Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights; view more
Licensed in Missouri since: 2010
Education: Saint Louis University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2020 Call today:
314-897-3171
Pleban & Associates Law LLC
2010 S. Big Bend BoulevardSt. Louis, MO 63117 Visit website
Details
J.C. Pleban has been a judicious advocate for his clients through all the complex legal challenges they face, providing them with levelheaded representation in a time of confusion and emotional stress. At Pleban & Associates in St. Louis, Missouri, he helps clients with their strenuous personal injury matters such as motor vehicle accidents, products liability and wrongful death, as well as civil rights and employment law.
With nearly 15 years of experience, Mr. Pleban understands what his clients need to fight their cases efficaciously and get them the respite they deserve. His deep-rooted empathy and compassion are the bedrock for the drive that persists in his advocacy. For his many contributions, he has been recognized as Best Lawyers and has been acknowledged for achieving one of the largest verdicts in Missouri by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
Mr. Pleban completed his undergraduate studies in 2007, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University. He then went on to attend the Saint Louis University School of Law and received his Juris Doctor in 2010.
After obtaining his license to practice law in Missouri the same year he graduated from law school, Mr. Pleban became licensed to practice law in Illinois and became admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Within his legal community, Mr. Pleban holds close affiliations with many prominent legal organizations such as The Missouri Bar, the St. Louis Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Rights, Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Americans with Disabilities Act, Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Disability, Discrimination, Dram Shop Laws, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Whistleblower, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Rights
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2010, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://plebanlaw.com/our-attorneys/jc-pleban/
- State of Missouri
- State of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of the United States
- The Missouri Bar
- St. Louis Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, executive board member and current president
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- The Theodore McMillian Inns of Court
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Car Crash Death - $75 Million Verdict - St. Charles County jury delivers $75 million verdict to the family of a man killed by a DWI suspect evading police.
- Wrongful Death - J.C. Pleban Settles Case for $2,500,000, 100x Policy Limits - J.C. Pleban recently settled a wrongful death case for $2,500,000.00. Following a tragic death, clients attempted to settle with the insurance carrier, who had only $25,000.00 in coverage. The carrier agreed to settle, but demanded clients pay medical liens incurred by the decedent. The clients retained J.C. Pleban who argued the medical liens do not apply. He also argued the insurance carrier acted in bad faith. Ultimately, the insurance carrier settled for $2,500,000.00, which was 100 times greater than its policy limits for the insured.
- Settlement - $2,000,000 - J.C. Pleban obtains $2,000,000.00 settlement for a client who was forced to leave his job after reporting safety problems.
- April 3, 2018 - $2 million settlement for racial discrimination against St. Louis police - The June settlement of a case in which a white police officer alleged the department promoted a less qualified black candidate over him has pushed the amount of money the St. Louis Police Department has paid out for such allegations in recent years to close to $2 million.
- Verdict - Jury Awarded J.C. Pleban’s Client 10x Settlement Offer - J.C. Pleban obtained a jury verdict for his client who was injured in a products liability case. The verdict was ten times what the large company offered to settle the case. It was recently upheld on appeal.
- June 19, 2019 - J.C. Pleban's Client Awarded $1.1 Million in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit - The city has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit involving a black St. Louis police captain for $1.1 million.
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Super Lawyers 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Best Law Firms® 2023, 2024
- Best Lawyers® 2023, 2024
- St. Louis Magazine 2024 Best Lawyers®
- Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly 2023 Award — One of the Largest Verdicts in Missouri ($75 million)
- St. Louis University School of Law (J.D.)
- Miami University, Oxford, OH (B.A., Finance)
- St. Louis University High School
- Co-author of Missouri Tort Law (4th ed.)
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2020
