Thomas K. Neill
888-743-4054 (Toll Free)
Tom Neill is a 2002 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law, where he was selected a National Member of the Order of Barristers, was a national finalist in the Board of Advocates Client Counseling Competition, and received the William H. Howard Award in Conflict of Laws. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1999.
Mr. Neill is the co-author of the "Voir Dire and Jury Selection" chapter of the Missouri Civil Trial Practice (3rd edition) 2008 Supp. This publication is used as a practice reference by attorneys throughout Missouri. He has also co-authored several chapters of the "Tort Law Review" for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.
He is admitted to practice in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois. Mr. Neill practices primarily in civil litigation, including product liability, medical malpractice, Federal Employers Liability Act, (railroad workers), Jones Act, (river workers), and other complex injury cases.
Mr. Neill is on the Executive Committee of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, St. Louis County Bar Association, a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys, Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois Bar Associations, and is a Fellow of the St. Louis Bar Foundation.
He has been named a "Rising Star" by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine.
Areas of Practice
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death & Catastrophic Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- FELA & Jones Act
- Automobile / Trucking Accidents
- Commercial Litigation & Class Action
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 2002
- Arkansas, 2003
- Illinois, 2003
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2002
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 2003
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. - 2002
- Honors: National Member, Order of Barristers
- Honors: National Finalist, Board of Advocates Client Counseling Competition
- Honors: William H. Howard Award
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- B.A. - 1999
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Voir Dire and Jury Selection, , Missouri Civil Trial Practice, 2nd Ed. Ch. 8, supp., 2008
- Think Adding an In-State Defendant Will Keep You Out of Federal Court? Think Again., The Missouri Trial Attorney, Vol. XXVII, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2009
Honors and Awards
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly Appellate Advocacy Award, 2012 - Present
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40
- Rising Star, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Fellow, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Bar Foundation
- Order of the Barristers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
- Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
- Lawyers Association of St. Louis, Executive Committee, 2009-2011; Treasurer, 2011-2012
- St. Louis County Bar Association
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Associations
