Joseph C. Blanton, Jr.

Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas, Hanschen & Peters, LLC

Sikeston, MO

38+ Years Experience

Licensed in 3 States

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About Joseph

Joseph C. Blanton, Jr. specializes in Federal Court, commercial, medical malpractice, product liability, and probate and trust litigation, and transactions. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, the University of Texas Law School, and the University of Edinburgh (Master of Science in History). He has a CORe Certificate (Economics, Accounting and Data Analytics) and four other certificates from Harvard Business School and a Certificate in Value Investing from Columbia Business School. From 1985-87, he clerked for U. S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. in St. Louis. He joined the law firm in 1987. He is rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and Superb by AVVO.com. He has been recognized as a Missouri Super Lawyer since 2006. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for the St. Louis market in commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, product liability defense, plaintiff’s mass torts and class actions, and probate and trust litigation. He has twice been named the product liability Lawyer of the Year for the St. Louis market and once for medical malpractice defense by Best Lawyers. He is a Senior Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America and a fellow of the Missouri and American Bar Foundations. He has received the Purcell Professionalism Award, the President’s Award, and the Award of Merit from The Missouri Bar. He received the 2023 Ric Gass Trial Presentation Award from Litigation Counsel of America. He has received the Distinguished Service Award, the Armbruster Key Man Award, and the Community Service Award from the Sikeston Jaycees. He was named one of Ten Outstanding Missourians by the Missouri Jaycees and Citizen of the Year by the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce. He has received the Boy Scouts’ Silver Beaver Award.