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Rick's practice involves representation of insurance companies, public corporations and privately owned corporations in employee benefit litigation including actions initiated by participants and the Department of Labor. His practice also involves non-ERISA life, health and disability insurance litigation.

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Tort and Insurance Practice Section
ERISA Subcommittee of Committee
Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Missouri Bar
Defense Research Institute
Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Litigation Section
Newsletter Co-Editor
Ghouri v. Johnson & Johnson Long Term Disability Plan, 2010 WL 4860888 (9th Cir. Nov. 30, 2010)
Ringwald v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2010 WL 2471702 (8th Cir. June 21, 2010)
Klotz v. Xerox Corp., 2009 WL 1585770 (2nd Cir. 2009)
Farr v. Hartford Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 2009 WL 1069181 (10th Cir. April 22, 2009)
Jenkins v. Price Waterhouse Long Term Disability Plan, 564 F.3d 856 (7th Cir. 2009)
Pendleton v. QuikTrip Corp., 567 F.3d 988 (8th Cir. 2009)
Rhoads v. Kansas City Life Ins. Co., 2008 WL 2718361 (8th Cir. July 14, 2008)
Hamilton v. Standard Ins. Co., 516 F.3d 1069 (8th Cir. 2008)
LaSalle v. Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan, 498 F.3d 805 (8th Cir. 2007)
Bassiri v. Xerox Corp., 463 F.3d 927 (9th Cir. 2006)
Price v. Xerox Corporation, 445 F.3d 1054 (8th Cir. April 19, 2006)
Hebert v. SBC Pension Benefit Plan, 354 F.3d 796 (8th Cir. 2004)
Leonard v. Southwestern Bell Corp. Disability Income Plan, 341 F.3d 696 (8th Cir. 2003)
Berger v. Xerox Retirement Income Guarantee Plan, 338 F.3d 755 (7th Cir. 2003)
Hackett v. Xerox Corp. Long-Term Disability Income Plan, 315 F.3d 771 (7th Cir. 2003)
Downs v. World Color Press, 214 F.3d 802 (7th Cir. 2000)
Hull v. Fallon, 188 F.3d 939 (8th Cir. 1999)
(cert. denied 68 U.S.L.W. 3433 (Feb. 28, 2000))
Krishner v. Xerox, 218 F.3d 744 (5th Cir. 2000)
Benson v. Xerox, 242 F.3d 380 (9th Cir. 2000)
Kienle v. Hunter Engineering, 187 F.3d 641 (8th Cir. 1999)
Prudential v. Doe, 140 F.3d 785 (8th Cir. 1998)
In Home Health v. Prudential, 101 F.3d 600 (8th Cir. 1996)
Wilson v. Prudential, 97 F.3d 1010 (8th Cir. 1996)
Jass v. Prudential, 88 F.3d 1482 (7th Cir. 1996)
Prudential v. Doe, 76 F.3d 206 (8th Cir. 1996)
Ziaee v. Vest, 916 F.2d 1204 (7th Cir. 1990)
Simmons v. Diamond Shamrock, 844 F.2d 517 (8th Cir. 1988)
Blair v. Pension Committee of Johnson & Johnson, 2011 WL 6393571 (W.D. Ky. December 21, 2011)
Hankins v. Standard Ins. Co., 2011 WL 5190815 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 1, 2011)
Ringwald v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2010 WL 5094063 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 14, 2010)
Bruder v. Pension Plan For Employees of Holscher-Wernig, Inc., 767 F.2d 930 (8th Cir. 1985)
Hobbs v. The Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, 751 F.Supp.2d 1111 (W.D. Mo. 2010)
Turman v. Standard Ins. Co., 2010 WL (W.D. Ark. Aug. 20, 2010)
Brantley v. Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., 2010 WL 2521350 (E.D. Tenn. June 24, 2010)
Rodriguez v. PepsiCo Long Term Disability Plan, 2010 WL 2302292 (N.D. Cal. June 10, 2010)
Berges v. Standard Ins. Co., 2010 WL 1434323 (D. Ks. March 31, 2010)
Goodman v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 2009 WL 3808542 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 12, 2009)
Ghouri v. Johnson& Johnson Long Term Disability Plan, 2009 WL 2169878 (N.D. Cal. July 17, 2009)
Fingers v. Standard Ins. Co., 2009 WL 1763332 (E.D. Mo June 22 ,2009)
Ringwald v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2009 WL 799580 (E.D. Mo March 24, 2009)
Bowling v. PBG Long Term Disability Plan, 584 F.Supp.2d 797 (D. Md. 2008)
Laasko v. Xerox Corp., 2008 WL 2814298 (C.D. Cal. July 17, 2008)
Farr v. Hartford, 564 F.Supp.2d 1255 (D. Kan. June 30, 2008)
Klotz v. Xerox Corp., 557 F.Supp.2d 400 (W.D.N.Y. May 28, 2008)
Pendleton v. Quik Trip Corp., 208 WL 2230683 (E.D. Mo. May 19, 2008)
Jenkins v. Price Waterhouse Long Term Disability Plan, 2008 WL 895662 (S.D. Ill. March 31, 2008)
Pearson v. Group Long Term Disability Plan for Employees of Tyco Intern. (US), Inc., 538 F.Supp.2d 1073 (E.D. Ark. 2008)
