Bharat Varadachari

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Member of CLM Since: 2011

CLM Committees

  • Transportation
  • Adjuster Training Courses
  • Committee Conference
  • Publication/Magazine

CLM Contributions

  • Speaker - 2013 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2013 Transportation Conference
  • Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference Half Day Registration
  • Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference TEST FOR ANDROID
  • Speaker - 2014 Transportation Conference
  • Speaker - 2015 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2016 CLM Greater St. Louis Chapter Networking Event- 11/17
  • Speaker - 2017 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2017 CLM Greater St. Louis Chapter Education and Networking - 2/28
  • Speaker - 2018 CLM Greater St. Louis Education and Networking Event - 8/1
  • Speaker - 2019 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Diversity and Inclusion, Product Liability, Transportation, Claims and Litigation
  • Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Extra-Contractual, Insurance Coverage, Claims and Litigation
  • Speaker - 2021 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2021 CLM Focus: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Management Liability, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Transportation, Claims and Litigation Management
  • Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2022 CLM Focus: December
  • Speaker - 2022 CLM Greater St. Louis Chapter Education and Networking Event - 08/03
  • Speaker - 2023 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2023 Focus Conference and Holiday Party
  • Speaker - 2024 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - AC Test Event Zerone
  • Speaker - Litigation 102: Pleading and Motion Practice

Articles

Practice Areas

  • Bad Faith
  • Claims Management
  • Construction/Real Estate/Surety
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • Environmental
  • Litigation Management
  • Maritime Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Religious & Non-Profit
  • Transportation
  • Insurance Coverage

Biography

Mr. Varadachari focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including:

Environmental Claims, Trucking accidents, Products liability, Premises liability, Motor vehicle accidents, Jones Act claims.  Maritime lawsuits and  General insurance matters.

Mr. Varadachari has represented Fortune 500 clients throughout Missouri and Illinois.

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 for the Eighth Circuit

Law School: St. Louis University School of Law and School of Public Health, Masters in Health Administration, 1999

Undergraduate School: University of Illinois, 1994

Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Vice-President of CLM-St. Louis Chapter; Association of Defense Trial Lawyers;  American Board of Trial Advocates; Past President of Lawyers Association of St. Louis; Executive Board Member of St. Louis County Bar Association; Vice-Chair of Legislative Committee for Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, Educational Committee

Awards, Honors, Distinctions: AV Preeminent® Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell; 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;
Lead counsel in obtaining defense verdict for trucking company arising out of alleged wrongful death that was selected as Top 10  verdict in the State of Missouri by Missouri Lawyers Media;
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
Rising Star (2010-2012)

Published Legal Writing:  
“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).

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

  • Bar Admissions: MO, IL
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