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Bharat Varadachari

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Bharat Varadachari focuses his practice on defending insurance companies in extra-contractual litigation as well as trials involving complex business litigation matters, including:

  • Bad-Faith Litigation
  • Employment-Related Matters
  • Trucking/Large Commercial Vehicle Accidents
  • General Insurance Defense
  • Products and Premises Liability
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Construction Defects
  • Benzene Exposure/Toxic Tort
  • Evaluation of Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 Site Assessments
  • Jones Act/Maritime Matters
  • St. Louis University School of Law, J.D., 1999
  • St. Louis University School of Public Health, Masters in Health Administration, 1999
  • University of Illinois, B.A. in History, with minor in Microbiology, 1994
  • Missouri
  • Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the
    • Eastern District of Missouri
    • Southern District of Illinois

 

Professional Associations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
    • Board of Directors (2023-2025)
  • St. Louis County Bar Association
    • President (2023-2024)
    • Executive Board
  • The Lawyers Association of St. Louis
    • President (2018-2019)
  • Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
    • Transportation Committee
  • Illinois Defense Counsel
  • Illinois Trucking Association
  • Inns of Court
  • Missouri Bar Association
    • Board of Governors
  • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
    • Vice Chair, Legislative Committee
  • Missouri Trucking Association
  • Central and Southern Districts of Illinois
    • Education Committee
Varadachari and Bramstedt Secure a Favorable Verdict for Defendant in Premises Liability Case
January 8, 2025
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Varadachari and Bramstedt Secure Defense Verdict for Client in Trucking Accident Trial
November 26, 2024
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Missouri Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Property Owner Represented by Varadachari and Roman
October 30, 2024
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Jury Returns Defense Verdict for HeplerBroom Clients in Less Than an Hour
September 20, 2024
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Varadachari and McGonigle Secure Defense Verdict for Client in St. Louis City Personal Injury Trial
December 19, 2023
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Varadachari and McGonigle Receive Favorable Verdict in Jury Trial
December 2, 2021
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Varadachari and McGonigle Earn Defense Verdict
November 19, 2021
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Varadachari and Lytle Obtain Favorable Jury Verdict in
June 18, 2019
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Varadachari Gets Defense Win in St. Clair County
April 15, 2019
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Varadachari and Harriss Obtained Defense Verdict for Prairie Farms Dairy
May 24, 2016
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  • Defense verdict in the City of St. Louis for national hotel chain in a slip and fall case where plaintiff required two surgeries and was forecasted to have two more as a result of his fall.
  • Defense verdict for a dairy in a Peoria County (Illinois) wrongful death case arising out of a trucking/automobile accident. Plaintiff had asked for $15 million. Defense was able to prove that truck driver was not defendant’s agent.
  • Defense verdict for a motorcycle dealership limiting Plaintiff’s damages to $180,000 in a wrongful death case. Plaintiff alleged that the dealership negligently modified a motorcycle, resulting in the death of a passenger. Plaintiff asked the jury to return a verdict of between $2.5 million and $4 million. Plaintiff’s last settlement demand before trial was $2.5 million.
  • Defense verdict for trucking company. Plaintiffs alleged Mr. Varadachari’s client initiated a right turn from the left lane. One plaintiff sustained a fractured skull, broken nose, broken pelvis, and broken ribs. The co-plaintiff sustained neck and back injuries.
  • Defense verdict for insurance carrier in an uninsured motorist case. Mr. Varadachari defended the insurance carrier on allegations that there was a phantom vehicle/uninsured motorist that struck the co-defendant’s vehicle. Jury placed 100 percent of fault on the co-defendant.
  • Defense verdict for trucking company in wrongful death case. Plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Varadachari’s client’s employee struck a pedestrian on the shoulder of the highway, killing him. Plaintiffs had requested $3.3 million from the jury.
  • AV Preeminent® Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers in America (2024-2026)
  • Nominated for Lon Hocker Award (2006)
    • Awarded to lawyers under 35 years of age who have demonstrated excellence in the art of trial advocacy in the State of Missouri
  • Missouri Lawyers Media
    • Top Defense Wins of 2024 (Co-recipient)
    • 7th Best Defense Verdict in the State of Missouri for 2013 (Co-recipient)
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers (2023)
    • Rising Star (2010-2012)
Varadachari Selected to Board of Governors of State Bar Association
September 23, 2025
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19 HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on 2026 Best Lawyers Lists
August 21, 2025
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Varadachari to be Honored for a Missouri Lawyers Media 2024 Top Defense Verdict
January 14, 2025
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28 HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on 2025 Best Lawyers Lists
August 15, 2024
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Varadachari Named to List of 100 St. Louisans to Know to Succeed in Business
April 25, 2024
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Varadachari Concludes Presidency of St. Louis County Bar Association
February 8, 2024
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Six HeplerBroom Attorneys Named 2023 Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers
December 7, 2023
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28 HeplerBroom Attorneys Honored with Inclusion on 2024 Best Lawyers Lists
August 17, 2023
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Varadachari Selected to Board of Directors of National Defense Attorney Organization
May 4, 2023
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Varadachari is President of St. Louis County Bar Association
February 7, 2023
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Varadachari to Speak at National Claims and Litigation Management Conference
April 4, 2024
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Varadachari and Burkett to Discuss Insurance Issues at National Conference
March 28, 2023
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Varadachari to Discuss Voir Dire at Claims and Litigation Management Professionals Meeting
December 1, 2022
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Varadachari Discusses Litigation on Rotator Cuff Injuries
August 3, 2022
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Varadachari and Young to Speak at National Insurance Claims and Litigation Conference
March 24, 2022
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Varadachari to Lead a Table at Insurance "Speed-Dating" Conference
February 23, 2022
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Hay and Varadachari to Headline ADTA Webinar on Business Development Post COVID
February 10, 2022
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Varadachari to Lead a Table at Insurance "Speed-Dating" Conference
February 8, 2022
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Varadachari Discusses Transportation Verdicts
November 2, 2021
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Bozarth and Varadachari Spoke at Defense Trial Attorneys National Conference
August 26, 2021
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Mr. Varadachari has given numerous presentations, both nationally and locally, on topics including bad faith litigation, defense of trucking companies, insurance defense, and general trial tactics.

Varadachari Co-Authors Article for Claims and Litigation Management Journal
October 30, 2019
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Varadachari Co-Authors Article on Trucking Industry Defense for CLM Magazine
October 2, 2018
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Varadachari Co-Authors Article on Trucking Industry Defense for CLM Magazine
October 2, 2018
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  • “Peace with a Purpose: Turning Terminated Drivers into Effective Witnesses,” Claims Management Magazine (September 2019). (Co-author)
  • “Growing a Thick Skin: How to Insulate Your Warm-Blooded Driver Against Reptilian Attacks,” Claims Management Magazine (September 2018). (Co-author)
  • “Driving While Drowsy: Fatigue of the Driver as a Basis for Punitive Damages,” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Litigation Management Magazine (Spring 2015).
  • “Missouri, Illinois Collateral Source Rules Affect Bodily Injuries Differently,” The Insurance Journal (October 5, 2009).
  • “Standard of Punitive Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions,” IADC (April 2000).

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