David P. Bub
636-798-0572 | dbub@wwbhlaw.com
Overview
David Bub has spent his entire thirty-year law career as a trial lawyer in Missouri and Illinois, trying over 150 civil jury trial cases to conclusion and handling more than 50 appeals in both the state and federal courts. He has been the lead trial lawyer in numerous large exposure cases involving high profile clients where he has obtained defense verdicts in cases involving eight figure amounts in dispute. In 2022, David obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his client in a toxic mold case where plaintiff was seeking over $20 million in damages, ranking as one of largest defense verdicts obtained in Missouri. David has successfully represented commercial businesses, insurance carriers and individuals in a variety of areas, including the areas of premises liability, construction, products liability, insurance coverage and fraud cases.
David has also been honored with numerous awards throughout his career. Most recently, in 2022, he was honored by the Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (“MAMIC”) with their highest award, the MAMIC Lifetime Service Award recognizing him for his “exceptional service, contribution and support of the Missouri mutual insurance industry”. In 2021 and 2022, Missouri Lawyers Weekly recognized David on their annual “Power List” of the top 30 civil trial lawyers in the state.
Over the past three decades, David has also had dozens of his trial results recognized in Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s annual list of “Largest Defense Verdicts”. In 2012, he was awarded by Missouri Lawyers Weekly “Most Winningest Defense Attorney” recognizing him for having the most defense verdicts of any lawyer in the State of Missouri for that year. Since 2010, David has regularly been recognized by the national “Super Lawyers” publication as a “Super Lawyer” in the state of Missouri for his expertise in the areas of personal injury litigation.
David is frequently asked to speak across the country for various national/regional industry groups and organizations including PLRB/LRIB, National Business Institute, Defense Research Institute (“DRI”), MAMIC, Missouri Bar Association and others on topics including premises liability, insurance coverage, products liability, transportation, catastrophic injury claims and construction litigation.
Recent Results
Re-Trial of Case Results in Verdict 15 Times Lower Than Original Plaintiff Verdict
In 2022, David Bub and his partner, Tyler Finnegan, successfully defended an individual in a clear liability auto case in a re-trial of the case. In the first trial, handled by prior defense counsel, plaintiff claimed she became disabled due to a sever …
Obtained Summary Judgment in Accidental Shooting Involving Antique Firearm
In 2021, David Bub obtained summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Phelps County Missouri in a personal injury case where the plaintiff accidentally shot himself with an antique gun provided to him by David’s client. Plaintiff’s injuries were severe …
Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Case Where Plaintiff Seeking Damages of $20 Million
In 2022, David Bub and his partner, Jeff Lester, represented one of the largest commercial property management companies in St. Louis in a case where the plaintiff claimed she became completely disabled due to injuries sustained as a result of toxic mo …
Obtained Summary Judgment in Million Dollar Insurance Coverage Action
In 2021, David Bub obtained summary judgment in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Missouri in an insurance coverage dispute involving a copyright infringement case. The case involved a Missouri bourbon distiller that was sued by a …
Past Results
- Hicks v. Prudential General Ins. Co.
887 S.W.2d 819
Mo.App. E.D. December 6, 1994 - Richardson v. Farm Bureau Town & Country Ins. Co.
899 S.W.2d 119
Mo.App. E.D. April 11, 1995 - Gutting v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co.
905 S.W.2d 550
Mo.App. S.D. September 12, 1995 - Massachusetts Bay, Ins. Co. v. Haas
954 S.W.2d 374
Mo.App. E.D. July 29, 1997 - Thieret v. Baer
972 S.W.2d 655
Mo.App. E.D. July 31, 1998 - American States Ins. Co. v. Creative Walking, Inc.
16 F.Supp.2d 1062
E.D.Mo. August 17, 1998 - Stonger ex rel. Stonger v. Riggs
21 S.W.3d 18
Mo.App. W.D. May 16, 2000 - Economy Fire & Cas. Co. v. Erckmann
73 S.W.3d 769
Mo.App. E.D. March 5, 2002 - Priesmeyer v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co.
74 S.W.3d 286
Mo.App. W.D. May 7, 2002 - Stonger ex rel. Stonger v. Riggs
85 S.W.3d 703
Mo.App. W.D. September 17, 2002 - General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. The Windsor Group, Inc.
103 S.W.3d 794
Mo.App. E.D. February 18, 2003 - Ritchie v. Goodman
161 S.W.3d 851
Mo.App. S.D. March 21, 2005 - Societe Air France v. Action Express, Inc.
195 S.W.3d 537
Mo.App. E.D. July 11, 2006 - Wood v. Foremost Ins. Co.
