About Debbie
Debbie Champion is a founding partner in the firm Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch and Champion. Ms. Champion actively practices in Missouri and Southern Illinois state and federal courts. She has argued before the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eastern, Western and Southern District Missouri Courts of Appeals, and the Illinois Court of Appeals. She has also argued in the federal court of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and the Eighth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.Ms. Champion has been named to the top 50 attorneys in St Louis. She is honored to be included in the Best Lawyers in America, and she appears on the Best Lawyers list in Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Insurance Law, and Litigation-Insurance. Champion was selected 2016 as the only female to hold the designation of Best Women Lawyer in both insurance litigation and in non-litigated insurance matters. She is one of two women in Missouri to hold the Best Women Lawyer designation in the area of personal injury defense.Champion was selected to be a member of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society honoring the top one-half of one percent of American lawyers. For a number of years, Ms. Champion has been named as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas by Superlawyers. Champion achieved the most Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2012 and 2013 and one of the largest Defense Wins in 2011. In 2016, Champion received an award for Outstanding Litigation Practitioner by the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly’s Women Justice Awards. She was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans by the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce. She is rated as Superb on AVVO.com. In 2013, she received the CLMP certification as a certified litigation management professional from her study at the Columbia School of Law in New York.Ms. Champion received the Lawyer's Lawyer Award by the Women's Justice Awards. She is a recipient of the William McAlpin Pro Bono Award, an Outstanding Volunteer Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Missouri Pro Bono Publico Award from the Missouri Bar Association. She was recently honored by the Women's Law Caucus of Washington University for her commitment to the advancement of women in the law. She was selected as an Outstanding Young Alumni of Washington University in 2012.Ms. Champion serves on the Board of Lift for Life Academy, the first charter school in St. Louis. She is also on the Board of Seeds of Blessing, the for-profit arm of the Blessing Basket Project. In the past, she served on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of Shelter the Children. She was an active early member of Kids' Inc., a charitable organization for underprivileged children of East St. Louis, Illinois. Ms. Champion is founder and president of Tools for Schools, a not for profit corporation which distributes school supplies to needy schools and children.Ms. Champion has authored several published articles and book chapters. She often presents educational seminars to clients and to the legal community, including several annual conference presentations to industry groups each year.Ms. Champion is an Advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial. She serves as the Treasurer of the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter. She is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, formerly Council for Litigation Management. She serves as the Secretary of the St. Louis CLM chapter. She is on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation.Ms. Champion served on the 21st Judicial Circuit Judicial Commission as part of Missouri's non-partisan court plan for a 6 year term. Ms. Champion has served for the Supreme Court of Missouri as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study Expert Discovery. In 2013, she acted as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.Litigation Practice Areas: TransportationPremises LiabilityProducts LiabilityPersonal InjuryMunicipal LawEmployment LawFraud and MisrepresentationCorporate & Commercial LitigationSubrogationInsurance LawInsurance CoverageProbate & Estate PlanningPharmacy LiabilityDomestic RelationsEducation:Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1988Murray State University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1983Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1983Psychology Masters Coursework, 1984, 1985Licensure:Missouri BarIllinois BarUnited States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri and for Southern IllinoisU. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitSupreme Court of the United StatesAssociations:Best Lawyers in AmericaAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Foundation, FellowBar Association of Metropolitan St. LouisLawyers Association of St. LouisDefense Research InstituteVolunteer Lawyers' ProgramMissouri Organization of Defense LawyersFellow, Litigation Council of AmericaClaims and Litigation AllianceWomen Presidents' OrganizationSuper Lawyers of Missouri & KansasTop 100 Lawyers in MissouriTop 50 Lawyers in St. LouisTop 50 Women LawyersCommercial Law League of AmericaYour House CounselLitigation Counsel of America