Monroe v. Life Ins. Co. of North America, 2007 WL 4564191 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 20, 2007)
Whitmore v. Standard Ins. Co., 527 F.Supp.2d 913 (E.D. Mo. 2007)
Rhoads v. Pharmacists Mut. Ins. Co., 2007 WL 4591973 (W.D. Mo. 2007)
Garrett v. Hartford Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 2007 WL 3374671 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 8, 2007)
Jacobs v. Xerox Corp. Long Term Disability Income Plan, 520 F.Supp.2d 1022 (N.D. Ill. 2007)
Klotz v. Xerox Corp., 519 F.Supp.2d 430 (S.D.N.Y. 2007)
Bernikow v. Xerox Corp. Long-Term Disability Income Plan, 517 F.Supp.2d 646 (W.D.N.Y. 2007)
Gonser v. Continental Cas. Co., 515 F.Supp.2d 929 (E.D. Ark. 2007)
Gibson v. Retirement Plan For Hourly Employees of Personal Products Co., 2007 WL 2812907 (S.D. Ill. 2007)
Forrest v. Hartford Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 2007 WL 2507744 (W.D. Mo. 2007)
Goodreau v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 500 F.Supp.2d 1169 (W.D. Ark. 2007)
Randles v. Galichia Medical Group, P.A, 2006 WL 3760251 (D. Kan. 2006)
Hamilton v. Standard Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3371405 (W.D. Mo. 2006)
Sox v. Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Long Term Disability Plan, 2006 WL 3025837 (D.S.C. 2006)
LaSalle v. Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc., 2006 WL 2795390 (E.D. Mo. 2006)
Bernikow v. Xerox Corp. Long-Term Disability Income Plan, 2006 WL 2536590 (C.D. Cal. 2006)
Gonser v. Continental Cas. Co., 515 F.Supp.2d 1169 (W.D. Ark 2007)
Randles v. Galichia Medical Group, P.A, 2006 WL 3760251 (D. Kan. 2006)
Hamilton v. Standard Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3371405 (W.D. Mo. 2006)
LaSalle v. Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc., 2006 WL 2795390 (E.D. Mo. 2006)
Bernikow v. Xerox Corp. Long-Term Disability Income Plan, 2006 WL 2536590 (C.D. Cal. 2006)
Goewert v. Hartford Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 442 F.Supp.2d 724 (E.D. Mo. 2006)
Hagen v. VPA, Inc., 428 F.Supp.2d 708 (W.D. Mich. 2006)
Everett v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., 370 F.Supp.2d 919 (W.D. Mo. 2005)
Panther v. Synthes, 371 F.Supp.2d 1267 (D. Kan. 2005)
Campos-Holmer v. Standard Life Ins. Co., 370 F.Supp.2d 912 (W.D. Mo. 2005)
Cardin v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., 366 F.Supp.2d 912 (W.D. Mo. 2005)
Burke v. Univar USA, Inc., 345 F.Supp.2d 1047 (E.D. Mo. 2005)
Jarecke v. Hartford Life and Accident Ins. Co., 343 F.Supp.2d 855 (W.D. Mo. 2004)
Jasper v. M.H.E.B.L. Jasper, D.D.S. Profit Sharing Plan, 2004 WL 2294081 (E.D. Mo. 2004)
Matthews v. Xerox Corp., 319 F.Supp.2d 1166 (S.D. Cal. 2004)
Keach v. U.S. Trust Co., N.A., 313 F.Supp.2d 818 (C.D. Ill. 2004)
(trial judgment)
Bassiri v. Xerox Corp., 292 F.Supp.2d 1212 (C.D. Cal. 2003)
Keach v. U.S. Trust Co., N.A., 239 F.Supp.2d 820 (C.D. Ill. 2002)
Leonard v. Southwestern Bell Corp. Disability Income Plan, 221 F.Supp.2d 1010 (E.D. Mo. 2002)
Godwin v. Solutia Inc., 215 F.Supp.2d 1291 (N.D. Fla. 2002)
Stidham v. Solutia Inc., 215 F.Supp.2d 1268 (N.D. Ala 2002)
Hackett v. Xerox Long Term Disability Income Plan, 177 F.Supp.2d 803 (N.D. Ill. 2001)
Seddon v. Wal-Mart Stores, 174 F.Supp.2d 991 (W.D. Mo. 2001)
Berger v. Nazemetz, 157 F.Supp.2d 998 (S.D. Ill. 2001)
Waeltz v. The Delta Pilots Retirement Plan, 137 F.Supp.2d 1091 (S.D. Ill. Mar. 30, 2001)
(local counsel)
Benson v. Xerox, 108 F.Supp.2d 1074 (C.D. Cal. 1999)
Lawyer v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., 100 F.Supp.2d 1001 (W.D. Mo. 2000)
Krisher v. Xerox, 102 F.Supp.2d 715 (N.D. Tex. 1999)
Tovey v. Prudential, 42 F.Supp.2d 919 (W.D. Mo. 1999)
Kienle v. Hunter Engineering, 24 F.Supp.2d 1004 (E.D. Mo. 1998)
Tabor v. Prudential, 830 F.Supp. 510 (E.D. Mo. 1993)
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Barnes, 770 F.Supp. 1393 (E.D. Mo. 1991)
Miller v. Travelers, 723 F.Supp. 1345 (E.D. Mo. 1989)
Phipps v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 625 F.Supp. 1038 (S.D. Ohio 1985)
Bruder v. Pension Plan For Employees of Holscher-Wernig, Inc., 599 F.Supp. 347 (E.D. Mo. 1984)
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
Johnson & Johnson
PepsiCo, Inc.
