John Comerford is a first chair trial lawyer who handles all phases of complex, high-exposure business litigation and corporate internal investigations. He tries cases to verdict in state and federal courts and through any appeals. He has presented oral argument in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Third Circuit, and in all Missouri Courts of Appeals. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, major electronic equipment suppliers, healthcare providers, large retailers, sports agents and business owners and executives.
After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, John served as an officer in the Navy for more than seven years. He served as Mission Commander during sensitive air reconnaissance operations focusing on countries in the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf areas. He then served in the White House Military Office as a watch officer and deputy director of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center in the East Wing of the White House. During law school, John worked full time as a civilian policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and was a senior staff member of The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.
John has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Missouri & Kansas “Super Lawyers” list continuously since 2017, the “The Best Lawyers in America©” 2019-2025, and was named to the St. Louis Business Journal “40 Under 40” list in 2010. He is a licensed pilot and is active with first responder and veterans’ issues.
Updated Aug 2024