Debbie Champion is a founding partner in the firm Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch and Champion. Ms. Champion actively practices in Missouri and Southern Illinois state and federal courts. She has argued before the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eastern, Western and Southern District Missouri Courts of Appeals, and the Illinois Court of Appeals. She has also argued in the federal court of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and the Eighth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.Ms. Champion has been named to the top 50 attorneys in St Louis. She is honored to be included in the Best Lawyers in America, and she appears on the Best Lawyers list in Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Insurance Law, and Litigation-Insurance. Champion was selected 2016 as the only female to hold the designation of Best Women Lawyer in both insurance litigation and in non-litigated insurance matters. She is one of two women in Missouri to hold the Best Women Lawyer designation in the area of personal injury defense.Champion was selected to be a member of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society honoring the top one-half of one percent of American lawyers. For a number of years, Ms. Champion has been named as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas by Superlawyers. Champion achieved the most Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2012 and 2013 and one of the largest Defense Wins in 2011. In 2016, Champion received an award for Outstanding Litigation Practitioner by the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly’s Women Justice Awards. She was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans by the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce. She is rated as Superb on AVVO.com. In 2013, she received the CLMP certification as a certified litigation management professional from her study at the Columbia School of Law in New York.Ms. Champion received the Lawyer's Lawyer Award by the Women's Justice Awards. She is a recipient of the William McAlpin Pro Bono Award, an Outstanding Volunteer Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Missouri Pro Bono Publico Award from the Missouri Bar Association. She was recently honored by the Women's Law Caucus of Washington University for her commitment to the advancement of women in the law. She was selected as an Outstanding Young Alumni of Washington University in 2012.Ms. Champion serves on the Board of Lift for Life Academy, the first charter school in St. Louis. She is also on the Board of Seeds of Blessing, the for-profit arm of the Blessing Basket Project. In the past, she served on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of Shelter the Children. She was an active early member of Kids' Inc., a charitable organization for underprivileged children of East St. Louis, Illinois. Ms. Champion is founder and president of Tools for Schools, a not for profit corporation which distributes school supplies to needy schools and children.Ms. Champion has authored several published articles and book chapters. She often presents educational seminars to clients and to the legal community, including several annual conference presentations to industry groups each year.Ms. Champion is an Advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial. She serves as the Treasurer of the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter. She is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, formerly Council for Litigation Management. She serves as the Secretary of the St. Louis CLM chapter. She is on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation.Ms. Champion served on the 21st Judicial Circuit Judicial Commission as part of Missouri's non-partisan court plan for a 6 year term. Ms. Champion has served for the Supreme Court of Missouri as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study Expert Discovery. In 2013, she acted as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.Litigation Practice Areas: TransportationPremises LiabilityProducts LiabilityPersonal InjuryMunicipal LawEmployment LawFraud and MisrepresentationCorporate & Commercial LitigationSubrogationInsurance LawInsurance CoverageProbate & Estate PlanningPharmacy LiabilityDomestic RelationsEducation:Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1988Murray State University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1983Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1983Psychology Masters Coursework, 1984, 1985Licensure:Missouri BarIllinois BarUnited States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri and for Southern IllinoisU. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitSupreme Court of the United StatesAssociations:Best Lawyers in AmericaAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Foundation, FellowBar Association of Metropolitan St. LouisLawyers Association of St. LouisDefense Research InstituteVolunteer Lawyers' ProgramMissouri Organization of Defense LawyersFellow, Litigation Council of AmericaClaims and Litigation AllianceWomen Presidents' OrganizationSuper Lawyers of Missouri & KansasTop 100 Lawyers in MissouriTop 50 Lawyers in St. LouisTop 50 Women LawyersCommercial Law League of AmericaYour House CounselLitigation Counsel of America
Debbie Champion is a founding partner in the firm Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch and Champion. Ms. Champion actively practices in Missouri and Southern Illinois state and federal courts. She has argued before the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eastern, Western and Southern District Missouri Courts of Appeals, and the Illinois Court of Appeals. She has also argued in the federal court of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and the Eighth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Champion has been named to the top 50 attorneys in St Louis. She is honored to be included in the Best Lawyers in America, and she appears on the Best Lawyers list in Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Insurance Law, and Litigation-Insurance. Champion was selected 2016 as the only female to hold the designation of Best Women Lawyer in both insurance litigation and in non-litigated insurance matters. She is one of two women in Missouri to hold the Best Women Lawyer designation in the area of personal injury defense.
