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David Dick

David Dick

Partner

St. Louis
314 552 6142 314 552 6142 direct


  • OVERVIEW
  • EXPERIENCE
  • INSIGHTS
  • NEWS & EVENTS

INDUSTRIES

PRACTICES

  • Education

    • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law,

      J.D., 1993

      Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review

    • Westminster College,

      B.A., cum laude, 1990

  • Admissions

    • Illinois

    • Missouri

    • Illinois USDC, Southern District

    • Missouri USDC, Eastern District

    • US Supreme Ct

  • Affiliations

    • ABA Forum on Construction Law

    • Defense Research Institute

    • Missouri Bar Association

    • Illinois State Bar Association

  • Representative Clients

    • Asset Living

    • Mills Properties, Inc.

    • Poettker Construction Company

    • The Kansas City Southern Railway Company

  • Recognitions

    • Listed in The Best Lawyers In America® (by BL Rankings), 2020-2025

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Partner, 2002-Present

      Associate, 1995-2001

    • United States District Judge William D. Stiehl, Southern District of Illinois

      Judicial Clerk, 1993-1995

  • Community

    • Coaching many of his kids' basketball and baseball teams, 2003-2019

    • LifeBridge Partnership (f/k/a St. Louis Society for the Physically Disabled)

      Golf Tournament Co-Chair, 2002-Present

      Board of Directors, 1998-2013

      President of Board of Directors, 2001-2003

    • FOCUS St. Louis

      Leadership St. Louis

    • St. Louis Business Journal “40 Under 40” Award

David Dick is the firm's general counsel. He advises leadership on risk management, ethics, conflicts of interest, firm operations and other areas to support strategic decision-making.

Before assuming the general counsel role, David served as a lead trial lawyer, handling complex construction and real estate disputes, business torts, and significant property damage and personal injury cases. David earned a reputation for efficient representation and creative approaches to resolving difficult disputes.

Construction

David has won all of his arbitrations, has represented general contractor vs owner, GC vs subcontractor, owner vs contractor.

He has prosecuted and defended mechanic's lien, performance bond, and payment bond claims.

Drafted and negotiated contracts on behalf of general contractor, form subcontracts and purchase orders.

Represented general contractor in both prosecution and defense of delay damage claims, change order claims, defective work claims, and other payment claims.

Successfully represented contractors and developers in lawsuits involving geotechnical, structural, and civil engineering issues.

Real Estate

David won trial defending developer from $26 million nondisclosure and construction defect damages claims where the plaintiff owner had already spent over $5 million on repairs before trial.

Resolved condominium construction defect case through mass settlement involving conversion to apartments.

Represented multifamily owner where fire damaged large apartment building; CGL insurer paid claims of all residents, attorney fees, and property insurer rebuilt building, at zero cost to owner.

Litigated and mediated real estate disputes in variety of areas, including purchase and sale of land, multifamily properties, commercial leases, easements, lis pendens and equitable liens.

Tort Matters

David has defended railroads and manufacturers involving subjects such as roller bearing design, railroad operations, metallurgical failure, grain elevators, conveyor products, vehicular collisions.

First chair trial experience in challenging venues ranked as "hellholes" in national publications.

Deposed, cross-examined, and developed for trial technical experts in a broad array of fields, including biomechanical, mechanical, geotechnical, and other engineers, medical doctors, appraisers, and economists.