Joseph Ott

Joseph Ott is the founding attorney of Ott Law Firm in Webster Groves, Missouri. He is a trial lawyer whose practice includes personal injury, business disputes, employment discrimination, banking fraud, criminal defense, and other complex litigation. His work involves evaluating disputed facts, preparing cases for negotiation or trial, and helping individuals and businesses address legal problems that can carry significant financial or personal consequences.

Ott earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law. He previously earned undergraduate degrees in Economics and Philosophy from Regis University. His education provides a foundation for analyzing legal rules alongside business, financial, and strategic considerations. That background supports a litigation practice where careful reasoning, clear written advocacy, and organized development of evidence can shape decisions from early case assessment through courtroom proceedings.

Ott has handled matters involving injury claims, employment disputes, banking issues, criminal charges, business conflicts, intellectual property disputes, and transactions involving medical practices. His experience includes examining experts and corporate witnesses and working through cases with technical or financial evidence. He uses that range of experience to identify key factual issues, evaluate legal risk, and prepare clients for settlement discussions, hearings, or trial.

Joseph Ott contributes to the legal community through bar leadership, pro bono service, and public defense work. His practice combines courtroom advocacy with a practical understanding of business and individual disputes. By working across personal injury, employment, criminal, and commercial matters, he helps clients organize complex facts, understand litigation choices, and pursue a legal strategy suited to the specific dispute they face.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Ott Law Firm
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Solo and Small Firm Section Chair, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (2024-2025)
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Member, National Lawyers Guild
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Pro Bono Attorney, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (2016-Present)
• Member, Special Public Defender (2017-Present)

Licensed State

• Missouri

Education

• University of Missouri School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Regis University
  BS/BA in Economics and Philosophy

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