Champion was selected to be a member of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society honoring the top one-half of one percent of American lawyers. For a number of years, Ms. Champion has been named as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas by Superlawyers. Champion achieved the most Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2012 and 2013 and one of the largest Defense Wins in 2011. In 2016, Champion received an award for Outstanding Litigation Practitioner by the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly’s Women Justice Awards. She was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans by the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce. She is rated as Superb on AVVO.com. In 2013, she received the CLMP certification as a certified litigation management professional from her study at the Columbia School of Law in New York.
Ms. Champion received the Lawyer's Lawyer Award by the Women's Justice Awards. She is a recipient of the William McAlpin Pro Bono Award, an Outstanding Volunteer Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Missouri Pro Bono Publico Award from the Missouri Bar Association. She was recently honored by the Women's Law Caucus of Washington University for her commitment to the advancement of women in the law. She was selected as an Outstanding Young Alumni of Washington University in 2012.
Ms. Champion serves on the Board of Lift for Life Academy, the first charter school in St. Louis. She is also on the Board of Seeds of Blessing, the for-profit arm of the Blessing Basket Project. In the past, she served on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of Shelter the Children. She was an active early member of Kids' Inc., a charitable organization for underprivileged children of East St. Louis, Illinois. Ms. Champion is founder and president of Tools for Schools, a not for profit corporation which distributes school supplies to needy schools and children.
Ms. Champion has authored several published articles and book chapters. She often presents educational seminars to clients and to the legal community, including several annual conference presentations to industry groups each year.
Ms. Champion is an Advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial. She serves as the Treasurer of the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter. She is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, formerly Council for Litigation Management. She serves as the Secretary of the St. Louis CLM chapter. She is on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation.
Ms. Champion served on the 21st Judicial Circuit Judicial Commission as part of Missouri's non-partisan court plan for a 6 year term. Ms. Champion has served for the Supreme Court of Missouri as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study Expert Discovery. In 2013, she acted as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
Litigation Practice Areas:
Transportation
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Personal Injury
Municipal Law
Employment Law
Fraud and Misrepresentation
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Subrogation
Insurance Law
Insurance Coverage
Probate & Estate Planning
Pharmacy Liability
Domestic Relations
Education:
Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1988
Murray State University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1983
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1983
Psychology Masters Coursework, 1984, 1985
Licensure:
Missouri Bar
Illinois Bar
United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri and for Southern Illinois
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Associations:
Best Lawyers in America
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Defense Research Institute
Volunteer Lawyers' Program
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Fellow, Litigation Council of America
Claims and Litigation Alliance
Women Presidents' Organization
Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas
Top 100 Lawyers in Missouri
Top 50 Lawyers in St. Louis
Top 50 Women Lawyers
Commercial Law League of America
Your House Counsel
Litigation Counsel of America
Debbie Champion is a founding partner in the firm Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch and Champion. Ms. Champion actively practices in Missouri and Southern Illinois state and federal courts. She has argued before the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eastern, Western and Southern District Missouri Courts of Appeals, and the Illinois Court of Appeals. She has also argued in the federal court of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and the Eighth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.Ms. Champion has been named to the top 50 attorneys in St Louis. She is honored to be included in the Best Lawyers in America, and she appears on the Best Lawyers list in Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Insurance Law, and Litigation-Insurance. Champion was selected 2016 as the only female to hold the designation of Best Women Lawyer in both insurance litigation and in non-litigated insurance matters. She is one of two women in Missouri to hold the Best Women Lawyer designation in the area of personal injury defense.Champion was