Christopher J Finney

Christopher J. Finney received his law degree from St. Louis University. Upon graduation, he accepted a position as an assistant circuit attorney in the Circuit Attorney’s Office in the city of St. Louis. While at the Circuit Attorney’s, Chris handled a variety of issues, including Grand Jury indictments, felony gun and drug crimes. After the CAO’s, Chris then accepted a job at a large insurance defense firm where he handled cases ranging from dog bites to premises liability to auto collisions to wrongful death. He gained an insight into how an insurance company and defense team analyze and handle claims and litigation. In 2012, he joined his father and his brother. In 2018, Chris opened his solo trial practice, Finney Injury Law to try injury claims of all types, including trucking crashes, auto collisions, wrongful death, catastrophic injury and premises liability. Prior to law school, Chris was a teacher and football coach at Regis High School in Denver. He returned to St. Louis and continued coaching football at St. Louis University High School until he began working at the Circuit Attorney’s Office. As a former football player and coach, Chris takes a special interest in head injuries, including concussions and traumatic brain injuries. While in law school, Chris was awarded the David J. Hensler academic award for excellence in trial advocacy. In private practice, he was selected as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum at the age of 30, an invitation-only group in which less than 1 percent of attorneys are members nationwide. Chris was also selected as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers, an honor that is limited to 2.5% of all practicing attorneys in Missouri. “I enjoy sticking up for the person who has their back against the wall. In our business, we can level the playing fields of individuals and big corporations. I take a lot of satisfaction in the fact that our firm can make an enormous impact on someone’s life, even after that per

• Car Accident
• Truck Accident
• Brain Injury
• Motorcycle Accident
• Child Care Accident

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Missouri

The Missouri Bar

ID Number: 62888

Trial Lawyer

Finney Injury Law

2017 - Current

Trial lawyer practice exclusively preparing cases for trial for individuals against insurance companies.

Trial Attorney

Finney Law Office

2012 - Current

Currently assigned over 70 files as lead counsel in various stages of litigation, $2.45 million dollar wrongful death settlement, $1.25 million dollar trucking settlement involving a multitude of exposures

Associate

Danna McKittrick, P.C.

2012 - 2012

Second chaired civil trials in St. Louis County, Cape Girardeau, Farmington. Handled premises liability matters, auto insurance claims and wrongful death claims for various insurance clients.

Felony Trial Attorney

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

2010 - 2012

First chaired felony and misdemeanor trials iwthout a not guilty verdict. Successfully argued in front of Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District Tried to verdict over 25 jury and nonjury trials Grand Jury Attorney.

Saint Louis University School of Law

J.D. (2010) | Law

Honors: David Hensler Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy

Member

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

2015

Membership is limited to attorneys who have 2won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. Fewer than 1% of US lawyers are members.

Nation's Top One Percent

NADC

2015

Rising Star

SuperLayers

2015

Only 25% of Missouri attorneys have membership.

Best Attorneys of America

Rue Ratings

2015

Only 100 attorneys from each state are inducted.

Up & Coming Lawyer

Missouri Lawyers Weekly

2015

The winners are chosen based on their demonstration of excellence and their potential to make a difference in the legal profession and their communities. The awards recognize lawyers who are 40 or younger, or within 10 years of practice.

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

member

Current

Lawyers Association of St. Louis

member

Current

American Bar Association

member

Current

American Association for Justice

member

Current

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

member

Current

Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation

South Carolina Bar

2021