Charles Armbruster

Attorney Charles Armbruster devotes his career to fighting for the rights of injured individuals. For almost 25 years, Charles has traveled the country representing injured individuals in 21 different states. He has obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients, including over 15 cases that each resulted in recovery of $1 million or more

Charles was also recognized by Leading Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in Illinois. Membership in this organization is limited to less than five percent of practicing attorneys in a state.

Charles believes strongly in leveraging technology for the benefit of his clients. He is on the cutting edge of courtroom technology, using computers in trial years before most firms ever considered doing so. His courtroom skill and experience are such that other law firms have asked him to serve as lead trial counsel in their cases. Other attorneys and judges have designated him as AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®.

Charles is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The LCA is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society. Membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. The purpose of the LCA is to recognize deserving, experienced, and highly qualified lawyers. Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation.

• Areas of Practice
• Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA)
• Federal Railway Safety Act
• Whistleblower claims
• Products liability
• Medical malpractice
• Automobile collisions
• Nursing home injuries
• Wrongful death
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Education

Charles graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in 1989 and received his JD from Washington University Law School in St. Louis in 1992.

• Admitted to Practice
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• Illinois
• Missouri
• West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Southern District of 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 Eastern District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

• Memberships
• Litigation Counsel of America
• American Association for Justice
• Illinois State Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• The Missouri Bar
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis