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Charles M. Poplstein

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Charles Poplstein’s practice involves representation of private and public sector employers in a broad range of labor and employment issues. Drawing upon over twenty-eight years’ experience, Charles is able to represent and advise clients on all facets of labor and employment law, including traditional labor, covenants not to compete, trade secret litigation, public and private sector bargaining, collective actions, executive compensation and contracts, wage and hour investigations and litigation, employee discipline and dismissals, employment discrimination litigation, ERISA and multi-employer withdrawal liability litigation, reductions in force and affirmative action.

He utilizes his experience to identify and resolve problems in a proactive and creative manner and to ensure his clients receive an early and realistic assessment of their risk. His objective is to solve personnel problems without litigation where possible and to manage exposure to litigation of liability in a proactive manner. 

Charles is a contributing editor to the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Treatise on Covenants Not To Compete, A State-By-State Survey: the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Treatise on Employee Duty of Loyalty, A State-By-State Survey, the ABA Labor and Employment Law Treatise on Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey, and the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Treatise on Trade Secrets, A State-By-State Survey.

He is a frequent speaker on employment law issues at various programs, including EEOC seminars, ABA Seminars and the Missouri Municipal Lawyer’s Association.  Charles was selected for inclusion in both the Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) and the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® lists.

American Bar Association
Employment at Will Sub-committee
The Missouri Bar
Illinois State Bar Association
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
United Way of Greater St. Louis
Board of Directors (2001-Present)
Chairman, Counseling and Support Services
Chairman, Community Investment Division (2002-2005)
Vice Chairman, Community Investment Division (2000-2001)
Member, Community Investment Committee (1995-Present)
American Equity Mortgage, Inc.
City of St. Charles, Missouri
Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Medical Staffing Network, Inc.
Perficient, Inc.
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Charles M. Poplstein
University of Toledo College of Law
J.D., Valedictorian, magna cum laude (1980)
Westminster College
B.A., cum laude (1977)
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner (1988-Present)
Associate (1980-1987)
Illinois (1981)
Missouri (1980)