selected to be a member of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society honoring the top one-half of one percent of American lawyers. For a number of years, Ms. Champion has been named as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas by Superlawyers. Champion achieved the most Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2012 and 2013 and one of the largest Defense Wins in 2011. In 2016, Champion received an award for Outstanding Litigation Practitioner by the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly’s Women Justice Awards. She was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans by the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce. She is rated as Superb on AVVO.com. In 2013, she received the CLMP certification as a certified litigation management professional from her study at the Columbia School of Law in New York.Ms. Champion received the Lawyer's Lawyer Award by the Women's Justice Awards. She is a recipient of the William McAlpin Pro Bono Award, an Outstanding Volunteer Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Missouri Pro Bono Publico Award from the Missouri Bar Association. She was recently honored by the Women's Law Caucus of Washington University for her commitment to the advancement of women in the law. She was selected as an Outstanding Young Alumni of Washington University in 2012.Ms. Champion serves on the Board of Lift for Life Academy, the first charter school in St. Louis. She is also on the Board of Seeds of Blessing, the for-profit arm of the Blessing Basket Project. In the past, she served on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of Shelter the Children. She was an active early member of Kids' Inc., a charitable organization for underprivileged children of East St. Louis, Illinois. Ms. Champion is founder and president of Tools for Schools, a not for profit corporation which distributes school supplies to needy schools and children.Ms. Champion has authored several published articles and book chapters. She often presents educational seminars to clients and to the legal community, including several annual conference presentations to industry groups each year.Ms. Champion is an Advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial. She serves as the Treasurer of the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter. She is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, formerly Council for Litigation Management. She serves as the Secretary of the St. Louis CLM chapter. She is on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation.Ms. Champion served on the 21st Judicial Circuit Judicial Commission as part of Missouri's non-partisan court plan for a 6 year term. Ms. Champion has served for the Supreme Court of Missouri as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study Expert Discovery. In 2013, she acted as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.Litigation Practice Areas: TransportationPremises LiabilityProducts LiabilityPersonal InjuryMunicipal LawEmployment LawFraud and MisrepresentationCorporate & Commercial LitigationSubrogationInsurance LawInsurance CoverageProbate & Estate PlanningPharmacy LiabilityDomestic RelationsEducation:Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1988Murray State University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1983Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1983Psychology Masters Coursework, 1984, 1985Licensure:Missouri BarIllinois BarUnited States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri and for Southern IllinoisU. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitSupreme Court of the United StatesAssociations:Best Lawyers in AmericaAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Foundation, FellowBar Association of Metropolitan St. LouisLawyers Association of St. LouisDefense Research InstituteVolunteer Lawyers' ProgramMissouri Organization of Defense LawyersFellow, Litigation Council of AmericaClaims and Litigation AllianceWomen Presidents' OrganizationSuper Lawyers of Missouri & KansasTop 100 Lawyers in MissouriTop 50 Lawyers in St. LouisTop 50 Women LawyersCommercial Law League of AmericaYour House CounselLitigation Counsel of America
Debbie Champion is a founding partner in the firm Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch and Champion. Ms. Champion actively practices in Missouri and Southern Illinois state and federal courts. She has argued before the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eastern, Western and Southern District Missouri Courts of Appeals, and the Illinois Court of Appeals. She has also argued in the federal court of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and the Eighth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Champion has been named to the top 50 attorneys in St Louis. She is honored to be included in the Best Lawyers in America, and she appears on the Best Lawyers list in Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Insurance Law, and Litigation-Insurance. Champion was selected 2016 as the only female to hold the designation of Best Women Lawyer in both insurance litigation and in non-litigated insurance matters. She is one of two women in Missouri to hold the Best Women Lawyer designation in the area of personal injury defense.
