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Kristen Sanocki

Kristen Sanocki

Associate

St. Louis
314 552 6172 direct

  • OVERVIEW
  • INSIGHTS

PRACTICES

  • Education

    • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law,

      J.D., cum laude, 2014

      Order of the Barristers

      Chair, Board of Advocates

    • Missouri State University,

      B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2010

      Board of Governors Citizen Scholar

  • Admissions

    • Missouri

    • Illinois

  • Affiliations

    • American Bar Association

    • Missouri Bar Association

    • Illinois State Bar Association

    • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

    • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

  • Community

    • Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness

      Member, Data Subcommittee

Kristen litigates complex commercial disputes, class actions, and state and local tax cases for companies in Missouri and across the country. She is experienced in all stages of litigation, including initial case analysis, large-scale discovery, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, as well as trying cases and appeals.

Before rejoining Thompson Coburn in 2018, Kristen served as Deputy Counsel to the Governor of the State of Missouri. As Deputy Counsel, Kristen had the responsibility of overseeing the legal departments for state agencies, leading the Governor's judicial selection process, including the appointment of more than 20 judges to St. Louis courts, and counseling the office on high-profile litigation.

Presentations

"National Judicial Update & Discussion of Selected State Tax Issues, Cases, and Policy Trends,"
Council On State Taxation (COST), Midwest Regional State Tax Seminar August 2019