Marvin Tofle

Marvin Tofle was born on a Sunday Night at 8:31 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri. He has now lived to be 55 years old and he doesn�t feel like it. He plays racquetball 4 or 5 times a week and thinks he can give the younger guys a good game. Marvin spends the rest of his spare time rehabbing the grand old house (with the emphasis on "old") he moved into in March of 1999. At this time there is a new coat of paint in almost every room and everything that has a moving part has been repaired or replaced. Maybe next year he can start on the outside. Marvin attended Jackson Park Elementary School, Hanley Junior High School and University City High School, which were all located within two blocks of his house in University City, Missouri. He is practicing law with his high school friend Gary Oxenhandler, and as of September of 2000 they have been partners for 27 years. Marvin and Gary are now practicing law with Brian Hajicek and Dan Simon. Brian and Dan bring new ideas and energy to the firm, and the synergy creates a more productive environment for everyone involved. Marvin attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and graduated in 1968 with a BA degree in political science and entered the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law that same year, where he was a member of the law review. He graduated in 1971. Marvin limits his practice to the handling of personal injury matters, wrongful death claims, workers compensation, social security disability and, in general, cases involving personal injuries and litigation. He has been involved in a variety of other community affairs over the years such as serving as a member and then Chairman of the Columbia Human Rights Commission, a member and then President of the Board of the Community Rehabilitation Center (now Advent) and a member of the Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club and currently as a member of the Board of Associates of the Museum of Art and Archeology. In his words: "When I first decided in junior high school that I wanted to be a lawyer, I thought that I would learn "the law" and that people would come to see me at my office and they would ask me what the law was on a particular topic and because I am learned in "the law" and I have a good memory I would remember and I would tell them. Well, I was certainly in for a surprise. The law calls for imagination and creativity in every respect, challenges your people skills and requires you to look to yourself and your talents and abilities for the answers."