The Dixon Injury Firm
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PRACTICE AREAS: 23
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 1

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The Dixon Injury Firm is a personal injury law firm representing seriously injured people and their families throughout Missouri and Illinois. Founded by attorney Christopher R. Dixon, the firm has recovered more than $60 million for its clients through verdicts, judgments, and settlements, including eight-figure recoveries in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.

The firm is regularly brought in as co-counsel on serious injury cases nationwide — most often catastrophic tractor-trailer collisions — where Chris Dixon appears pro hac vice alongside local counsel. Commercial trucking litigation runs on the same federal regulations and the same national carriers regardless of venue, and referring attorneys call the firm when a case demands someone who knows how those carriers and their defense counsel operate.

Every client works directly with the attorney handling their case — not solely with a paralegal or a case manager. The firm stays deliberately selective about the cases it accepts so that each client receives an attorney's attention, and every attorney at the firm has been independently recognized by Super Lawyers®. For an attorney referring a matter, that means the client is handled by a recognized trial lawyer and kept informed throughout.

The firm's attorneys are licensed in both Missouri and Illinois and handle cases statewide in both — a practical advantage in a border region, where a collision on an interstate bridge or an injury in Madison County can turn on Illinois law and be tried in an Illinois venue, and Missouri-only counsel cannot follow the case there.

The firm's practice covers car accidents, truck and tractor-trailer collisions, motorcycle accidents, Uber and Lyft rideshare claims, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, dog bites, premises liability and slip and fall claims, workers' compensation, and wrongful death, along with medical malpractice, product liability, and class action matters.

Headquartered in St. Louis, with offices in the Central West End and on Olive Boulevard. Consultations are free and available 24 hours a day, and clients pay no attorney's fee unless the firm wins.

PRACTICE AREAS: 23
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 1

The Dixon Injury Firm represents injured people and their families — not insurers, employers, or institutions. Clients are individuals dealing with the aftermath of a serious injury or the loss of a loved one: medical treatment, lost income, and an insurance company working to minimize what it pays.

The firm accepts cases involving significant injury and identifiable liability across Missouri and Illinois, including motor vehicle and commercial trucking collisions, premises liability, dog bites, workplace injuries, and wrongful death. It also handles matters other firms decline, including civil claims arising from sexual abuse, and cases turning on difficult liability theories such as Missouri's dram shop statute.

For referring attorneys: the firm regularly accepts referrals from lawyers whose practices do not include personal injury, from Missouri-only or Illinois-only counsel on cases arising across the state line, and from firms nationwide seeking co-counsel on catastrophic trucking matters. Referral arrangements are structured in compliance with the applicable rules of professional conduct in both states.

The firm remains deliberately selective about its caseload so that every client works directly with the attorney handling their case.

The Dixon Injury Firm represents injured people and their families — not insurers, employers, or institutions. Clients are individuals dealing with the aftermath of a serious injury or the loss of a loved one: medical treatment, lost income, and an insurance company working to minimize what it pays.

The firm accepts cases involving significant injury and identifiable liability across Missouri and Illinois, including motor vehicle and commercial trucking collisions, premises liability, dog bites, workplace injuries, and wrongful death. It also handles matters other firms decline, including civil claims arising from sexual abuse, and cases turning on difficult liability theories such as Missouri's dram shop statute.

For referring attorneys: the firm regularly accepts referrals from lawyers whose practices do not include personal injury, from Missouri-only or Illinois-only counsel on cases arising across the state line, and from firms nationwide seeking co-counsel on catastrophic trucking matters. Referral arrangements are structured in compliance with the applicable rules of professional conduct in both states.

The firm remains deliberately selective about its caseload so that every client works directly with the attorney handling their case.

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Christopher Dixon
Christopher Dixon
The Dixon Injury Firm
St. Louis, MO
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Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Christopher Dixon
Christopher Dixon

Christopher R. Dixon is the founder and managing attorney of The Dixon Injury Firm , where his practice is devoted to Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. He is licensed in Missouri and Illinois and represents injured people and their families throughout both states, as well as in catastrophic injury matters nationwide. The firm Chris founded has recovered more than $60 million for its clients through verdicts, judgments, and settlements, including eight-figure results in wrongful d...

