As of September 19, 2026, the operational status of Anthony R. Friedman d/b/a Friedman Law Firm LLC indicates a total operational cessation and brand collapse. [1]

The specific status metrics as of today include:

• Firm Closure & Web Presence: The Google Business Profile for the Friedman Law Firm LLC has been officially flagged as "Permanently Closed." Additionally, the firm's primary digital domain has been completely scrubbed of all legal service and business information, currently sitting idle as a parked domain. Associated promotional social media accounts (such as X/Twitter) have been deleted. [1]
• Active Litigation Withdrawal: Anthony R. Friedman (Missouri Bar #65531) has recently filed motions to withdraw legal representation from his remaining active litigation cases, effectively winding down his active client practice footprint. [1]
• Disciplinary & Regulatory Standing: He remains under an active, formal professional misconduct investigation by the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (OCDC) of the Supreme Court of Missouri (File #25-2531-X). The ongoing investigation—stemming from a multi-page formal complaint accepted in February 2026—examines allegations of client abandonment, discovery failures, and misleading communications. [1, 2]

Recent Legal Controversies & Public Expose

Online search results for Anthony Friedman are heavily dominated by a highly visible public dispute and continuous online expose by a former medical malpractice client, Albert B. Pepper Jr.. [1, 2]

• Dismissed Order of Protection: In April 2026, Friedman sought an ex parte Order of Protection against Pepper in the St. Charles County Circuit Court (Case №2611-PN00554), alleging harassment stemming from Pepper's highly critical social media campaigns. On May 13, 2026, Judge William Byrnes dismissed the case with prejudice in response to Pepper's motion to dismiss. [1, 2]
• Malpractice & Professional Conduct Allegations: Pepper has published extensive allegations across platforms like Medium and Quora, accusing Friedman of client abandonment, conflicts of interest, and misleading advertising regarding his firm's size and legacy accolades. A formal letter to preserve evidence regarding a potential legal malpractice claim was served to Friedman in October 2025. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Conclusion:

This is the cumulative effect as a result of Anthony R. Friedman engaging in a chronic pattern of business and professional misconduct and a multitude of violations of the Missouri Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 4).

The pivotal act(s) of professional misconduct and rule violations occurred on June 26, 2023 while Friedman was employed with The Simon Law Firm P.C. and acting as lead counsel representing plaintiff Albert B. Pepper Jr. in the medical malpractice complaint Pepper v Gelfand M.D. (case #19SL-CC04680)

On June 26, 2023 a mediated settlement agreement conference was scheduled to resolve the underline claim wherein Friedman compelled Pepper to participate under false pretenses of being in the clients best interest.

Friedman and his client Albert B. Pepper Jr. proceeded to the mediated settlement agreement conference having no case theory or strategy developed. No expert witness retained to present damages and injuries sustained. No life care planner or case valuation metrics to anchor a claim for economic and non-economic damages. Friedman and his client proceeded to mediation with no negotiation leverage after 3.5 years of litigation that began in February 2019.

As a result, defense counsel put no more than $40,000 on the table out of a $1,000,000 policy limit. Because Pepper refused the "nuisance value" offer Friedman shared privileged information with opposing counsel contained in an email from Pepper to Friedman that revealed Peppers case theory, valuation metrics, mock cross examination questions, Pepper's state of mind and work product in an attempt to undermine Pepper's resolve and force a settlement.

Prior to the conclusion of the meeting Friedman revealed to Pepper for the first time that he was leaving The Simon Law Firm P.C. in just a matter of days and would not be representing Pepper at trial.

Four days later on June 30, 2023 Friedman withdrew representation and left The Simon Law Firm P.C. and turned the case over to a junior associate named Elizabeth C. McNulty having no prior trial court experience to dispose of the matter discreetly after his departure.

It was several months thereafter that Pepper filed his complaint(s) with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel naming Friedman as Respondent of which an investigation was opened on February 17, 2026 (file #25-2531-X) of which the investigation has not yet been completed nor a disposition rendered.