Biography
Taylor J. Essner practices in the Litigation Department of Lewis Rice. He has experience in commercial and civil litigation. During law school, Taylor spent a semester serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Henry E. Autrey for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, where he also interned in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for a summer in both the St. Louis and Cape Girardeau offices. Additionally, he worked for one summer as a summer associate at Lewis Rice.
Taylor was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars® for 2023.
Practice Areas
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2017)
- 1843 Scholar
- Order of the Woolsack
- Academic Excellence Award for Highest Grade in Legal Research and Writing, Federal Courts, Antitrust Law, Secured Transactions, and others
- Editor, Saint Louis University Law Journal
- Saint Louis University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2014)
- Economics, Philosophy
- Provost Scholar; Pre-law Scholar
- Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
- Chaplain, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Legal Background
- Judicial extern, Hon. Henry E. Autrey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (Fall 2016)
- Summer associate, Lewis Rice LLC (2016)
- Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (2015)
Admissions
- Missouri Bar
- Illinois Bar
Charitable & Civic Activities
- Member, Missouri Athletic Club
- Member, St. Louis Sports Commission Associates
