Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation; view more
Licensed in Missouri since: 1993
Education: The University of Tulsa College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2023 Call today:
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The Floyd Law Firm, P.C.
8151 Clayton RoadSuite 202
St. Louis, MO 63117 Visit website
Details
An attorney at The Floyd Law Firm, P.C., Mark L. Floyd is a personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyer representing clients in the St. Louis metropolitan area in both Illinois and Missouri. The Professional Hockey Players’ Association named him Attorney of the Year, and for his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Floyd attended The University of Tulsa College of Law, where he was on the dean’s list and earned his Juris Doctor in 1992. A panel attorney for the Professional Hockey Players’ Association and the NFL Players Association, he is also a member of the American Association for Justice, The Missouri Bar and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Having more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Floyd is considered one of the most capable and respected attorneys in the field. He is admitted to practice in both Illinois and Missouri, as well as before the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri.
With a 98 percent recovery success rate, Mr. Floyd has earned a number of seven-figure settlements and verdicts. These include a workers’ compensation claim for third-party negligence with a verdict of $5 million and a $1.96 million jury verdict during his first year practicing. Mr. Floyd’s belief that all injured workers deserve representation is evidenced by his pro bono service for a personal injury claim made by a paralyzed father in 2014.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation: ClaimantFocus areas
Motor Vehicle Accidents
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 50% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
First Admitted: 1993, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://www.thefloydlawfirm.com/About/Mark-L-Floyd.shtml
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Missouri, Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Association of Trial Attorneys, Member
- Missouri Bar Association, Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Member, 1992
- Illinois, 1993
- American Bar Association, Member, 1992
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1992
- Professional Hockey Players Association Workers' Compensation Panel, Member, 2010
- Missouri Bar, 1992
- NFL Players Association Workers' Compensation Panel, Member, 2005
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Member, 1992
- Attorney of the Year, Professional Hockey Players Association
- Professional Hockey Players Association Workers' Compensation Panel Member of the Year, 2012
- “A” Rating the highest rating possible by Martindale-Hubble
- $1.76 Million — Product Liability (Chemical Exposure) A 49-year-old husband and father was exposed to a cloud of acid when a container ruptured during the demolition of a building. The chemical exposure caused reactive airways disease, interfering with his ability to work in a dusty environment as a heavy equipment operator., 2003
- $5 Million General Negligence The victim suffered serious neck and back injuries while unloading trailer freight. The verdict was for negligence against the company receiving said freight. The verdict was won in Federal Court Eastern District. , 2012
- $320,000.00 Auto Collision Injured driver rear ended at high speed and suffered serious neck injury. A settlement was reached in St. Louis County. , 2016
- $600,000.00 Verdict: As a result of an automobile accident involving a tractor-trailer, a local father and husband of more than 40 years suffered a ruptured spleen, fractured ribs, and aggravation of neck and back arthritis. The defendant denied liability for the collision and its highest offer at trial was $200,00. The verdict was obtained in the U.S. District Court, Eastern Division in St. Louis and was the largest plaintiffs verdict in St. Louis federal court in 2007. It has made it possible for him to retire comfortably. , 2007
- $700,000 — Product Liability A local waste removal truck operator suffered a severe fracture of his arm after the lift gate, which was proven to have not been designed with sufficient safety features, was accidentally activated., 2010
- $300,000.00 Workers' Compensation Settlement. Injured hockey player suffered severe post-concussion syndrome. A settlement was reached in Illinois Workers' Compensation Court. , 2017
- $1.96 Million — Auto Collision The plaintiff suffered broken ribs, a fractured pelvis and a collapsed lung in an automobile accident. The insurance company offered a pretrial settlement of $1 million. Compensation was won in state court., 2003
- $700,000.00 Workers' Compensation Settlement Injured hockey player suffered severe post-concussion syndrome. A settlement was reached in Illinois Workers' Compensation Court., 2014
- Pro Bono Personal Injury Claim for paralyzed father, 2014
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2023
