Personal Quote
"Providing good client service should be the standard and not just a goal."
Biography
Teresa D. Bartosiak is a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard. She is the Chair of the Medical Device Section of the Products Liability Practice Group and Chaired the firm's Health Law Practice Group for the past four years. Teresa’s practice is concentrated in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, products liability and personal injury litigation.
Teresa is Regional Counsel for Sun Health Care and MPIC handling their nursing home litigation. She has also served as National Counsel managing hundreds of Product Liability cases for a large equipment manufacturer. Teresa has received several honors including being named by
Missouri Lawyers Weekly as one of the Top 10 Up and Coming Lawyers in Missouri, being selected as one of the
Illinois Business Journal's "Rising Stars of Southwestern Illinois" and being selected by the
St. Louis Business Journal as one of its prestigious "40 Under 40" honorees for recognizing a high level of achievement in both career and community in the St. Louis area. Teresa has been named to the Medmarc honor role in which Medmarc recognizes its top attorneys from across the country for their work and has been selected by the Counsel for Litigation Management as one of the Missouri State Chairs.
Litigation Experience
Heckes v. Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Circuit Court of St. Louis City. This was a medical malpractice/wrongful death case in which plaintiff alleged the defendant failed to diagnose neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Defense verdict.
Prather v. Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Circuit Court of St. Louis City. This was a medical malpractice/wrongful death case in which plaintiff alleged defendants failed to properly diagnose and treat the decedent's hyperkalemia causing her death. Hung jury.
Klugesherz v. Honda. Circuit Court of St. Louis City. The firm represented Honda in a two-month trial. The jury verdict was $7.25 million for the plaintiff. It was later taken away by the trial court through a JNOV and affirmed on appeal.
Thornton v. Gray Automotive. This case was tried in Jackson County, Missouri. Plaintiff was severely injured when a truck jack lifting approximately 6 tons slipped out from under a truck and hit him in the face causing extensive damages and the loss of an eye. Plaintiff alleged design defect. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff of $450,000 but found him 95% at fault.
Dr. Altug v. St. Anthony’s Medical Center. Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinios. Wrongful termination and contract dispute. Settled during trial.
Pestel v. Vermeer. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Product liability action. Directed verdict for defendant.
Rouse v. Boys & Girls Club. Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois. Premises liability action. Verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $30,000. Verdict was under plaintiff’s last demand.
Practice Groups
- Products Liability
- Health Law
Industries/Areas of Practice
- Nursing Homes
- Manufacturing
- Hospitals
- Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices
Civic Activities
Teresa is an active volunteer. She has devoted a significant amount of time to many charitable organizations including The Alton Boys and Girls Club, The United Way, and The Ronald McDonald House.
In May of 2006, Teresa was appointed to the Alton Women's Home Association Board of Directors. This is a group of 20 women that manage a multimillion dollar trust fund making distributions throughout the year to various charities that assist women and children.
Professional Activities
Teresa is admitted to practice law in Missouri and Illinois. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association and the Metro-East Bar Association.
Teresa was asked to serve by the Judges of Madison County on the Committee to establish proposed local rules for malpractice cases. She served on a similar committee for the Madison County Bar Association. Teresa is a member of the Counsel on Litigation Management and serves as a Missouri State Chair.
Teresa served as Practice Group Leader of the Health Law Practice Group for the past four years. She is the Chairperson for Sandberg Phoenix's Medical Device Products Liability Sub-practice Group.
Education
Teresa earned her Juris Doctor at Washington University in 1993. She earned her B.A., Speech Communications with High Distinction & Honors, from the University of Illinois in 1990.
Prior to joining Sandberg Phoenix, Teresa was Judicial Clerk to the Honorable William H. Crandall, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District from 1993-1994.