Shostak Law, LLC
Burton H. Shostak
Attorney
Shostak Law, LLC
8015 Forsyth Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105
E-mail Burton Shostak
Burton H. Shostak, a graduate of Washington University Law School in St. Louis in
1960, has litigated various kinds of cases since the beginning of his career. He has
handled numerous civil and criminal matters in the trial and appellate courts. He is
licensed in Missouri, Illinois and Florida, and is admitted to practice in the federal
courts in Missouri and Illinois as well as seven federal courts of appeal, and the
Supreme Court of the United States.
With regard to civil cases, he has represented individuals as well as businesses such as banks, retail
establishments and others as plaintiffs and defendants. He represented plaintiffs to do away with the
longstanding doctrines of charitable immunity in Missouri in Abernathy v. Sisters of St. Mary's, as well as
governmental immunity in Prewitt v. Parkway School District, so that people injured by the negligence of a
hospital or a school district may be awarded damages.
In governmental service he was a special assistant attorney general for six years, Counsel to the House of
Representatives' Committee to Investigate the Department of Revenue, and chairman and member of the
Missouri Public Defender Commission.
Burt is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
(NACDL) and is also a Life Member of NACDL. He has authored articles published in The Champion, a
publication of NACDL, and is a regular instructor at the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia,
and the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Cardozo Law School in New York. In addition, Burt is a member of
the American Trial Lawyers Association. He lectures on matters concerning trial skills for various state and
local bar associations.
In addition to defending persons accused of alcohol-related offenses, he has represented a wide variety of
those accused of such crimes as conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, voter and cable TV fraud, and
income tax crimes at trial and on appeal. In addition he has represented many clients before state and federal
grand juries and governmental agencies.
Not surprisingly, Burt was voted one of the best lawyers in America in 2008 and 2009 and was named a "Super
Lawyer" in 2008 and 2009 by KC Magazine. He was also the recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Award, given by
the Missouri Bar to a lawyer under the age of 36, in recognition of his trial ability.
Attorney
Shostak Law, LLC
8015 Forsyth Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105
E-mail Burton Shostak
Burton H. Shostak, a graduate of Washington University Law School in St. Louis in
1960, has litigated various kinds of cases since the beginning of his career. He has
handled numerous civil and criminal matters in the trial and appellate courts. He is
licensed in Missouri, Illinois and Florida, and is admitted to practice in the federal
courts in Missouri and Illinois as well as seven federal courts of appeal, and the
Supreme Court of the United States.
With regard to civil cases, he has represented individuals as well as businesses such as banks, retail
establishments and others as plaintiffs and defendants. He represented plaintiffs to do away with the
longstanding doctrines of charitable immunity in Missouri in Abernathy v. Sisters of St. Mary's, as well as
governmental immunity in Prewitt v. Parkway School District, so that people injured by the negligence of a
hospital or a school district may be awarded damages.
In governmental service he was a special assistant attorney general for six years, Counsel to the House of
Representatives' Committee to Investigate the Department of Revenue, and chairman and member of the
Missouri Public Defender Commission.
Burt is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
(NACDL) and is also a Life Member of NACDL. He has authored articles published in The Champion, a
publication of NACDL, and is a regular instructor at the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia,
and the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Cardozo Law School in New York. In addition, Burt is a member of
the American Trial Lawyers Association. He lectures on matters concerning trial skills for various state and
local bar associations.
In addition to defending persons accused of alcohol-related offenses, he has represented a wide variety of
those accused of such crimes as conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, voter and cable TV fraud, and
income tax crimes at trial and on appeal. In addition he has represented many clients before state and federal
grand juries and governmental agencies.
Not surprisingly, Burt was voted one of the best lawyers in America in 2008 and 2009 and was named a "Super
Lawyer" in 2008 and 2009 by KC Magazine. He was also the recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Award, given by
the Missouri Bar to a lawyer under the age of 36, in recognition of his trial ability.
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