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About Thomas Neill

Tom Neill practices primarily in personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, and consumer class actions. In 2019 he was a member of the trial team that obtained settlements of more than $47 million for families who lost loved ones or were injured in a boiler explosion. In 2018 he was part of the trial team securing a $4.69 billion verdict for 22 plaintiffs against Johnson and Johnson, the largest verdict in Missouri history.

Tom has been named St. Louis Mass Tort Litigation and Class Action Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, cited as one of the Top 50 St. Louis attorneys by Super Lawyers, and received the St. Louis County Bar Association's Roy F. Essen Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. He served on the Appellate Judicial Commission for the Eastern District of Missouri from 2018 to 2024, served as President of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, and currently serves as President of the Law Library Association of St. Louis. He is licensed in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and various U.S. District Courts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Missouri Columbia School of Law
J.D., 2002
University of Missouri
Undergraduate, 1999

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri, admitted 2002
State Bar of Arkansas, admitted 2003
State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2003

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other St. Louis firms

The Simon Law Firm
The Simon Law Firm
$745 million · $745 Million Verdict After Nitrous Oxide Distributor and Head Shop Conspire to Sell Inhalants, Killing a 25-Year-Old Radiologic Technologist
Cantor Injury Law
Cantor Injury Law
$462 million (reduced post-trial to approximately $119.5 million) · $462 Million Verdict Against Wabash National in Fatal Underride Crash (Reduced Post-Trial to $119.5 Million)
Schultz & Myers Personal Injury Lawyers
Schultz & Myers Personal Injury Lawyers
$5 million · $5 Million Settlement for Family of 35-Year-Old Mother Killed by Moving-Truck Driver Who Ran a Red Light