ONDERLAW - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Litigation Attorney

Alyssa Reinhardt joined OnderLaw, LLC in 2021 after earning a degree in marketing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, followed by a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law. While completing her degrees, Alyssa remained passionately active in volunteer activities, including the Student Bar Association, Barrister's Ball Executive Board, Women Law Students' Association, Metro East Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Golf Tournament, and Butterfly Dreams Pageant for people with special needs. Despite her work, and in addition to her dedication as a St. Louis Rams professional cheerleader and brand ambassador, she remained an impressive student, receiving scholarships and commendations for outstanding academic performance.

Job Titles:

• Environmental Law & Products Liability Litigation Attorney

Angela graduated magna cum laude and earned her Juris Doctor at Belmont University College of Law, where she was managing editor of the Belmont Criminal Law Journal. She was also Captain of the Marching Chiefs Majorette Line; served as Membership Outreach Chair for National Society for Leadership and Success; and was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society and Golden Key Honor Society at Florida State University. Since joining OnderLaw, LLC, Angela has focused her practice on environmental law and products liability and has proven herself to be a valuable member of our litigation team. Angela Mozdzierz joined OnderLaw, LLC after gaining experience in contract law, legal research, criminal defense law, and civil litigations, as well as serving at the Executive Office of the Governor of Florida in Tallahassee.

Job Titles:

• Personal Injury Attorney

Breanna L. Flowers joined OnderLaw, LLC in 2020 after representing clients as an associate attorney at a large St. Louis law firm. Her experience includes cases involving motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, FELA, wrongful death, dog bites, OSHA violations, premises liability, and products liability. Breanna earned her Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of Law, where she was a member of the moot court board and a member of an Honors Legal Fraternity, Phi Delta Phi. Breanna is also a member of the Order of the Barristers. During her law school career, she was a regional finalist for the American Bar Association (ABA) National Moot Court Competition in 2019; Best Oralist in the SIU Intramural Moot Court competition; 2L/3L ABA Moot Court team captain; 3L First Amendment Moot Court Team Captain; national liaison for the Federal Bar Association; president of Phi Delta Phi Honors Legal Fraternity; student director of the Transgender Legal Name Change and Gender Marker Project pro bono clinic; and 2L class SBA Representative in 2017-2018. She completed more than 350 hours of pro bono work throughout her law school career, and has a passion for important social causes, including equal rights and environmental issues. Since joining OnderLaw, LLC, Breanna has focused her practice on representing personal injury victims and has proven herself to be a valuable member of our litigation teams. Breanna L. Flowers joined OnderLaw in 2020 after representing clients as an associate attorney at a large St. Louis law firm. Her experience includes cases involving motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, FELA, wrongful death, dog bites, OSHA violations, premises liability, and products liability.

Job Titles:

• Medical Products Litigation Attorney

Cathleen was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised in Sikeston, Missouri. She attended the University of Miami (FL) where she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Legal Studies.

Job Titles:

• Attorney

Mr. Richards joined OnderLaw, LLC in 2018, and has dedicated his practice to consumer protection and class action lawsuits, particularly those involving illegal practices by lenders and creditors. Among his cases are national class actions.

Job Titles:

• Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Litigation Attorney

Due to her extensive medical background and experience, Cynthia has been appointed to numerous plaintiff steering committees in mass tort litigation that manage complex multi-district litigation (MDL) arising from pharmaceutical drug, medical device defects and toxic torts. She has been appointed to MDL and state coordinated proceedings on national science and expert witness committees, at times serving as chair. Cynthia is often asked to speak at various meetings, including lawyer associations and mass tort committees and conferences. She has testified before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the proposal of labeling changes for approved drugs and biologic products. Cynthia is admitted to practice before all of the courts of the State of California, United District Court, Central District of California, as well as the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Orange County Trial Lawyer Association (OCTLA), American Nursing Association, and The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA. Cynthia is a third generation California attorney. Her grandfather and father were both trial lawyers practicing in Los Angeles and Orange County, California. Cynthia followed suit receiving her Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Western State University College of Law in 1999.

