Atty. Thomas E. Clark, Jr.
Tom Clark serves as the firm's Chief Operating Officer and leads the firm’s St. Louis office.
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Thomas E. Clark, Jr. is a employment and litigation attorney based in St. Louis, Missouri, practicing at The Wagner Law Group. Educated at Washington University in St. Louis (LLM, 2008) and Washington University in St. Louis (—, 2007). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - ERISA (2026). Serands clients in St. Louis, MO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Tom Clark serves as the firm's Chief Operating Officer and leads the firm’s St. Louis office
- His expertise encompasses all aspects of employee benefits programs, including the design, implementation and compliance of retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive and incentive compensation arrangements
- He also has a robust practice assisting covered service providers in meeting their ERISA compliance needs
- Mr. Clark’s vast litigation experience complements the firm’s strong and growing ERISA and employment litigation department and includes work on landmark ERISA cases involving complicated ERISA fiduciary duty issues
- He has been quoted extensively as an ERISA and employee benefits expert by outlets such as Reuters, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and Forbes
- Mr. Clark teaches ERISA fiduciary law as an Adjunct Professor at The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, his alma mater
- He is a co-author of the Second Edition of "ERISA: Principles of Employee Benefits Law," the only treatise of its kind that provides an overview of the regulation of employee benefit plans by highlighting the central principles and competing policies of employee benefits law in a compact and accessible format for a broad audience of readers
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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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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