Jasmine Jacobs is an associate in the St. Louis office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability, Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, and Long-Term Care practice groups.
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Alexis Robinson is an associate attorney at TorHoerman Law.
Alexis graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), graduating with a bachelor’s degree in international/global studies and philosophy in 2020.
Alexis then attended law school at Saint Louis University and was involved in extracurriculars such as the Health Law Association and Black Law Student Association.
During law school, Alexis worked as a law clerk for THL for over two years, displaying her expertise and dedication to our firm’s mission of representing people harmed at no fault of their own.
Alexis was hired as an associate attorney in 2023 and is a welcome addition to the THL team.
Personal Life
Alexis is a St. Louis native with connections to Edwardsville since she went to undergrad at SIUE.
Alexis takes advantage of her free time by spending time with family and friends.
She lives with her husband and their two dogs.
While Alexis is passionate about helping our clients, some of her other passions include coffee, wine, cooking, and traveling.
Rhakeem’s nationwide practice focuses on defending clients in product liability, premises, commercial and general liability disputes in state and federal courts. Rhakeem represents product manufacturers and service providers across many industries, including security and alarm services, consumer products and medical devices. Rhakeem has experience in all key phases of litigation: initial case assessment, legal research, pleadings, preparing and responding to discovery, drafting dispositive motions, alternative dispute resolutions and trial preparation.
Beyond his everyday practice, Rhakeem devotes a significant portion of his time to pro bono work. He is dedicated to helping individuals navigate landlord-tenant disputes and complex immigration processes, including eviction defense, lease disputes, asylum claims and removal proceedings.
Rhakeem earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. During law school, Rhakeem interned at a Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical company, where he worked with in-house corporate legal governance and operations legal teams to provide legal research and draft legal documents. Rhakeem also served as the head student ambassador of BARBRI and as the transfer student representative of the Black Law Student Association Executive Board. His legal prowess was recognized when he excelled in his performance during Emory’s Kessler-Edison Program for Trial Techniques.
Untress “Trez” Quinn is a seasoned trial lawyer, focusing his practice on representing clients in disciplinary hearings in health care and educational settings, health care internal investigations, and the defense of medical malpractice and other catastrophic loss lawsuits. He has defended multiple complex litigation cases in both state and federal courts involving civil rights, product liability, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims. He has also represented health care clients under investigation by federal and state agencies and in the review of internal policies to conform with best health care practices.
Untress’ defense of high-stakes litigation matters in both Illinois and Missouri has included cases involving mental health/suicide, neurological, obstetrical, neonatal, pediatric, cardiothoracic, gastroenterological, and other traumatic injuries and losses. He also has specific experience defending medical professionals in matters alleging federal Section 1983 violations. Untress leverages his experience as a registered nurse, along with experience in both direct patient care and health care administration, to skillfully counsel his clients through difficult health care-related matters.
His wide-ranging experience and abilities include representing health care providers not only in litigation matters but also in internal investigations involving: Peer Review Hearings, Licensure denial or revocation, CMS suspensions or revocations, Administrative actions, and Investigative demands received from federal and state agencies. Further, Untress is a frequent speaker at industry events across the nation, where he educates clients and other professionals on various legal topics and advocates on their behalf.
Background
Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Untress spent roughly 15 years in private practice at St. Louis-area law firms. In his most recent role, he served as team leader for his prior firm’s Correctional Medicine industry team, where he managed and supervised a team of attorneys and paralegals.
Untress was a registered nurse for more than 10 years and has been involved in the health care industry for over 25 years in total. He has extensive experience in both medical and surgical settings, including interventional radiology, ventilator rehabilitation, emergency room, and cardiothoracic and neurological intensive care units. In addition to providing direct patient care, he served as a director of medical-surgical services, as well as a supervisor of interventional radiology and health care administrator. Untress also served as an adjunct professor at a local university teaching a class on the interplay between health care and the law.
His extensive medical knowledge and experience are assets he uses in the successful representation of his clients. Untress was also a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserves for 13 years, where he achieved the rank of First Lieutenant and was awarded the Meritorious Service Award. He was an honor graduate at the 3790th Medical Service Squadron for Medical Service Specialists at Sheppard Air Force Base in 1990.
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Illinois, Missouri
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
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Cheryl D. S. Walker is an experienced transactions attorney and strategic partner who is passionate about developing and executing innovative legal strategies to protect client interests and advance their business initiatives and goals.
Her experience includes drafting and negotiating a wide array of commercial agreements, including purchase and supply agreements, as well as equipment purchasing and leasing agreements.
Walker also negotiates design and construction services agreements on behalf of both purchasers and providers of design, engineering, and construction services. In addition, she handles credit facilities related to business acquisitions, working capital, construction, and real estate development.
She is also skilled in the creation and protection of security interests under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.