George R. Ripplinger Jr. George Ripplinger & Associates 2215 W Main Belleville, IL 62226-6692

Current Employment Positions:

Principal

Areas Of Practice:

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Legal Malpractice

Professional Malpractice Law

Litigation & Appeals

Medical Malpractice

Insurance Law

Products Liability Law

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Honors and Awards:

Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

 

Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers

 

Selected for: America's Leading Lawyers; Law & Leading Attorneys; Marquis' Who's Who in:

     The World; America; American Law; The Midwest; Emerging Leaders in America

 

Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation

 

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1970

Missouri, 1976

U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1974

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1970

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1977

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1970

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1977

U.S. Supreme Court, 1973

Education:

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL, 1970

J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1967

A.B., Bachelor of Arts

Representative Cases:

Doe v. U.S., 838 F.2d 220 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1988)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Illinois State Bar Association

     Secretary  1991 - 1992

 

Member, ISBA-CBA Joint Committee on Judicial Compensation, 1983-present

 

Member, Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, 1987-1988, 1995-2002

     Board of Governors Liaison, 1988-1994

     Secretary, 1998-1999

     Vice Chair, 1999-2000

     Chair, 2000-2001

 

Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1996-present

 

Missouri Bar Association

     Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1977-1985

     Member, Tort Law Committee, 1980-present

 

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Sustaining Member

 

American Bar Association

     Member House of Delegates 1989-1993, 1996-1999

     General Practice, Solo, & Small Firm Section

          Chair, 2001-present

          Chair-Elect, 2000-2001

          Secretary, 1999-2000

          Member of Council, 1989-1993, 1999-present

          Division Director, 1988-1989, 1995-1997, 1998-1999

     Litigation Section

          Member, Professional Liability Litigation Committee, 1994-present

          Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1994-present

          Member, Attorney's Liability Committee, 1997-present

 

Bar association of Metropolitan St. Louis

     Member, Professional Ethics and Methods of Practice Committee,1984-1987, 2001-present

 

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation,

     Vice Chair, 1987-1988

     Member, Board of Directors 1983-1988

 

Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois

     Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1994

 

Illinois Bar Foundation

     Treasurer, 1998-present

     Member, Board of Directors 1994-present

 

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

     Member, Board of Advocates, 1993-present

 

University of Illinois College of Law

     Member, Board of Visitors, 1979-1986

     President, 1983-1984

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Delta Phi

Alpha Phi Omega

Military Service:

          Colonel, Army of the United States (Retired List), Medical Service Corps, 1970-2001

          Graduate, Army Command and General Staff College, 1988

Lecture:

Lecturer on the subjects of civil trial practice, legal malpractice and ethics for: American Bar

Association; National Business Institute; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Missouri Bar Association; and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Birth Information:

April 19, 1945, East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States of America

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