Jeff is an Equity Shareholder of Sandberg Phoenix, a member of the firm’s three-person Executive Committee and former leader of the firm’s Health Care Services practice group. In all of these roles, Jeff has helped lead the firm’s growth to nearly 350 employees and 200 lawyers while building Sandberg Phoenix’s industry-leading culture. Sandberg Phoenix has been named a St. Louis Business Journal’s Best Places to Work finalist each of the six years since Jeff was elected to the Executive Committee.
Health Care
Throughout his career, Jeff has represented a wide range of health care clients including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, life plan communities, surgical centers, medical laboratories, physician groups, regenerative medical providers, mid-level providers and allied health professionals.
A substantial portion of his practice concentrates on providing solutions and litigation support for the firm’s healthcare clients. Jeff has successfully defended hundreds of nursing home matters in litigation in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and New Mexico and has appeared before the Illinois Department of Public Health and Missouri Department of Senior Services representing clients in administrative hearings. He has authored comprehensive admission agreements for multi-state skilled care providers and an article on the Illinois Supreme Court’s lifting of restrictions on the filing of lawsuits under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. He has also served as National Coordinating Counsel for a multi-state long-term care provider.
Litigation
Jeff is actively involved in all aspects of litigation from investigation through trial. He has represented clients in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa state court, as well as federal court in Missouri and Illinois. He has represented clients in mediations, arbitrations and state and Federal administrative hearings.
Since joining Sandberg Phoenix in 2001, Jeff has represented numerous consumer product manufacturers in state and federal litigation, focusing on consumer product liability and fire related suits. He has also represented product manufacturers in claims involving factories, dust explosions, television line cords, surge suppressors, extension cords, power saws, premises liability and benzene.
Jeff has served as national counsel for a consumer product manufacturer , overseeing and managing their litigation across North America.
Business
A portion of Jeff’s practice is dedicated to managing risk and providing advice for his corporate and healthcare clients. Jeff provides consulting advice, business plan counseling, strategic planning and risk mitigation.
Core Values Initiative
In 2013, Jeff started the Sandberg Phoenix Core Values Initiative. The campaign codifies and celebrates the six core values that make Sandberg Phoenix’s culture so great. By weaving our core values into every aspect of what we do, our members are constantly reminded of what is truly important. It all begins with Core Value #1: We Put People First.
Through the program, Sandberg Phoenix awards Monthly “Values Champions”, builds training programs and outlines recruiting objectives to ensure Sandberg only hires new team members who live our values.
Since implementing the Core Values Initiative, Jeff has written articles and spoken nationally about company culture and core values. His article for the Network of Trial Law Firms on the importance of developing company culture can be viewed here, The Lead Domino: The Exponential Impact of Improving Company Culture.
You can learn more about the initiative and Sandberg Phoenix’s Core Values, the Sandberg Phoenix Firm Culture Initiative and our Values Champions here.
