David Zevan

Partner

David M. Zevan is a founding partner of the firm and an award-winning trial lawyer serving personal injury and medical malpractice victims across Missouri and Illinois. Upon completing law school at Saint Louis University, David worked in the St. Louis City Counselor’s Office, where he gained critical litigation and trial experience representing the doctors and nurses at St. Louis Regional Medical Center. 

In 1995, David went into private practice as a personal injury attorney, focusing on medical malpractice cases for plaintiffs. Since then, he has handled complex personal injury cases and delivered record-setting victories to our deserving clients.

David was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1997. He underwent extensive chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. His experience as a cancer survivor motivates him to provide his clients with compassionate, quality legal counsel. In 2010 David was honored to receive the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award, which recognizes an individual’s professionalism, ethics, character and courtroom success. David continues to exemplify those principles in his work with Zevan Murphy.

Education

  • J.D. Saint Louis University
  • B.S. University of Scranton

Licensure

  • Missouri Bar
  • Illinois Bar
  • Eastern District of Missouri
  • Western District of Missouri
  • Southern District of Illinois

Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Lawyers Association of St. Louis
  • Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Past President)
  • Missouri Bar

Awards

  • 2010 Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award – awarded to the Missouri Attorney who best exemplifies the qualities of professionalism, ethics, character, and courtroom success.
  • 2020 American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys: 10 Best Attorneys in Missouri
  • 2026 Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs.
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David Zevan
Zevan Murphy, LLC.

David M. Zevan is a founding partner of the firm and an award-winning trial lawyer serving personal injury and medical malpractice victims across Missouri and Illinois. Upon completing law school at Saint Louis University, David worked in the St. Louis City Counselor’s Office, where he gained critical litigation and trial experience representing the doctors and nurses at St. Louis Regional Medical Center. 

In 1995, David went into private practice as a personal injury attorney, focusing on medical malpractice cases for plaintiffs. Since then, he has handled complex personal injury cases and delivered record-setting victories to our deserving clients.

David was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1997. He underwent extensive chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. His experience as a cancer survivor motivates him to provide his clients with compassionate, quality legal counsel. In 2010 David was honored to receive the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award, which recognizes an individual’s professionalism, ethics, character and courtroom success. David continues to exemplify those principles in his work with Zevan Murphy.

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