Job Titles:

• Medical Products Litigation Attorney
• Member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

At OnderLaw, Derek primarily handles pharmaceutical cases, general product liability matters, auto and trucking accidents, premise liability, and workers' compensation cases. Derek graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration in finance from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa in 2014. While at the University of Iowa, Derek served as the Treasurer of Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity. Derek completed his education at Saint Louis University School of Law in 2017. There, he used his business background to earn a concentration in entrepreneurship law. He worked in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, where he was presented with opportunities to assist several St. Louis area entrepreneurs with trademark and small business issues. He also earned a concentration in criminal litigation skills. Derek is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Derek is admitted to practice law in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Derek Sieck handles Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Litigation, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Workers' Compensation claims at OnderLaw.

Job Titles:

• Toxic Tort & Products Liability Litigation Attorney

Emma Sikora Paulus joined OnderLaw, LLC as an attorney in 2022 after starting in our intake department and has fast become respected for her skill and passion, particularly for environmental-related claims and causes.

Job Titles:

• Medical Products Litigation Attorney

Gerry Guerra was born and raised in metropolitan St Louis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Certificate of Spanish Proficiency from St Louis University, cum laude, in 1991.

was born and raised in metropolitan St Louis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a certificate of Spanish proficiency from St. Louis University, cum laude, in 1991. Gerry graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1994, and is licensed and in good standing in Missouri and Illinois. Upon graduation, Gerry joined a well-respected St. Louis law firm and focused his practice primarily on litigating personal injury claims on behalf of plaintiffs. He worked on a variety of serious injury and death cases, including product liability and crashworthiness, motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, and workplace accidents. During his tenure, he also began cultivating a book of business clientele. This work included various types of commercial and real estate litigation involving winding down of business operations, asset distribution, partner disputes, and construction disputes. His work led to him being hired by a business client as its general counsel in late 1997. He remained in-house with this client for 13 years, overseeing all business operations while providing strategic advice to ownership pertaining to management of assets, including real estate development, zoning, condemnation, and eminent domain. In 2010, Gerry started his own personal injury law practice, the Guerra Law Firm, before joining OnderLaw in January 2013. Gerry currently works on a variety of personal injury cases including automobile accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He is also directly involved in overseeing and litigating products liability cases, including dangerous drugs and defective medical devices. Gerry has represented OnderLaw clients in several Multidistrict Litigations and coordinated proceedings, including the following: 1. In RE: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation No. 2299, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; 2. In RE: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation No. 2545, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 3. Essure Product Cases, Judicial Counsel Coordinated Proceedings No. 4887, Superior Court of California; 4. In RE: Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation No. 2750, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; 5. In RE: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation No. 2782, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; 6. In RE: Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation No. 2753, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire; and 7. In RE: Combat Arms Earplugs Products Liability Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation No. 2885, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Gerry Guerra was born and raised in metropolitan St Louis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Certificate of Spanish Proficiency from St Louis University, cum laude, in 1991.

Job Titles:

• Attorney
• Member of the Missouri

Gregory is a member of the Missouri and Illinois Bars, as well as the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri and Southern District of Illinois. He continues to pursue excellence in every area of his work, and is a valued member of the OnderLaw team. Mr. Pals earned a degree in mathematics from Illinois State University before applying his analytical and critical thinking skills toward preserving the legal rights of others. He is an accomplished alumnus of Washington University School of Law…

Job Titles:

• Attorney

Ms. Ross served for two elections as Campaign Manager/Legal Counsel for former Missouri State Representative Hope E. Whitehead. She monitored and prosecuted Ms. Whitehead's opponent who had engaged in campaign misconduct and election law abuse on numerous occasions.

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• Attorney
• Founder
• Senior Member and Founder

Jim Onder is the senior member and founder of OnderLaw. Since being admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1988 and the Illinois Bar in 1989, he has developed extensive experience in complex litigation and has earned an admirable reputation among the nation's most renowned attorneys by continuing to challenge corporations that put profits over people. Mr. Onder served on the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the multi-district class action, In Re: Bayer Corp. Combination Aspirin Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, 09-md-2023, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Onder has been responsible for consolidating more than 200 cases against Forest Laboratories, Inc. et al. pending in the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri and the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri arising from allegations that the anti-depressant medication Lexapro caused minor plaintiffs to suffer substantial birth defects. Jim is also representing minor plaintiffs who suffered birth defects after their mothers used Zoloft during pregnancy, acting as local liaison counsel in litigation pending against drug maker Pfizer, Inc. et al. in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. Mr. Onder stood up for consumers, representing a nationwide class in a consumer class action in Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, against Apple, Inc. for the labeling of Apple iTunes gift cards and pricing of songs on the iTunes website. Further, Mr. Onder served on the leadership team responsible for providing representation to farmers owning nearly three million acres of corn in the Syngenta Corn Mass Action in federal court in the Southern District of Illinois in which he was able to gain a $1.5 billion settlement. Jim Onder is the senior member and founder of The OnderLaw, LLC. Since founding the firm in August of 2002, Jim has distinguished himself and compiled an impressive record of success, working with his partners to collect over 3.5 billion dollars on behalf of those he's represented.

Job Titles:

• Class Actions Against Banks Attorney

Jesse's practice is devoted primarily to consumer protection law. He is an avid litigator who believes in the importance of fighting for the people who can least afford to be cheated out of their hard-earned money by businesses with little or no consciences.

Job Titles:

• Class Action Litigation Attorney

Kaitlin Carpenter has been with OnderLaw since 2017 when she began her career as an Intake Specialist and Legal Assistant on both our Class Action litigation team and Mass Torts/Personal Injury team. Kaitlin graduated cum laude and earned her Juris Doctor at Saint Louis University School of Law, where she was Articles Editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal and a member of the Moot Court Editorial Board. She earned numerous awards for academic excellence, including second place for Judge Robert G. Dowd Sr. Appellate Advocacy Award and Academic Excellence Awards for Highest Grade in Criminal Law and Employment Law. Kaitlin also graduated with a concentration in Employment Law. While attending law school, Kaitlin served as Judicial Extern to the Honorable Angela Turner Quigless in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District and as Class Action Law Clerk at OnderLaw. She also earned experience at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she served as a Judicial Extern to Administrative Law Judge Kendra Howard. Since earning her J.D., Kaitlin has focused her practice on class action litigations and has proven herself to be a valuable member of our team.

Job Titles:

• Civil Litigation Attorney

Lawana Wichmann received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 2002.

Job Titles:

• Medical Products Litigation Attorney

Mark was born and raised in St Louis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Knox College. Following his time at Knox, he obtained his law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law.

Job Titles:

• Consumer Protection Law Attorney

Martin practiced law at Padberg, McSweeney, Slater, and Merz, then moved on to Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard. Martin has been with OnderLaw, LLC since 2015, where he focuses primarily on consumer protection law.

Job Titles:

• Bad Faith Insurance Claims and Personal Injury Attorney

Matt has been routinely involved in the handling, trial, or settlement of significant cases involving six and seven figure recoveries for his clients.

Job Titles:

• Attorney

Scott Sifton served as a Missouri State Senator representing St. Louis County from 2012 - 2020. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011 - 2012, on the Affton Board of Education from 2001 - 2010..

Job Titles:

• Medical Products Litigation Attorney

A native of Palatine, Illinois, Stephanie attended the University of Missouri-Columbia where she graduated with dual degrees in English and Classical Humanities.

Stephen H. Ringkamp spent 46 years as a principal at the Hullverson Law Firm in Saint Louis, making his mark practicing personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability law throughout the state.

Job Titles:

• Personal Injury Attorney

Stephen P. Niemira is a third-generation lawyer, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who blazed a trail of high-level skill and devoted service to others in the pursuit of justice.

Job Titles:

• Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Litigation Attorney

Wylie's family ties to the St. Louis legal community trace back to 1866 when his great-great-grandfather, Isaac Stephen Coe, began practicing as a trial lawyer in the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.