St. Louis Attorney David M. Zevan of Zevan & Davidson Receives Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

ST. LOUIS--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--David M. Zevan, a partner with the St. Louis-based law firm Zevan & Davidson, has received the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.

The award, which was presented June 26, is given annually to an attorney whose advocacy skills in difficult cases demonstrate great skill and passion for the injured, who has handled complex cases with some frequency and who has a reputation for professionalism, ethics and integrity.

Zevan, 43, graduated from the University of Scranton in 1987. He received his law degree from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1991.

During his legal career Zevan has handled many high-profile cases and won multimillion-dollar verdicts on behalf of injured clients and their families, including:

A $6.08 million verdict for the parents of an infant who died after a hospital failed to diagnose a bacterial infection
A $5 million verdict obtained on behalf of a woman who was discharged from a hospital emergency department without a wheelchair, lost consciousness as she attempted to get in her car and fractured her skull
A $4.6 million settlement on behalf of a woman whose cancer was missed by her physicians, robbing her of the chance for treatment and recovery
A $3.1 million verdict for a woman who was injured when her surgeon botched her gallbladder surgery
A $2.5 million verdict won for a man who suffered a heart attack the day after an office visit with his primary care physician
A $1.2 million verdict in a wrongful death case filed after physicians failed to diagnose an elderly woman’s abdominal pain as a perforated bowel, leading to a delay in treatment and the woman’s death.

Zevan is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars and has published articles on a variety of legal topics.

Based in St. Louis, Zevan & Davidson is a trial law firm that handles high-stakes catastrophic personal injury cases throughout Missouri and Illinois.