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Columbia, Missouri · Trial Attorney

When the insurance
company fights you,
fight back harder.

The name is intentional. A bur oak outlasts centuries of drought, fire, and ice storms — because its roots go deeper than what most trees can withstand. This firm was built on the same principle: deep preparation, honest counsel, and the endurance to see your case through to a real outcome. Whether you were injured at work or hurt in an accident, the same commitment applies.

★★★★★  4.6 · 59 Google Reviews · Columbia, MO
Chris Miller, Attorney at Law
Chris Miller
Attorney at Law · Licensed in Missouri since 2012
Mo. Bar · 2012 MATA
One attorney handles your case. Not a paralegal. Not a rotation.
No fee unless we win. Free consultations, always.
Missouri Supreme Court track record. We go as far as it takes — and we've been to the top.
14+
Years fighting for
Missouri clients
Free
Case evaluations —
no obligation ever
No fee
Unless we win
your case
Direct
Attorney access —
always Chris

Practice Areas

Workplace injury —
Workers' compensation

Workplace injuries, denied claims, and lost wages. Insurance companies routinely undervalue or deny valid claims — we fight to get you the full benefits Missouri law provides.

Fired after filing a claim? Employer retaliation is illegal in Missouri. We handle those cases too.

Workers' comp cases →
Accident & negligence —
Personal injury

Slip and fall, trucking accidents, dog bites, premises liability, and other serious injury claims. When someone else's negligence changes your life, we hold them and their insurance accountable.

Personal injury cases →
Motor vehicle accidents —
Car accidents

Car and truck accidents are the most common source of serious injury claims in Missouri. Insurance companies move quickly after a crash — we move faster, building your case before evidence disappears.

Car accident cases →
Fatal accidents —
Wrongful death

When negligence takes a life, Missouri law gives surviving family members the right to pursue compensation for their loss. We handle wrongful death cases arising from car accidents, workplace injuries, and other preventable causes.

Wrongful death cases →

Rooted deep.
Built to hold.

A bur oak spends its early years building roots — not canopy. While other trees race for height, the bur oak is quietly constructing the infrastructure that will let it survive the next four centuries of drought, fire, and ice. That kind of endurance doesn't happen by accident.

Chris Miller took the same approach. Before building this firm, he served as a government attorney in the Missouri Department of Labor — the department that oversees the Division of Workers' Compensation — and administered the DWC directly. The Division of Workers' Compensation functions like a courthouse: the state administrative body where disputed claims are heard and decided. Chris administered that agency. He knows how claims move through the system, what standards drive outcomes, and where disputed cases tend to turn.

"I spent years inside the system that decides these cases. I know how the process works — and I know where it fails the people it's supposed to protect." — Chris Miller, Attorney at Law

Chris has fought for Missouri workers and individuals at every level of the legal system — jury trials, the Missouri Court of Appeals, and the Missouri Supreme Court, where he won a case that expanded the rights of working Missourians statewide. That's not just trial experience. That's the full range of the system, from first call to final ruling. No hand-offs. No rotation. One attorney, your case, start to finish.

(573) 499-0200  ·  Free consultation, no obligation

Missouri Supreme Court
Won before the state's highest court — a case that expanded the rights of Missouri workers statewide. The full range of the system, from consultation to final ruling.
Insider knowledge
Served as a government attorney in Missouri's Department of Labor and administered the Division of Workers' Compensation. Knows how the agency operates — and where the leverage is.
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Member of MATA — the statewide organization of attorneys who represent injured clients and fight for their rights at trial.
No fee unless we win
You pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you. Free consultations, always.

Hear directly from your attorney

The insider advantage: Before building this firm, Chris served as a government attorney in the Missouri Department of Labor — the department that oversees the Division of Workers' Compensation — and administered the DWC. The Division of Workers' Compensation is the state administrative body where disputed claims are heard and decided — the same process your case would go through. Chris administered that agency. He knows how the system operates, what drives outcomes, and where the pressure points are.

Results that matter

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each case is unique.

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What our clients say

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Talk to Chris.
It's free.

Tell us what happened and we'll get back to you the same business day. No fee unless we win, and your consultation is always free — no strings attached.

(573) 499-0200
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1902 Corona Road, Suite 200
Columbia, MO 65203
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