in which he published two articles in the areas of environmental and natural resources law.
Mr. Hageman is a frequent lecturer and author in the areas of landfill, pharmaceutical, environmental and toxic tort litigation. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers’ Association, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, and Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and was named one of the Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America by Lawdragon.
His interests outside the office include spending time with his wife and three children, Cardinal baseball, grilling and barbecuing. He is a member of the Kansas City Barbecue Society.
To see Todd’s Environmental blogs, click HERE. To see his Pharmaceutical blogs, click HERE.
Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
