Atty. Evan Buxner
Evan Buxner graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1990 and completed his law degree at Saint Louis University in 1993. Mr.
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Evan Buxner is an Of Counsel based in Edwardsville, Illinois, practforg at Gori Law Firm. They haand 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Admitted to practice in Missouri (1993) and Illinois U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri U.S. District Court, Southern District of (1994). Educated at Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1993) and University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.A., 1990). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Actiand member of Bar Association of Metropolitan St, Louis St, and Louis County Bar Association. Serands clients in Edwardsville, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Evan Buxner graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1990 and completed his law degree at Saint Louis University in 1993
- Mr. Buxner graduated from Saint Louis University Cum Laude, and was a staff member on the Saint Louis University Public Law Review
- After graduating from law school, Mr. Buxner was employed by one of St. Louis' most prestigious trial law firms and within months obtained his first winning jury verdict
- Later, he joined a larger law firm in St. Louis Missouri where he worked on complex commercial litigation and defended complex mass torts for one of the nation's largest chemical distributors
- In 2000, Mr. Buxner left the defense bar to work for one of the country's preeminent Plaintiff's firms focusing solely on representing individuals and small companies in personal injury and class action cases
- In doing so, he represented hundreds of plaintiffs in the Fen-Phen litigation arising out of Pondimin and Redux's withdrawal from the market after being linked to serious heart disease
- Additionally, Mr. Buxner represented plaintiffs who ingested the potentially fatal drug Rezulin, a drug that was prescribed to treat adult-onset Type II diabetes, but was withdrawn from the market in 2000 after being associated with numerous cases of liver damage
- Mr. Buxner also worked on numerous consumer class actions dealing with defectively designed cellular telephones, predatory lending, allegations of fraud arising out of credit card transactions and adverse drug reactions
- In 2003 Mr. Buxner opened his own firm
- Continuing a tradition of representing individuals injured by dangerous products, he has represented thousands of people hurt by the dangerous drugs Baycol, Vioxx, Bextra, Accutane, Yaz, Reglan, Chantix, Actos, Granuflo and Avandia
- He has also successfully represented individuals hurt by dangerous products used in hospitals and construction, like Asbestos
- Mr. Buxner has also successfully represented individuals in class actions against the country's largest companies like US Bank, Wells Fargo, numerous retailers and H&R Block
- He has been appointed lead counsel in Federal and State Courts
- He was lead counsel in the landmark case of Dundon v
- US Bank, wherein he obtained a settlement grossing over ten million dollars to Illinois residents who received approximately Thirty Thousand Dollars per person and was on the Executive Committee in the Wachovia Pick-A-Payment litigation that settled for an estimated 600 million plus dollars
- Mr. Buxner is admitted to practice in state courts in Illinois and Missouri, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the Southern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois, the Northern District of Illinois, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
- He is a member of the American Association for Justice, The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been selected to Super Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and is peer rated AV by Martindale-Hubble
- Representative Cases Dundon v
- US Bank Honors and Awards Super Lawyers The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers AV by Martindale-Hubble Professional Associations and Memberships American Association for Justice, Member The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practforg law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Edwardsville are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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