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Thomas Neill

Thomas Neill

Director at Gray Ritter Graham
St. Louis, MOAdmitted 2002
Car AccidentsProduct LiabilityTruck AccidentsMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

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.

Notable case results

$4.69 billionVerdict

Against Johnson and Johnson for 22 plaintiffs (largest verdict in Missouri history)

$47 millionSettlement

In fatal boiler explosion

$3.15 million

; multiple vehicle tractor-trailer collision, wrongful death

$1.5 million

; commercial truck collision, wrongful death

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Product Liability
Truck Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

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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