John P. Kemppainen
Partner

Practice Areas:
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Transportation & Trucking
Insurance Law
Employment Law

Education:
St. Louis University, J.D.,
St. Louis, MO, 1993

Tulane University, B.A.,
New Orleans, LA, 1989

Associations:
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Illinois State Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
American Bar Association
Missouri Organization of Defense
Lawyers
Defense Research Institute

Email:
jkemppainen@rssclaw.com

John Kemppainen is a partner in the firm's Civil Litigation Section with over fifteen (15) years of courtroom experience. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and practices in the areas of Transportation & Trucking, Products Liability, Insurance and Employment Law. He has tried cases in circuit courts across the state of Missouri and has argued before both Missouri and Federal Appellate Courts. Mr. Kemppainen has defended catastrophic injury, wrongful death and class action cases, including window blind products liability defense. He defends department stores, trucking companies, insurance carriers, corporations, school districts, government agencies and municipalities, and individuals in all types of civil matters.

Mr. Kemppainen serves on the Admiralty and Aviation Law Committee for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Transportation Law Committee of the Missouri Bar and the Ethics & Professionalism Committee for the Defense Research Institute. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois and registered to practice in the Federal and Appellate Courts in the area. Mr. Kemppainen is also licensed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Mr. Kemppainen enjoys golf, tennis, mountain biking, kayaking, and spending time with his family.

 

Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, LLC., #1 South Memorial Drive, Suite 1800, St. Louis, Missouri 63102
Phone: (314) 421- 4430   Fax: (314) 421- 4431