471 F.3d 931
C.A.8 (Mo.) December 28, 2006 - Fugate v. Heibel
223 S.W.3d 187
Mo.App. E.D. May 22, 2007 - Zeiger v. C. David & Laura Zeiger Living Trust
226 S.W.3d 888
Mo.App. E.D. June 19, 2007 - Richey v. DP Properties, LP
252 S.W.3d 249
Mo.App. E.D. May 13, 2008 - State ex rel. Young v. Wood
254 S.W.3d 871
Mo. June 10, 2008 - Hughes v. SMG II, LLC
293 S.W.3d 452
Mo.App. E.D. July 8, 2008 - Carden v. Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Ass'n
258 S.W.3d 547
Mo.App. S.D. July 15, 2008 - Ryann Spencer Group, Inc. v. Assurance Co. of America
275 S.W.3d 284
Mo.App. E.D. September 23, 2008 - Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Bluewood, Inc.
560 F.3d 798
C.A.8 (Mo.) March 24, 2009 - Doe v. Young
664 F.3d 727
C.A.8 (Mo.) December 28, 2011 - Hatfield v. Barton Mut. Ins. Co.
382 S.W.3d 215
Mo.App. S.D. September 17, 2012 - Wilkinson v. Barton Mutual Insurance Co.
449 S.W.3d 820
Mo.App. E.D. December 2, 2014 - Krehbiel v. Tharp
491 S.W.3d 576
Mo.App. W.D. December 23, 2014 - Gohagan v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.
809 F.3d 1012
C.A.8 (Mo.) January 6, 2016 - State ex rel. Rehnquist Design & Build, Inc. v. Siwak
499 S.W.3d 386
Mo.App. E.D. September 27, 2016 - Blankenship v. Old Missouri Mutual Insurance Company
525 S.W.3d 562
Mo.App. S.D. December 15, 2016 - Eisenmann v. Podhorn
528 S.W.3d 22
Mo.App. E.D. May 9, 2017 - Olga Despotis Trust v. Cincinnati Insurance Company
867 F.3d 1054
C.A.8 (Mo.) August 16, 2017 - Sangster v. Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc.
545 S.W.3d 385
Mo.App. E.D. April 24, 2018 - Bank of Birch Tree v. American Modern Home Insurance Company
561 S.W.3d 439
Mo.App. S.D. October 15, 2018 - McCarthy v. Wilson
565 S.W.3d 201
Mo.App. E.D. October 16, 2018 - A.T. Through Travis v. Hahn
341 F.Supp.3d 1031
E.D.Mo. October 24, 2018 - Collier v. Steinbach
597 S.W.3d 317
Mo.App. E.D. December 24, 2019
Professional Affiliations
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- Property & Liability Resource Bureau
Awards & Achievements
- The Power List: Missouri Business Defense Attorneys, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2021
- Best Lawyers - Insurance Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2015-2022)
- Best Lawyers - Personal Injury litigation-Defense, The Best Lawyers in America (2016-2022)
- Super Lawyers - Civil Litigation Defense, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers (2012-2017)
- St. Louis' Best Lawyers - Insurance Law, St. Louis Magazine (2017)
- Winningest Defense Attorney, Missouri Lawyers Weekly (2011)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Publications
- Co-author, "Bad Faith Litigation in Missouri" National Business Institute (1996-99)
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "COVID & the Law: Where We've Been & Where Are We Going," Brown & James General Defense & Insurance Law Symposium, January 2022
- "Case Law Update and Flood-Related Claims in Missouri and Illinois," Brown & James Law Symposium (January 2016)
- Panelist, "Trend is Bad Faith Litigation," Defense Research Institute's Insurance Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Claims Conference (June 2015)
- Speaker, "Case Law Update," Brown & James Law Symposium (January 2014)
- Speaker, "Bad Faith - Here we go Again!" Brown & James Law Symposium (January 2013)
- Speaker, "Case Law Update," Brown & James Law Symposium (January 2013)
- Speaker, "Soft Tissue Injury Cases," Property Loss Research Bureau Annual Claims Conference (April 2011)
- Speaker, "Hot Topics in Premises Liability," Brown & James Law Symposium (January 2011)
- Speaker, "Trial of the Complex Soft Tissue Injury Case", 2009 PLRB/LIRB Conference in Seattle, WA (March 2009)
- Speaker, "The Role of Your Attorney in the Claims Process from Start to Finish", 2009 Annual Conference of Missouri Assn. of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC) (January 2009)
- Speaker, "Annual Symposium on Property Insurance Law and Claim Adjustment", sponsored by Brown & James, P.C. (1994-1999)
- Speaker, "Premise Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Missouri", National Business Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1997-99)
- Speaker, "Bad Faith Litigation in Missouri", National Business Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1996-1999)
- Speaker, "Current Issues in Homeowners' Policies", Missouri Bar Association's Insurance Law CLE Program (1995-96)
- Instructor, Certification Program of International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) (1996-97)
- Speaker, Professional Fire and Fraud Investigators Association (PFFIA) 32nd Annual Conference (1999)
- Member, Insurance Law Practice Committee, Missouri Bar Association (1994-1999)
Practices
Education
- Saint Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1993)
- Saint Louis University (B.A., 1988)
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit