Overview
Peyton A. Hagerman defends corporate clients and insurers in product and premises liability cases, as well as other toxic tort matters. He relies upon his outstanding writing and analytical skills to examine key witnesses, prepare critical motions, and theorize trial defense strategies in all phases of civil litigation, at both the regional and national levels. Since shifting his focus from collegiate athletics to the practice of law, he has maintained a competitive ambition in addressing each legal matter and issue that crosses his path.
Within six months of becoming a licensed attorney, Mr. Hagerman served as second chair in a jury trial for a federal civil rights claim in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Within a year, he began routinely appearing on behalf of corporate clients in courts across the St. Louis metropolitan area and across southern Illinois. While he advocates for his clients with ambition and zeal, he also maintains an unwavering sense of professionalism and transparency that earns the trust of his colleagues, clients, judges, and adversaries.
In his free time, he devotes substantial time to pro bono matters for indigent individuals. (He remains sensitive to the fact that many people in need don’t have competent legal representation.) He also spends time supporting the St. Louis Cardinals and the University of Illinois athletics.
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, B.S. in Agricultural Business, 2019
LAW SCHOOL HONORS/INVOLVEMENT
- Cali Excellence Award
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities Regulations
- Alternate Dispute Resolution
- Corporate Business Law Association
- Dean’s List
- Harno Scholar
- University of Illinois Law Review
- Associate Editor
Admissions & Affiliations
- Illinois
- Missouri
Practices
Insights
Blog Posts
Publications
“Growing Confidence: A Proposal for Herbicidal Registration Procedures That Protect Both Farmers and the Environment,” University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2022 No. 1 (2022).
