Litigation attorney Irene J. Marusic has joined HeplerBroom as a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office. She concentrates her practice on the defense of complex liability and medical issues, including alleged criminal acts on business property, sexual assault and abuse, premises claims, complex medical causation issues, and high exposure general liability litigation. She has been named to the lists of Best Lawyers in America and Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers. In addition, she has been the recipient of Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Litigation Practitioner Award as well as its Winningest Defense Attorney, Runner-Up Winningest Defense Attorney, Top Five Winningest Defense Attorneys, and Up and Coming Award.

Marusic obtained her J.D. from Saint Louis University Law School in 2000. She also holds a B.A.  from Washington University. While in law school, she was executive editor of the St. Louis University Public Law Review. She was also a Faculty Fellow for Associate Professor Carol A. Needham. Marusic is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois and is admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois.