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About Laurie Del Percio
Laurie Del Percio leads the Horn Law litigation team, regularly handling complex injury and death cases involving auto and truck collisions, medical error, premises liability, and work and industrial accidents. Since joining Horn Law in 2002, she has obtained many notable personal injury and medical negligence verdicts and settlements, including six cases listed in the "Top Verdicts and Settlements 2009" published in the Missouri Lawyers Weekly. In 2026, she was recognized as one of "America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators," an honor received by fewer than 0.5% of active U.S. attorneys, and was named one of the "Top 25 Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys" in Missouri by the National Trial Lawyers. She has been named a "Super Lawyer" by her peers for fifteen consecutive years, placing her in the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Missouri and Kansas.
She has also been voted one of the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" in Missouri by the National Trial Lawyers and one of the top 10 personal injury attorneys in Missouri by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys. She is a member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Prior to joining Horn Law, Del Percio practiced insurance defense, representing large insurance companies in personal injury litigation. She has appeared before numerous state and federal courts, including trial courts in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, and Arizona, and U.S. District Courts in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Iowa.
She successfully argued the Johnson v. McCullough case before the Missouri Supreme Court, which addressed jury selection procedures. She is a recipient of the Thomas E. Deacy, Sr. Memorial Trial Practice Award and is a member of the Order of Barristers. Her cases have been featured in Missouri Lawyers Weekly, and she has helped Horn Law clients recover over $24 million in settlements, judgments, and appeals in the past five years. Del Percio earned her Juris Doctorate with Distinction from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1999 and her Bachelor of Arts in History with Distinction from UMKC in 1996.
Proven verdicts and settlements
Justin Meier sustained cardiac and neurological injuries including atrial fibrillation requiring pacemaker implantation after an unknown driver caused a multi-vehicle collision in December 2023; his employer's uninsured motorist policy settled for $1 million in July 2025.
A confidential plaintiff who suffered bilateral rotator cuff tears and surgical repair after a 2023 Jackson County collision recovered $404,642 with Horn Law Firm attorney Laurie Del Percio.
A mother, father, and infant recovered $303,000 after a 2023 right-of-way collision fractured the mother's radius and ended her ability to work as a nurse during her recovery.
A confidential plaintiff who sustained head, brain, neck, and spinal injuries when a driver made an improper lane change and sideswiped his vehicle recovered $300,000 through Horn Law Firm attorney Laurie Del Percio.
A confidential plaintiff stopped in westbound I-470 traffic was rear-ended with enough force to push his car into the concrete median, sustaining neck, chest, rib, and leg injuries; Laurie Del Percio of Horn Law Firm secured a $266,000 settlement in July 2025.
A minor passenger whose hip required surgery after a 2023 red-light collision in Jackson County recovered $252,000 at the defendant's combined policy limits.
Pamela Duggan sustained serious neck and knee injuries in a December 2022 collision and eventually required knee replacement surgery before Horn Law Firm attorney Laurie Del Percio secured a $211,592 settlement in January 2026.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
