James Wyrsch practices in the areas of commercial litigation, class actions, labor and employment and white collar defense and investigations. He concentrates his practice on defending class and collective actions in many areas, including wage and hour, mass tort, securities, attorney general actions and health care. Mr. Wyrsch also has extensive experience with a variety of commercial litigation issues, including prosecuting and defending contract and complex tort claims and defending government investigations.

Prior to joining the firm, he served as an assistant public defender with the Missouri State Public Defender's office in St. Louis, Mo. Previously, he held a two-year clinical graduate fellowship at Georgetown University Law Center in the Criminal Justice Clinic. Mr. Wyrsch also served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. William R. Price, Jr. of the Missouri Supreme Court. Mr. Wyrsch holds undergraduate degrees in computer science and Russian.

Bar and Court Admissions

Missouri, 2001

District of Columbia, 2002

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and Central and Southern Districts of Illinois

Education

New York University, J.D., 2001

Saint Louis University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1998

Civic Involvement and Honors

• 2010 Award from the Foundation for Improvement of Justice, Inc.
• John Elder Award for Excellence in Computer Science from Saint Louis University