Atty. Kari Peterson
Kari is a founding member of O'Leary, Shelton, Corrigan, Peterson, Dalton & Quillin LLC. Her practice includes all aspects of personal injury litigation, including: catastrophic injuries, many of which result in amputations; wrongful death claims; products claims; premises liability cases; auto and trucking accidents; all-terrain and side by side/utility-task vehicle accidents; forklift accidents; electrocution and power line cases; construction accidents; workplace accidents; and workers' compensation.
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Kari Peterson is a personal injury, workers comp, and product liability attorney based in St. Louis, Missouri, practicing at O'Leary, Shelton, Corrigan, Peterson, Dalton & Quillin LLC. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Admitted to practice in Missouri (2000), Kansas (2001), and Illinois (2009). Educated at University of Missouri – Kansas City (—, 2000). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants (2026). Serands clients in St. Louis, MO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Kari is a founding member of O'Leary, Shelton, Corrigan, Peterson, Dalton & Quillin LLC. Her practice includes all aspects of personal injury litigation, including: catastrophic injuries, many of which result in amputations
- wrongful death claims
- products claims
- premises liability cases
- auto and trucking accidents
- all-terrain and side by side/utility-task vehicle accidents
- forklift accidents
- electrocution and power line cases
- construction accidents
- workplace accidents
- and workers' compensation
- Kari also represents people injured as a result of pharmaceutical and drug products in mass tort litigation on a national basis
- Kari has won verdicts, awards and settlements in multiple jurisdictions and has obtained millions of dollars for her clients throughout the country
- A large part of Kari’s practice is dedicated to representing those injured in serious auto and trucking accidents and in handling wrongful death cases
- Kari regularly represents amputees who have been caused to lose limbs due to injuries in electrocution, powerline or manufacturing accidents
- She has successfully resolved cases against multiple corporate defendants, including fortune 500 companies
- Kari regularly represents firefighters, police officers, EMS personal, as well as members of many other unions work injuries
- Her expertise with the workers’ compensation system in both Missouri and Illinois regularly produces excellent results for her clients who are injured on the job
- Due to Kari’s knowledge of the workers’ compensation system she has been asked to speak on the topic and has given lectures to other lawyers at Continuing Legal Education seminars
- Kari was raised in St. Louis
- She comes from a medical family with numerous physician family members
- Both her father and grandfather had medical practices in the St. Louis area, and her father was the Chief of Family Practice for a hospital system in St. Louis
- Kari's brother is also a physician
- While Kari utilizes these resources in her cases, she choose a different path and attended law school at the University of Missouri- Kansas City
- While in school she was an Editor for The Urban Lawyer Law Journal and authored an article for publication
- was on the Dean’s List
- received an American Jurisprudence Award
- and was given an Emissary Award for her student leadership
- After graduating in 2000 Kari practiced law with a multi-state defense firm in both its Kansas City and St. Louis offices
- This experience gave her firsthand knowledge of the strategies that insurance companies, and their lawyers, utilize to defend and deny claims of those that are injured
- Kari soon realized her true calling was to represent people hurt by the negligence and wrongful actions of others
- She has done the same since 2002
- Since that time Kari has used the knowledge she gained as a defense lawyer to help her clients in their cases
- In September of 2017 Kari and 5 other lawyers left her old firm together to form O’Leary, Shelton, Corrigan, Peterson, Dalton & Quillin LLC where they focus on representing clients for a range of injury cases
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Kari Peterson is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Missouri →
Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
Kari Peterson is one of 55,389 workers comp attorneys indexed nationally. Browse workers comp attorneys in Missouri →
Kari Peterson is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Missouri →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Missouri
Practicing law in Missouri. Legal matters in Missouri are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in St. Louis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Missouri state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Missouri brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Missouri courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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