JOHN H. MARSHALL LLC

ADMITTED MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS

Honorable Robert S. Cohen Division 1

ATTORNEY AT LAW

ONE METROPOLITAN SQUARE

211 N. BROADWAY, SUITE 2310

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63102

(314) 588-1114

May 17, 2000

St. Louis County Courthouse 7900 Carondelet Avenue St. Louis, MO 63105

Re: Neutral Qualification Form

Dear Judge Cohen:

FACSIMILE (314) SBB-1110

FILED MAY 2 2 2000

JOAN M. GILMER CIRCUIT CLERK, ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Enclosed please find my Neutral Qualification Form.

Very truly yours,

JOHN H. MARSHALL

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Enclosure

JOHN H. MARSHALL LLC Attorney at Law

· 211 N·; Broadway,' Suite 2310 - · · · st. Louis, Missouri 63102~2713

314/588-1114

* st. Louis University School of Law 1973 * Over 25 Years experience as a trial lawyer in st. Louis area * Was a legal intern for Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Joseph Simeone during third year of law school * Employed as an assistant public defender in the city of st. Louis from July, 1973 to December 31, 1974 writing appellate briefs and arguing cases in Missouri Court of Appeals involving convictions of burglary to murder and the Missouri Supreme Court involving murder, trying misdemeanors, trying over 150 proceed.ings defending juveniles in proceedings from truancy to murder, representing defendants in over 150 preliminary hearings, trying to a conclusion 14 felonies in six months * Employed in 1975 by Robert H. Burns, a civil trial lawyer and a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers * Partner in Burns & Marshall LLP until February 17, 1999 * Solo practitioner since February 18, 1999 * AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 1988 * Tried over 100 jury trials to completion in Circuit Courts of City of St. Louis, st. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, Warren County, Cape Girardeau County, Madison County, Illinois, U.S. District Courts in st. Louis, Cape Girardeau & Southern Illinois * Briefed and argued-36 appeals in.Missouri _Supreme Court, Missouri Court of Appeals, and Eighth Circuit · · * .Won last 12 of 13 appeals * _Represented parties in 12 arbitrations and 9 mediations (all settled) * Represented a party in a successful mediation in the Seventh circuit in a securities fraud case involving 21 parties claiming in excess of $15 million in actual damages * Served as an arbitrator on a 3 member panel, and have been selected as an arbitrator on a 3 member panel * Largest verdict against a defendant that I represented was $65,000 (we had offered $35,000) * Have represented plaintiffs in catastrophic, automobile, property damage, product liability, wrongful death, pollution, employment, insurance coverage, domestic relations, civil rights, and jail condition lawsuits. * Have represented defendants in catastrophic, automobile, property damage, wrongful death, contract, construction defect, product liability, premises security personal injury, food poisoning, fraud, asbestos, criminal, domestic relations lawsuits. * Have settled lawsuits for plaintiffs in a tractor trailer rollover, loss of eye lens, second chair on medical malpractice for undiagnosed spinal meningitis resulting in quadriplegia, uninsured motorist involving cervical fracture * Have settled lawsuits for defendants in catastrophic personal injury for $1.3 million in a quadriplegic auto, $2 million in a multiple plaintiff auto, $950,000 in wrongful death and personal injury, $500,000 in a $2.25 million construction defect wrongful death, $1 million in a product liability fire loss and $300,000 in a $6 million securities fraud settlement

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ursuant to Local Rule 38

I am applying for inclusion on the list o

f neutrals to be maintained by the C

ircuit Clerk p

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an

t to Local R

ule 38 of the Circuit C

ourt of S

t. Louis County. T

he following inform

ation is supplied in support o

f this application.

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acsimileN

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5. S

tate the standard hourly fee for you

r services as a neutral. $

12

5.0

0

6. List your appropriate training or equivalent experience in conducting alternative dispute resolution as required for certification u

nd

er S

upreme C

ourt Rule 17.04.

7.

"M

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iatin

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Civ

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Un

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of

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Please list all areas of substa'ntive law

or experience w

hich are or have been a significant part o

f your professional background or practice. P

ers

on

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au

to,

pre

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emp

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men

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sura

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co

vera

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8. [If the a

nsw

er to any o

f the following questions is yes, please explain the circum

stances on a separate sheet and attach.]

9.

10.

a. H

ave you e11er been disciplined for violation o

f any cod

e o

f professional ethics or responsibility?

N °

b. H

ave you ever pied guilty to or been found guilty of a felony?

~N

~o

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c. H

ave you ever been found liable for fraud or any o

the

r intentional tort? ~N~o _

_

d. H

ave you ever had a professional license revoked or suspended for reasons other

than non-payment o

f dues? --'-'N-"o _

_

e. H

ave any professional malpractice ju

dg

me

nts been entered against you?

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List the courts and professional organizations in which you currently hold certifications as

a neutral, mediator, arbitrator, or other A

DR

service provider. U

nite

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Sta

tes D

istr

ict

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urt,

Easte

rn D

istr

ict

of

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so

uri

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Pro

,rider

In the space below, briefly describe your experience, qualifications, special areas o

f expertise, and any other reasons w

hy you should be selected as a neutral. P

lease

see

atta

ch

ed

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TO

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