Carleigh M. Cavender

Carleigh brings a thorough, results-driven approach to business litigation. She has defended clients in complex cases involving voluminous discovery, including overseeing the processing and production of hundreds of thousands of documents. Carleigh has seen several Missouri state court cases through appeal, including through Missouri's highest court, where she successfully defended against a two-million-dollar judgment.

Carleigh has also successfully defended multiple statewide ballot measures from court challenges up to and including the Missouri Supreme Court and has successfully invalidated unconstitutional state laws that harmed her clients' business interests.

Before entering private practice, Carleigh gained extensive experience across all levels of the judiciary. She served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge W. Brent Powell in the Supreme Court of Missouri and for the Honorable Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. She also worked as an extern for the Honorable Judge Karen King Mitchell in the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals, as a law clerk for the Missouri Attorney General's Office, and as an extern for the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri.

Recognized on the Best Lawyers in America^® "Ones to Watch" list, 2027