Born:

• Shamrock, Texas, August 5, 1952

Education:

• 1982 - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
• 1978 - B.G.S. University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
• 1975 - A.S. Triton College, Rivergrove, Illinois
  

Legal
Employment:

• Jan. 1, 2009 to present – Law Offices of Philip C. Denton;
• Jan. 1981 to Dec. 31, 2008 - The Hullverson Law Firm, 1010 Market Street, Suite 1550, St. Louis, Missouri (314) 421-2313 [principal since January 1, 1990]

Medical
Employment:

• 1977 to 1980 - Respiratory Therapist, Normandy Osteopathic Hospitals
• 1977 - Instructor for University of Missouri Respiratory Therapy program at Missouri Baptist Hospital
• 1976 to 1977 - Evening Supervisor and Respiratory Therapist, Barnes Hospital
• 1976 - Respiratory Therapist, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1974 to 1976 - Respiratory Therapist, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Licenses and
Certificates:

• 1982 - Missouri Bar, #32004
• 1983 - Illinois Bar, #6186397
• 1976 - Registered Respiratory Therapist #2560

Military:

• United States Air Force Reserves
  1972 to 1978 - Medical Service Specialist, Honorable Discharge

Admitted to
Practice Law:

• Missouri
  Illinois
  U.S. District Court [Eastern District, MO]
  Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  Supreme Court of the United States
  

Memberships:
(Executive)

• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  Committee, 1993; Chair, Trial Section, 1993 – Present;
• Board of Governors, 1994 – Present
• The Missouri Bar
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
  (Board of Governors, 1992-1998)
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
• The American College of Forensic Examiners

• Speaker, "Medical Malpractice in Missouri", St. Louis, Missouri, National Business Institute, Inc. (July 1988)
• Guest Faculty, "Obstetrics and Gynecology - Back to the Basics", Continuing Medical Education Seminar, presented by Washington University School of Medicine and Christian Hospitals Northeast-Northwest (Oct. 1988)
• Moderator, "Instructions/Jury Selection" seminar presented by Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (March 1990)
• Guest Faculty, "Winning the Difficult Injury Case", with presentation of paper titled, Representing the Difficult Plaintiff, Continuing Legal Education seminar by UMKC Law School (St. Louis, MO, Oct, 1990)
• Speaker/Ethics Panel, American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri - Post Graduate course - "Pulmonary Care in the 90's" (St. Louis, MO, Nov. 14, 1990)
• Panel Moderator, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Seminar, Avoiding Reversible Error/Keeping the Verdict on Appeal, "Effective Appellate Advocacy - The Brief/Oral Argument" (Nov. 9, 1990).
• Panelist, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Seminar, "The Judges' View of Trial Advocacy: A Panel Discussion" (Oct. 3, 1991).
• Speaker, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Law and Medicine Seminar, Topic - Damage Issues in Geriatric Cases (May 1, 1992).
• Moderator, "The Judges' View of Trial Advocacy:  A Panel Discussion," October 9, 1992, presented by Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
• Moderator, Seminar by Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, "How to Win Auto Cases Without Going to Trial" (May 8, 1992 and April 30, 1993).
• Speaker, 1993 Medical Malpractice Seminar, topic (and paper) "Pre-Trial and Trial Strategies & Tips," Sept. 10, 1993, St. Louis, MO, presented by University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School.
• Program Director, "Witness Examination Skills" training program co-sponsored by National Institute for Trial Advocacy and Bar Association of Metro. St. Louis, October 22 - 23, 1993, St. Louis, MO.
• Speaker, Liability for Sports Injuries at School, November 4, 1993, Fort Zumwalt High Schools Athletic Program Seminar on sports injuries.
• Speaker, 1994 Medical Malpractice Seminar, topic (and paper) "Top Ten Tips For Winning Your Medical Negligence Case", October 14, 1994, presented by University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School.
• Speaker, 1995 & 1996 Medical Malpractice Seminar presented by University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School.
• Speaker, "New Theories of Medical Malpractice Trends and Recent Developments" - Indian Medical Council Meeting, June 13, 1997.
• Speaker, "Practice Skills for New Lawyers" - Litigating Skills – Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, November 13, 2001.

