Cook Barkett Ponder & Wolz

Specialties

Based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River, the lawyers of CBPW have been serving the people of Missouri and Southern Illinois since 1953. While we are located in Southeast Missouri, the firm practices regularly in all courts from St. Louis City to Dunklin County near the Arkansas state line. The firm’s business litigation, big truck crash and products liability practice extends throughout Missouri and throughout the nation

History

Established in 1953.

From its inception, the firm has been dedicated to the trial and litigtion of civil cases involving serious personal injury, wrongful death and business litigation. Our firm has always been proud to represent people and small businesses against powerful insurance companies and large corporations. Our lawyers have, collectively, tried hundreds of cases and have achieved record setting verdicts. Our lawyers have been honored by the Missouri Bar Association for trial excellence.

We use this experience and our courtroom skill to level the playing field and to maximize results.

Cook, Barkett, Ponder and Wolz — Excellence. Experience. Results.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike P.

Business Owner

Mike joined the firm in 1996 and has been a partner since 1998. He has successfully litigated catastrophic injury cases involving pharmaceuticals, industrial furnaces, chemical exposures, tractor-​trailer/​automobile collisions and pharmacy prescriptions. Mike has also handled complex business class actions as lead or co-​lead counsel in cases dealing with anti-​trust, breach of contract, corporate fraud and securities. He has had four cases recognized by Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly as Top Ten Verdicts or Settlements. In September of 2000, Mike’s courtroom skill was recognized with the Missouri Bar’s Lon O. Hocker Award for trial excellence and he has frequently been asked to teach trial practice methods and techniques to other lawyers at seminars and trial colleges. He has litigated cases in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.