Newell, C. Burt

Dick brings a wealth of experiences and skills to his civil litigation practice.  He has been a legislative assistant to a United States Congressman as well as a campaign manager for another attorney who became a United States Senator.  He was an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.  He has been a felony prosecutor. He has been the general counsel of a switching railroad.  And he has been a trial lawyer and litigator defending public utilities, railroads, doctors, hospitals, trucking companies and landowners.  He has successfully handled numerous grade crossing, trespasser, and FELA cases, both traumatic and occupational, for the railroad industry.  He has represented and tried cases for clients sued in Title VII employment discrimination cases by individuals and members of a class. He has defended municipalities under §1983 cases.   He has defended and prosecuted numerous cases under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.  He has handled high dollar personal injury and wrongful death cases for the trucking industry.  Dick believes in an aggressive approach to litigation and trials while remaining committed to the highest standards of professional conduct.

Outside of his practice Dick has enjoyed snow skiing for many years. He favors the Georgetown Hoya basketball team of his alma mater in the winter months but is a “subway alumnus” football fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the fall.  Dick and some lawyer friends have enjoyed many horse pack trips into the remote wilderness areas of the western U.S. and Canadian Rocky Mountains. Dick and his wife Julia reside in a St. Louis suburb.  They have two college age daughters.