Legal
Publications
and Papers:

• Contributing author, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN MISSOURI, ed., National Business Institute, Inc. (1988)
• DENTON, Recommending Settlement or Trial to a Client, Vol. 30, No. 5, St. Louis Lawyer 12 (Oct. 1990).
• DENTON, Representing the Difficult Plaintiff in WINNING THE DIFFICULT INJURY CASE, 2-1 (UMKC/CLE 1990)
• DENTON, Missouri Medical Malpractice Law, Vol. 37, No. 4, St. Louis Bar Journal 20 (Spring 1991).
• DENTON, Prepare for Unexpected Jury Conduct, Vol. 31, No. 4, St. Louis Lawyer 10 (Aug. 1991).
• DENTON, Handling a Motor Vehicle Collision Personal Injury Case:  A Primer For the Plaintiff, Vol. 38, No. 4, St. Louis Bar Journal 4 (Spring 1992).
• DENTON, Point of Law, The New Rule of Admissibility:  Expert Accident Reconstruction Testimony in Missouri, St. Louis Daily Record (Vol. 282, No. 72) and St. Louis Countian (Vol. 122, No. 72), April 10, 1992.
• DENTON, Damage Issues in Geriatric Cases, MATA Seminar, Law and Medicine (May 1, 1992), (unpublished).
• DENTON, Motions to Strike Prospective Jurors For Cause, Vol. 32, No. 3, St. Louis Lawyer 13 (July 1992).
• DENTON, A Primer for Handling Premises Liability Cases, Vol. 39, No. 4, St. Louis Bar Journal 4 (Spring 1993).
• DENTON, Mary Carter Agreements, Vol. 33, No. 4, St. Louis Lawyer 7 (Sept. 1993).
• DENTON, Personal Injury Case Valuation Software, Vol. 42, No. 1, St. Louis Bar Journal 56 (Summer 1995).
• DENTON, Cross Examination, Vol. 35, No. 5, St. Louis Lawyer 7 (Sept. 1995).
• DENTON, Editor, Trial Tips For The St. Louis Lawyer, 1996 Bar Association Of Metropolitan St. Louis.
• DENTON, Trial Tip: Comments on Deposing The Physician Defendant, MATA Magazine (March 1997). -  Reprinted in The Coffee-House/Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (Fall 1997).  Reprinted in the Advocate/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (June 1998).
• DENTON, Pre-trial Aspects, Vol. 38, No. 2, St. Louis Lawyer (June 1998).
• DENTON, Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Vol. 46, No. 2, St. Louis Bar Journal 14 (Fall 1999).
• DENTON, “Personal Injury Torts: General Principles Revisited”, Vol. 39, No. 7, St. Louis Lawyer (Nov. 1999)
• DENTON, The Medical Malpractice Case:  Overview for Plaintiff, Vol. 46, No. 4, St. Louis Bar Journal 6 (Spring 2000).

Awards:

• American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Remedies (1981)
• President’s Outstanding Service Award, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis  (2002)
• Martindale-Hubbell - AV Rating

Committee
Activities:

• Medical-Legal Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (1985 to present)
• Special Representative of the Grievance Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (1986 to 1993)
• Trial Section Committee of the Bar Association of
  Metropolitan St. Louis (1990 to present)
  Vice-Chair 1992 - 1993
  Chair 1993 to present
• Charter member, Solo & Small Firm Practitioners Section 1993 - 1994 of Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• AD HOC "Form Interrogatories" committee for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (1993)
• CLE Institute, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (1992 - 1993)
• MATA, Amicus Curiae Committee 1992 to 2000
  Vice-Chair 1993, 1994

Radio:

• November 1989 to November 1990 - Guest lawyer on "Knowing the Law", WGNU (920 AM), Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.