Ronald J. Eisenberg
Business law, class actions, contracts, commercial collections, and litigation.
I have represented hundred of parties, both plaintiffs and defendants, in lawsuits in state and federal courts. My favorite cases are class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) targeting senders of annoying and illegal junk faxes, robocalls, and text messages. I have litigated more than 175 class action lawsuits and been appointed as Class Counsel multiple times. Class actions are great way to level the playing field between consumers and large corporations.
Among my many other practice areas are contracts, collections, landlord tenant law, and foreign judgment registration. I am frequently hired by tenants who wish to keep their old, resolved judgments from continuing to show up on the court's website and preventing them from obtaining housing.
Outside of my law practice, I am an avid marathon runner, having completed more than 50 marathons, including running 100 miles in less than 24 hours, and I also enjoy fishing and global travel.
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- J.D. (1999) | Law
- Miami University of Ohio
- B.A. (1992) | Political Science
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- Honors: Dean's List
- Founder
- Eisenberg Law LLC
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- Attorney
- Schultz Law Group LLC
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- Staff Attorney
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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- Federal Judicial Law Clerk for Honorable David D. Noce
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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- Title Law-Ethical Considerations
- National Business Institute
- Real Estate Closings From Start To Finish
- National Business Institute
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- Sterling Education Services, Inc.
- Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law
- National Business Institute
- Title Law from Start to Finish
- NBI
- Ethical Considerations, Real Estate Closings from Start to Finish
- National Business Institute
- Curing Top Commercial Real Estate Title Defects, Continuing Legal Education and Real Estate Seminar, St. Louis
- National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar
- Presented talk on Ethical Considerations
- Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law, Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation, and Settlements Continuing Legal Education Seminar, St. Louis
- Sterling Education Services, Inc.
- Real Estate Litigation in Missouri Continuing Legal Education Seminar
- Sterling Education Services, Inc.
- 2022 Pro Bono Wall of Fame
- The Missouri Bar
- Platinum Client Champion
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Top Contributor Award 2022
- AVVO
- 2021 Pro Bono Wall of Fame
- The Missouri Bar
- 2022 Top Rated Litigator
- ALM Media
- Missouri Bar  # 48674
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- American Bar Association
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- Missouri
- 7th Circuit
- 8th Circuit
- Federal Circuit
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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Contingent Fees
Terms vary depending on the area of law, amount at issue, and collectibility. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Most representation is on an hourly basis, but contingency representation is considered for collections and some other areas. Class action representation is always on a contingency basis.
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Collections
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Tenants' Rights
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
- Intellectual Property
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- TCPA Robocall Class Actions
- TCPA Junk Fax Class Actions
- TCPA Spam Text Messages Class Actions
- COVID-19 Class Actions
- Contracts
- English
- Spanish
- Q. Can I stop this garnishment or am I stuck paying this even though I do not owe it.
- A: What matters is not whether you believe you owed the money related to the alleged debt for which you were sued. What matters is if you were properly served with the summons, the amount of the judgment, the calculation of post-judgment interest. If service of the summons was improper you may file a motion for relief from void judgment. It may be worth paying an attorney to review the filings on Casemet and provide an assessment.
- Q. Can we subtract cost to fix contractor's mistake from final invoice or do we have to pay and then sue for reimbursement?
- A: A lot of money is at issue. Have an attorney read the contract and do a consultation. The answer to your question is “it depends.” If you pay then sue you may face an affirmative defense of the “voluntary payment doctrine.” But there’s a type of claim to which case law holds that defense doesn’t apply.
- Q. a Missouri real estate agent sold us a property with a new septic system in the contract. There is no new septic system.
- A: Hire an attorney to review the contract and provide an assessment. The fact that you unwisely waived the walkthrough may present a problem.
Make sure the attorney is familiar not only with real estate law but also Missouri’s consumer protection statute, the Merchandising Practices Act (MPA).