Amy Collignon Gunn
Gunn | Slater Founding Partner. Trial Attorney.
Amy has dedicated her legal career to advocating for clients and their families after their lives have been devastated by the careless and/or reckless conduct of a doctor, hospital or corporation. Whether you have been injured due to a doctor’s or hospital’s medical negligence or a corporation’s decision to sell a defective product, Amy has the expertise and insight to help. She takes her job as “counselor” very seriously, taking time to listen to each of her client’s cases. Amy guides individuals through complex litigation and legal proceedings, leading them to a resolution of the case and enabling them to return to their lives, ready to move forward.
Amy is a member of numerous state and national professional associations and organizations and has served as an adjunct professor of law at the Washington University School of Law since 2001 and is regularly asked to give presentations to her fellow attorneys on legal and ethical topics. She has received the highest ethical and professional rating of AV Preeminent® from Martindale-Hubbell® and is on the executive committee of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys where she works hard to ensure that our civil justice system provides equal access to injured individuals.
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Illinois
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- Missouri
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- 8th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- English
- Founding Partner. Trial Attorney.
- Gunn | Slater
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- The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
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- Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True
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- Saint Louis University School of Law
- J.D. (1996) | Law
- Honors: cum laude
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- Transylvania University
- B.S. (1993) | Political Science
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- Lawyer of the Year - Medical Palpractice Law - Plaintiffs in St. Louis
- Best Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Best Lawyers
- Listed 2009-2018
- Influential Appellate Advocates Award
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly
- Lawyer of the Year - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs in St. Louis
- Best Lawyers
- Top 50 Women
- Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers®
- Listed 2010-2017
- The Missouri Bar
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- American Association for Justice
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- American Bar Association
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- American Bar Foundation
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- Women’s Caucus
- Co-Chair and Board of Governors
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- Illinois Bar Association
- Member
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- Missouri Bar Association
- Member
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- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Member
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- Women in the Legal Profession Committee
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- Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee
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- Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis
- President
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- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Treasurer
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- Inns of Court
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- The Parade of Horribles
- Best Lawyers
- The Rewards of Giving Back
- Saint Louis Brief
- The Value of Medical Bills? The Wait is Over
- The Missouri Trial Attorney
- Let’s Thank the Role Models
- St. Louis Lawyer
- Medical Device Preemption: Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. and Its Aftermath
- The Missouri Trial Attorney
- Keys to Litigating Missouri Bad Faith Cases
- State Civil Litigation in Missouri
- Misconceptions in Medical Malpractice Reform
- Ethics in Litigation
- Advanced Trial Advocacy in Missouri
- Website
- Gunn | Slater
