S. Jacob Sappington
Overview
Jacob Sappington represents a diverse assortment of clients in complex and high-stakes litigation, focusing on tort, business, and insurance matters as he employs more than two decades of legal experience and savvy trial acumen. Working across industries, he identifies clients’ objectives early on and forms sound legal strategies to limit financial and operational exposure, advance their interests, and protect their reputations.
A prolific trial attorney, Jacob has achieved favorable outcomes in dozens of trials for both plaintiffs and defendants, as well as arbitrations and administrative hearings, with his total portfolio of work spanning hundreds of cases. He also boasts an extensive appellate practice in which he has prosecuted and defended a wide variety of appeals, including future damages under Missouri law.
Credentials
Education
- University of Missouri School of Law, 2002 (J.D.)
- University of Missouri, 1999 (B.A.), magna cum laude
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks
- Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2022, 2025; Rising Stars, 2011-2017
- Leadership Springfield, Class XXIII Graduate
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks, James Sutliff Legacy Award, 2008
- Springfield Business Journal, 40 Under 40, 2006
- The Missouri Bar
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association