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Awards
  • A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau - The Dixon Injury Firm holds an A+ rating, the BBB's highest, reflecting its record on complaint handling, transparency, and business practices. Serving Missouri and Illinois since 2007.
  • Super Lawyers® - All four firm attorneys are recognized. Super Lawyers selects no more than 5% per state by peer review. Chris Dixon: 2024-2026. Greg Motil: 2025-2026. Rob Burke: Rising Stars 2026. Mike Langella: Rising Stars 2018-2024.
  • Avvo Rating 10.0 - Christopher R. Dixon holds a 10.0 rating on Avvo, the highest available, calculated from years of experience, professional conduct record, industry recognition, and endorsements from peer attorneys.
  • Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers - Christopher R. Dixon was selected every year from 2010 through 2021, a recognition limited to trial attorneys under age 40 in each state. Eligibility for the list ends at age 40.
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member - Christopher R. Dixon holds a Lifetime Membership, limited to trial lawyers who served as principal counsel in a case resulting in a verdict, award, or settlement of $1 million or more.
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers - Founder Christopher R. Dixon is recognized among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only award limited to 100 attorneys per state, selected on trial results and peer reputation.
Areas of Practice
  • Bicycle Accidents
    Cyclists struck by motor vehicles frequently face comparative fault arguments about lane position, visibility, and right of way. The firm handles bicycle collision claims across the St. Louis metro and both states, including cases involving serious head and orthopedic injuries.
  • Boat Accidents
    Watercraft collisions and boating injuries involve a different liability framework than road cases — operator negligence, alcohol use, equipment failure, and rules of navigation, with insurance coverage that is often thin or absent. The firm handles boating injury claims in Missouri and Illinois.
  • Burn Injuries
    Serious burns involve extended treatment, staged grafting, permanent scarring, and lasting psychological effects. The firm handles burn claims arising from vehicle fires, dangerous property conditions, defective products, and workplace incidents in Missouri and Illinois.
  • Bus Accidents
    Cases involving public transit, school, and charter buses often mean a governmental or quasi-governmental defendant — which can carry sovereign immunity issues and notice deadlines far shorter than the ordinary statute of limitations. The firm handles these claims in both Missouri and Illinois.
  • Car Accidents
    The firm's largest practice area, handled throughout Missouri and Illinois — including disputed liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, and cases where an insurer's early offer does not reflect the full course of a client's treatment and recovery.
  • Catastrophic Injuries
    When an injury permanently changes what a person can do, the case is fundamentally about the future. The firm builds catastrophic claims with medical and economic experts to establish lifetime cost and loss, and prepares them for trial rather than for the insurer's first offer.
  • Child Abuse
    Civil claims on behalf of child victims frequently require pursuing the institution that failed to protect them, not only the individual who caused the harm. The firm handles these cases with the sensitivity the client and family require and the persistence institutional defendants make necessary.
  • Class Actions
    The firm handles class and mass claims where a common course of conduct has harmed a large group, and works with co-counsel where the scale or subject matter of the litigation calls for it.
  • Clergy Abuse
    Claims arising from abuse within religious institutions involve their own evidentiary and procedural terrain, including questions of institutional knowledge and records. The firm represents survivors in these matters in Missouri and Illinois.
  • Dog Bite Accidents
    Missouri and Illinois both impose strict liability on dog owners, which changes the shape of these cases considerably. The firm handles bite and attack claims — including cases involving child victims and permanent facial scarring, where future reconstructive care drives much of the value.
  • Drunk Driving Accidents
    Crashes caused by impaired drivers can support punitive damages beyond ordinary compensatory recovery, and may involve dram shop liability for the establishment that over-served. The firm pursues every available source of recovery for victims in both states.
  • Medical Malpractice
    Missouri malpractice claims carry procedural requirements — including the health care affidavit — that end cases before they begin when missed. The firm evaluates potential malpractice matters carefully and pursues those supported by qualified expert review.
  • Motorcycle Accident
    Injured riders face a defense strategy built on juror bias before the facts are even reached. The firm handles motorcycle cases in both states, documenting mechanics and causation carefully so the case is decided on what happened rather than on assumptions about the rider.
  • Pedestrian Accidents
    Pedestrians hit by vehicles sustain some of the most severe injuries in traffic cases, and liability disputes often center on crosswalk use and driver attention. The firm handles these claims in Missouri and Illinois, including hit-and-run cases pursued through uninsured motorist coverage.
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
    The firm represents injured people and their families across Missouri and Illinois and has recovered more than $60 million through verdicts, judgments, and settlements. Every case is prepared as though a jury will decide it — insurers price offers based on which lawyers are ready to try a case, and which are not.
  • Rideshare / Lyft & Uber Accidents
    Coverage in a rideshare crash depends on the driver's app status at the moment of impact, and the applicable policy limits shift dramatically between periods. The firm handles claims for injured passengers, rideshare drivers, and people struck by them, and identifies every layer of coverage available.
  • Sex Abuse
    The firm represents survivors of sexual abuse in civil claims, including cases against institutions that enabled or concealed the conduct. These matters are handled with attention to client privacy and control over how the case proceeds.
  • Slip and Fall
    Premises cases are won or lost on notice: whether the property owner knew or should have known of the hazard, and what the evidence shows about how long it existed. The firm handles slip, trip, and fall claims against commercial property owners and businesses in both states.
  • Spinal Cord Injury
    Spinal cord cases require proving decades of consequences — attendant care, equipment, home modification, lost earning capacity — not just the initial hospitalization. The firm works with life care planners and economists to establish future costs with the specificity these cases demand.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
    Brain injuries are routinely undervalued by insurers because the symptoms are invisible on imaging and the deficits emerge over months. The firm builds these cases with neuropsychological testing and testimony from the people who knew the client before, documenting the full extent of what changed.
  • Truck Accidents
    Commercial trucking cases turn on evidence that disappears fast: driver logs, ECM and telematics data, maintenance records, and FMCSA compliance history. The firm moves early to preserve it and litigates against national carriers and their insurers. It is also brought in as co-counsel on trucking cases outside Missouri and Illinois, appearing pro hac vice alongside local counsel.
  • Wrongful Death
    The firm represents families in wrongful death actions in both states, whose statutes differ in who may bring a claim and what damages are recoverable. These cases are handled with the discretion families need while the firm carries the legal fight.

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Missouri Lawyers Media names Dixon Injury Firm dram shop settlement to Top Verdicts & Settlements of 2023

Missouri Lawyers Weekly: $1 million dram shop settlement in the death of a minor overserved at a bar

Chris Dixon explains Missouri and Illinois snow removal liability on KSDK's VERIFY

Missouri Lawyers Weekly: $1 million settlement — drunk driver strikes pedestrian with rented Penske truck

Missouri Lawyers Weekly: $30 million recovery for two child survivors of abuse by a former federal prosecutor

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