D. Todd Mathews

With a nationwide reputation as a fierce and zealous advocate for his clients with a penchant for solving complex problems before and during trial, D. Todd Mathews has diligently served his clients for nearly 25 years in pressing and strenuous legal matters pertaining to asbestos and lung disease, catastrophic personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, environmental law, defective medical devices and drugs, medical malpractice and products liability, as well as sexual abuse, class actions and mass torts. He is a partner at Bailey & Glasser, LLP, in Maryville, Illinois, and serves residents throughout the state of Missouri as well.After graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994 from Southern Illinois University, Mr. Mathews attended the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, where he fine-tuned his shrewd legal acumen through academic prowess and participating in myriad activities that cultivated talents of research, forming insurmountable arguments and more. He received his Juris Doctor in 1996 and obtained his license to practice in Florida in 1999. Later, he became licensed to practice in Missouri, Illinois and the District of Columbia, and he is admitted to practice before the following courts:·The United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois·The United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri·The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida·The United States District Court for the District of Columbia·The United States Court of Appeals for the 7th and 8th CircuitsMr. Mathews strives to fight tooth and nail to provide relief for his clients and their loved ones through sheer determination, a tenacious work ethic and enthusiastic zeal to see them recover and move on to greener pastures. He has obtained mammoth settlements to the tune of $10 million (wrongful death), $15 million (pharmaceutical product defect), $5 million (wrongful death involving a municipal vehicle) and $2 million (products liability), to name a few. For his many contributions, he has been rated “Excellent” on Avvo and was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in mass tort litigation/class action, medical malpractice (plaintiff) and products liability (plaintiff).When not fighting vehemently to get his clients the compensation they deserve, Mr. Mathews works just as hard within his legal community to improve the standard of service in his industry. He is a member of the National Asbestos Mesothelioma Trial Lawyers (board member), the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, The Missouri State Bar (Solo and Small Firm Committee), the Madison County Bar Association and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. In addition, he is closely affiliated with the American Association for Justice and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Paul.