Amy Collignon Gunn

Amy Collignon Gunn


The Simon Law Firm, P.C.

Recognized since 2009

St. Louis, Missouri

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
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Amy graduated cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1996 where she served as managing editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal. Amy joined The Simon Law Firm, P.C. in 2002, after practicing for six years as a defense attorney in the areas of general negligence and products liability. This experience provides Amy a unique perspective, which helps her understand how better to represent her current clients, those who have been injured or lost a loved one due to someone else’s carelessness.

For the second part of her career, Amy has concentrated her practice on prosecuting lawsuits against individuals and companies responsible for defective products, medical malpractice and other negligent acts. She has tried cases in numerous states and through her dedication and the help of a tremendous staff, she has obtained for her clients millions of dollars in compensation.

Amy has been recognized for her commitment to her clients and the legal community through receipt of the John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award in 2006, named an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by the Missouri Lawyers Media in 2007. Amy was the recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award in 2007. She was also presented with the 40 Under 40 Award by the St. Louis Business Journal in 2008 and received the Women’s Justice Rising Star Award in 2009. Amy has been listed by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® since 2008 in the area of Products Liability and Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® Top 50 Women in 2010. Best Lawyers in America has listed Amy in the Personal Injury Litigation practice area since 2009. In 2011, Amy was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers by The National Lawyers Association. In 2013, Amy was presented with the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award. Amy was invited to fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America in 2014.

Amy has taught Pre-Trial Litigation at Washington University School of Law each fall semester since 2001 and lectures at legal seminars at least three times a year, concentrating on ethics and best trial practices. Each year, Amy organizes The Simon Law Firm’s annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, which to date has raised over $254,945. Martindale-Hubbell® has awarded Amy with an AV® rating and she has been nominated and accepted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Amy is also proud to have been recognized as a Kentucky Colonel by her home state.

Amy is licensed to practice law in numerous states and is a member of local, state and national bar associations. She served as the 2017-2018 president of the Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis and co-chair of the Women’s Caucus of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys where she also sits on the Board of Governors. Amy has also served as treasurer of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Board of Governors.

Location
  • 800 Market Street, Suite 1700
    St. Louis, MO 63101
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Saint Louis University, J.D., graduated 1996
  • Transylvania University, BA, graduated 1993
Bar Admissions
  • Missouri, The Missouri Bar
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee - Member
  • Women Lawyers' Association of Greater St. Louis - President, 2017-18
  • Women Lawyers' Association of Greater St. Louis - President-Elect, 2016-17
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Foundation - Member
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis - Treasurer
  • Illinois Bar Association - Member
  • Lawyers Association of St. Louis - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Member
  • Misouri Association of Trial Attorneys - Board Member
  • Missouri Bar Association - Member
  • St. Clair County Bar Association - Member
  • St. Louis County Bar Association - Member
  • Womens Laywer Association of Greater St. Louis - Member
Court Admissions
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri

6 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2022)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2020)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2018)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • American Jurisprudence Award- Commercial Transactions, 1996
  • John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award, 2006
  • Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award, 2007
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2008-present
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 2009-present
  • Women’s Justice Rising Star Award, 2009
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women, 2010 to present
  • The American Trial Lawyers Assoc., Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2011
  • Member of the Inns of Court, 2011-2013
  • President’s Award, BAMSL, 2013
  • Tom Strong Award, MATA, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2007 to present
  • Kentucky Colonel, 2007 to present
  • Missouri Lawyers Weekly Influential Appellate Advocates Award 2018
  • Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in St. Louis 2018
  • International Advisory Experts Award: Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year in Missouri, 2017
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers® Top 50 in St. Louis 2013-2018
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers® Top 100, 2013-2018
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers® Top 50 Women 2010-2018
  • Up and Coming Lawyers, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2007
  • 40 Under 40, St. Louis Business Journal, 2008
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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