Education

B.A., American Studies and English, Columbia University, with Honors (1990)

J.D., Washington University School of Law (1993)

Professional Affiliations and Activities

Member, The Missouri Bar

Member, The Women Lawyers Association

Admitted to practice before several United States District Courts and United States Courts of Appeals.

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irginia Lay is of counsel to the firm, with a practice concentrated in labor and employment law and litigation. Virginia has significant trial experience while previously working in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and the Missouri Attorney General's Office. She has tried more than 75 jury trials, including federal employment cases, and has tried hundreds of bench trials. Virginia has also served as a jury consultant on numerous federal employment jury trials and has represented the Missouri Highway Patrol in false imprisonment and excessive force claims.

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