Champion was selected to be a member of Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society honoring the top one-half of one percent of American lawyers. For a number of years, Ms. Champion has been named as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas by Superlawyers. Champion achieved the most Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2012 and 2013 and one of the largest Defense Wins in 2011. In 2016, Champion received an award for Outstanding Litigation Practitioner by the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly’s Women Justice Awards. She was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans by the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce. She is rated as Superb on AVVO.com. In 2013, she received the CLMP certification as a certified litigation management professional from her study at the Columbia School of Law in New York.
Ms. Champion received the Lawyer's Lawyer Award by the Women's Justice Awards. She is a recipient of the William McAlpin Pro Bono Award, an Outstanding Volunteer Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Missouri Pro Bono Publico Award from the Missouri Bar Association. She was recently honored by the Women's Law Caucus of Washington University for her commitment to the advancement of women in the law. She was selected as an Outstanding Young Alumni of Washington University in 2012.
Ms. Champion serves on the Board of Lift for Life Academy, the first charter school in St. Louis. She is also on the Board of Seeds of Blessing, the for-profit arm of the Blessing Basket Project. In the past, she served on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of Shelter the Children. She was an active early member of Kids' Inc., a charitable organization for underprivileged children of East St. Louis, Illinois. Ms. Champion is founder and president of Tools for Schools, a not for profit corporation which distributes school supplies to needy schools and children.
Ms. Champion has authored several published articles and book chapters. She often presents educational seminars to clients and to the legal community, including several annual conference presentations to industry groups each year.
Ms. Champion is an Advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial. She serves as the Treasurer of the Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter. She is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, formerly Council for Litigation Management. She serves as the Secretary of the St. Louis CLM chapter. She is on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation.
Ms. Champion served on the 21st Judicial Circuit Judicial Commission as part of Missouri's non-partisan court plan for a 6 year term. Ms. Champion has served for the Supreme Court of Missouri as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study Expert Discovery. In 2013, she acted as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
Litigation Practice Areas:
Transportation
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Personal Injury
Municipal Law
Employment Law
Fraud and Misrepresentation
Corporate & Commercial Litigation
Subrogation
Insurance Law
Insurance Coverage
Probate & Estate Planning
Pharmacy Liability
Domestic Relations
Education:
Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1988
Murray State University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1983
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, 1983
Psychology Masters Coursework, 1984, 1985
Licensure:
Missouri Bar
Illinois Bar
United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri and for Southern Illinois
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Associations:
Best Lawyers in America
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Defense Research Institute
Volunteer Lawyers' Program
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Fellow, Litigation Council of America
Claims and Litigation Alliance
Women Presidents' Organization
Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas
Top 100 Lawyers in Missouri
Top 50 Lawyers in St. Louis
Top 50 Women Lawyers
Commercial Law League of America
Your House Counsel
Litigation Counsel of America
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, St. Louis (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, St. Louis (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Insurance, St. Louis (2020)
- Recognized: Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Recognized: Government Relations Practice
- Recognized: Insurance Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Insurance
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Practice Area: Commercial Litigation
- Practice Area: Litigation - Municipal
- Practice Area: Transportation Law
- Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
- Most Defense Verdicts in Missouri
- Largest Defense Verdict in Missouri
- Lawyers Lawyer Award, Women's Justice Award
- Outstanding Young St Louisan
- Distinguished Young Alumni Award, Washington University School of Law
- Superb Rating on AVVO
- AV Rating, Highest Rating on Martindale Hubbell
- Superlawyer of Missouri and Kansas
- Top 50 St Louis Attorney, Superlawyers
- Top 50 Women Attorneys in Missouri and Kansas
- Pro Bono Publico Award, The Missouri Bar
- Fellow, Litigation Council of America
- Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocacy
- Best Lawyers in America, Insurance
- Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Defense Litigation
- Willliam McAlpin pro bono award, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- Outstanding Volunteer Attorney, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
