CLAYTON — Prominent area law firm Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch has opened a new office in Kansas City and added four new members to the firm in ºüÀêÊÓƵ.
The firm is best known for its work on the lawsuit that won a $790 million settlement from the NFL and team owners over the Rams’ relocation to Los Angeles. It and law firm Dowd Bennett split $276.5 million in legal fees paid out of the settlement.
The Kansas City office will be staffed by one new member, Anthony “Tony†Bonuchi. The firm also has attorneys in Jefferson City and Columbia, Missouri.
In its Clayton office, the firm added attorneys Kelley Farrell and Andrew Blackwell, both of whom came from law firm Capes Sokol. It also hired Julie Chambers from ReubenLaw LLC and Jim Ferrick, formerly of Greensfelder. It now lists 19 attorneys across the firm.
“Adding experienced and talented litigators to our team — attorneys who try cases and who have a track record of success over their careers — continues the firm’s commitment to excellence in all we do,†said BB&D Founding Member Bob Blitz. “I am excited about the future of the firm.â€
The city, where the Rams played home games and which led the charge in 2015 to try and keep the team from moving to Los Angeles, would get the…
Bob Blitz during a news conference announcing plans for a new open air football stadium on the ºüÀêÊÓƵ riverfront on Friday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Union Station. Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Peacock, former Anheuser Busch president, and Edward Jones dome attorney Bob Blitz to develop a plan to keep professional football in ºüÀêÊÓƵ. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com