Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.

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  • Established in 1914
  • Firm Size 7
  • Attorneys at Law

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    4.7/5.0 (77)
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About this firm

Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C., which has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell, is a full-service firm located in Sikeston, Missouri. The firm actively practices in approximately 30 counties in the Southeast quarter of Missouri as well as in the St. Louis area. The firm specializes in civil litigation in State and Federal Courts, including both personal injury cases and business and probate litigation. Members of the firm also have an active transactions practice.

Members of the firm include five attorneys who served as judicial clerks in federal courts and Missouri state appellate courts. Five of the attorneys also served in editorial positions on law reviews and journals. The firm employs one full-time nurse consultant with a BSN degree and extensive experience in medical legal litigation.

The firm represents three hospitals, a large multi-specialty physician practice, the largest retailer in the world, the fourth largest independent bank in Missouri, farm credit system institutions, several of the largest individual land owners in Missouri, a large farm coop, numerous manufacturing companies, small businesses, and farmers, and several churches and not-for-profit corporations. The firm has successfully prosecuted plaintiffs' class action suits and has, on behalf of defendants in other class action cases, successfully defeated attempts to certify classes.

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Areas of Practice (16)

  • General Civil Trial
  • Appellate Practice
  • Federal Practice
  • Products
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Workers Compensation
  • Business Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Banking Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Real Estate
  • Probate
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Law

People (7)

Joseph C. Blanton, Jr.: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Joseph C. Blanton, Jr.
Member
5.0
1 Review
Sikeston, MO

Medical Malpractice and Products Defense, Commercial Litigation, Federal Court Litigation, Transactions View More

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Bryan E. Nickell: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Bryan E. Nickell
Member
4.7
13 Reviews
Sikeston, MO

Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation View More

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Thomas W. Collins, III: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Thomas W. Collins, III
Member
4.8
12 Reviews
Sikeston, MO

Commercial Litigation, Professional Negligence, Personal Injury View More

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Patrick Roy Douglas: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Patrick Roy Douglas
Member
4.3
25 Reviews
Sikeston, MO

Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, General Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability Defense, Bankruptcy. View More

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Shaun D. Hanschen: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Shaun D. Hanschen
Member
4.5
26 Reviews
Sikeston, MO

Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation

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Diedre Peters: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Diedre Peters
Member
No Reviews
Sikeston, MO

Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Employment Law View More

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Tony C. "Trey" Watkins, III: Attorney with Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, L.L.C.
Tony C. "Trey" Watkins, III
Associate
No Reviews
Sikeston, MO
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Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (77 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.7/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0
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Bar Registry

  • Commercial Litigation

    Representative Clients: Local Firms: Alan Wire Co.; Burch Food Services; Confluent Technology, Inc.; Delta Growers Association; Dexter Hospital, LLC; Ferguson Medical Group; Hart Electric Company; G.M. Lawrence Company; Levee District No. 2 of Scott County; Montgomery Bank, NA.

  • Medical Malpractice

    Representative Clients: Local Firms: Alan Wire Co.; Burch Food Services; Confluent Technology, Inc.; Delta Growers Association; Dexter Hospital, LLC; Ferguson Medical Group; Hart Electric Company; G.M. Lawrence Company; Levee District No. 2 of Scott County; Montgomery Bank, NA.

  • Product Liability Law

    Representative Clients: Local Firms: Alan Wire Co.; Burch Food Services; Confluent Technology, Inc.; Delta Growers Association; Dexter Hospital, LLC; Ferguson Medical Group; Hart Electric Company; G.M. Lawrence Company; Levee District No. 2 of Scott County; Montgomery Bank, NA.

  • Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate

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