Justin dedicates his practice to helping individuals who have been injured as a result of the carelessness of others. Before joining Brown & Crouppen, P.C., Justin spent several years representing commercial insurance companies and their insureds, defending personal injury claims throughout the Midwest. Justin’s practice included the defense of healthcare professionals, pharmacies, drug and device manufacturers, publishers, retailers, product manufacturers, property owners, contractors, and business owners.
For five years, Justin studied the tactics and techniques insurance companies employ to defend, deny, and reduce the value of claims and put those tactics and techniques to use in venues throughout the Midwest. After struggling for years with the notion of working day in and day out to limit the recovery of injured individuals to pennies on the dollar, Justin decided to shift his practice from defending the bottom line of the insurance industry to helping those harmed through no fault of their own to recover a fair and just settlement for their damages.
Justin is personally familiar with the heartache and suffering that accompanies severe injury and death caused by the negligence and recklessness of others. He strives to ensure the best possible outcome for each of his clients in hopes that he might help bring these individuals some measure of relief from the pain, grief, and discomfort they have suffered at the hands of another.
Justin has extensive litigation experience in the state courts of Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas, as well as the federal courts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Oklahoma. Justin has handled all stages of litigation from pre-suit investigations and demands through trial and appeal. In addition, Justin has written and lectured on litigating uninsured and underinsured motorist claims in Missouri and Illinois.
Publications
“Will Full Benefits Parity Create Real Parity? – Congress’s Second Attempt at Ending Discrimination Against Mental Illness: The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008,” Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy, Vol. 3, Iss. 2, 2010
“Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claim,” National Business Institute, 2010 – Author/Lecturer
Honors and Awards
2017-2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star
Dean’s Honors Scholarship, Saint Louis University School of Law
Academic Excellence Award, Criminal Procedure: Investigation
National Health Law Moot Court Competition – Best Oral Advocate, Day 2; Written Brief, 4th Place
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
Missouri Bar Association, Member
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Member
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Member
American Health Lawyers Association, Member
