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Carolyn J. Geoghegan Associate

Carolyn J. Geoghegan

1010 Market Street
20th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63101-2000
T: (314) 242-5384
F: (314) 242-5584
Email

Education

Saint Louis University (J.D. 2001)
University of Kansas (B.A. 1992)

Mrs. Geoghegan practices in the firm’s Premises and Retail Liability, Product Liability and Insurance Law practice groups. She represents businesses and individuals in a wide variety of tort and product liability litigation matters, with an emphasis on premises and dram shop liability, motor vehicle and trucking accidents, insurance coverage and product liability litigation.

Mrs. Geoghegan obtained her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Kansas.  While attending law school at St. Louis University, she served as a judicial clerkship intern in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois for The Honorable David R. Herndon.

Recent Achievements:
2009 - Awarded one of the Top Defense Verdicts in Missouri by Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Written Publications:
"Emotional Distress Covered by UM Policies," The Firm Inquiry, Summer 2010

"Australian Court Allows Service on Defendant via Facebook," The Firm Inquiry, Spring 2009

Case Summaries, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Product Liability Perspectives, ALFA International, Winter 2009

"The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Sets New Safety Standards for Children’s Products," Vol. 3, Issue 3, Product Liability Perspectives, ALFA International, Fall 2008

"Punitive Damages Award Cut by Supreme Court in Exxon Valdez Case," The Firm Inquiry, Fall 2008

Professional Affiliations:
Defense Research Institute
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Women in eDiscovery

Bar Admissions:
Missouri
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

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