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Michael E. Gardner received his undergraduate
degree in political science from the University of
Missouri-Columbia in 2001. He earned
his law degree in 2004 from the
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law,
where he graduated second in his class. While in
law school, he served as Lead Articles Editor of
the Missouri Law Review and was elected to the
Order of the Coif. After graduating, he clerked
for Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. of the
Supreme Court of Missouri.
Admitted to practice in Missouri state and
federal courts, Michael maintains a general civil practice, including the areas of
personal injury, business and real estate
litigation, workers' compensation, insurance
defense and estate planning. He has argued cases before the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of
Missouri.
Michael’s academic honors include the John S.
Divilbiss Prize in Civil Procedure, the Judge Roy
W. Harper Prize in Constitutional Law, the William
M. Howard Award in Conflict of Laws, the Gerald P.
Fleischut Award in Labor Law, the Edward H.
Hunvald Student Prize in Criminal Justice, the C.
Lawrence Leggett Prize in Insurance Defense and
CALI Awards for the highest grades in Criminal
Litigation Skills, Criminal Procedure, Employment
Discrimination and Trial Practice.
Michael was raised in Kelso, Missouri, and is a
graduate of Notre Dame Regional High
School. He is married to the former Kristi
Hillman, and they have two children. Michael and
his family attend St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
Church in Cape Girardeau. He serves on the board of directors of
the Cape West Rotary Club and is a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus. |