The Standard Insurance Company
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Xerox Corporation
The Best Lawyers in America® 2007-2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.)
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® list (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011)
ERISA Litigation Update BAMSL (September 22, 2011)
Church Plans, Governmental Plans and ERISA's Safe Harbor Sponsored by DRI Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Litigation Conference (Boston April 27, 2011)
Preparing a Good Administrative Record Sponsored by American Conference Institute New York City, NY (Oct. 19, 2009)
ERISA Disability Cases After Glenn v. MetLife Sponsored by BAMSL (May 2009)
ERISA Fiduciary Duties Sponsored by BAMSL (April 2009)
"ERISA Litigation Update" Sponsored by BAMSL (June 24, 2004)
"ERISA Litigation" Sponsored by BAMSL (October 19, 2000)
"Remedies Under ERISA" Sponsored by the University of Missouri (October 24, 1997)
"Constructing an MCO Risk Management Program – Defense Strategies" Sponsored by Johnson & Higgins, Dallas, Texas; Forum for Senior Management entitled “Managing Managed Care Risk” (February 15-16, 1993)
"Managed Care: Theories of Liability and Resources Available for Protection from Liability" The Prudential Risk Management/Law Conference (February 1992)
"ERISA’s Dual Hat" Sponsored by Women in Employee Benefits (March 1992)
"Emerging Theories of Liability Against Managed Health Care Organizations" Sponsored by SSM Rehabilitation Institute (August 1991)
“Statute of Limitations Issues in ERISA § 510 Claims” DRI Voice, Vol. 9, Issue 2 (January 13, 2010)
ERISA: Jumpstarting Limitations DRI The Voice (Vol. 8 Issue 45 Nov. 11, 2009)
“Issue Preclusion in ERISA Benefits Litigation: Should New Clams Be Permitted After Denial” DRI ERISA Report, Vol. 3 Issue 2 (December 12, 2008)
"Marketability Discounts in ESOP Redemptions: Armstrong v. LaSalle Bank Nat. Ass’n" Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2 at 31 (Summer 2007)
"A Third Form of ERISA Preemption: Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila" Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring 2005)
"Beware! The Plan You Thought Was A Plan May Only Be A Payroll Practice" Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Autumn 2004)
"Disowning ERISA Status to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction and ERISA Preemption" Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Summer 1997)
"Mixed Messages – Choice of Forum Clauses Could Fix ERISA Fault" Business Law Today, Vol. 4, No. 5 at 55 (May/June 1995)
"Protecting HMOs from Vicarious Medical Malpractice Claims" Best’s Review, Vol. 95, No. 10 at 68 (February 1995)
"Relying Upon an Insurer’s Promise to Pay" St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine, Vol. 16, No. 3 at 26 (March 1994)
"When the Applicant Lies" Best’s Review, Vol. 92, No. 3 at 49 (1991)
Richard J. Pautler
U.S. Supreme Court
Courts of Appeals: First, Second, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits
Arkansas -- Eastern and Western Districts
Illinois -- Central, Northern and Southern Districts
Indiana Northern District
Kansas District Court
Michigan -- Western District
Missouri -- Eastern and Western Districts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
J.D., magna cum laude (1980)
Managing Editor, University of Illinois Law Journal (1979-1980)
B.S., summa cum laude (1977)
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner (1997-Present)
Peper Martin Jensen Maichel & Hetlage
Partner (1980 -1997)
Missouri (1980)
Illinois (1981)