Elizabeth S. Lenivy - St. Louis, MO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Simon Law, St. Louis, Missouri, Attorney, April, 2016 - Present
• Simon Law, St. Louis, Missouri, May 2014 - May 2015 (Law Clerk)
• Brown and James, P.C., St. Louis, Missouri, Associate Attorney, June, 2015 - April, 2016
• Saint Louis University Legal Clinic, St. Louis, Missouri, Rule 13 Certified Student Attorney, Civil Litigation Unit, January, 2015 - May, 2015
• The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, St. Louis, Missouri, Judicial Intern for the Honorable Mary Hoff, January, 2014 - April, 2014
• Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, Legal Intern – Lasting Solutions Program, June, 2013 - August, 2013

Classes and Seminars

• “Annual Update on the Law”, Presenter, The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Annual Seminar (Aug. 2020, June 2021, June 2022, June 2023, June 2024)
  
• “A Candid Conversation with the Bench”, Moderator, National Business Institute (May 2024)
  
• “If the Heels Fit, Wear Them Well: Loving Your Career at Every Stage”, Keynote Speaker, Arizona Women Lawyers Association 43rd Annual Convention (Oct. 2022)
  
• “Free Chol Soo Lee” Attorneys and Journalists Panel Discussion, Moderator, The Gateway Korea Foundation, (Nov. 2022)
  
• “Panel Discussion CLE: Building Blocks for a Fulfilling and Successful Career”, Panelist, The Federal Bar Association (Nov. 2022)
  
• “What it Means to Be Asian in the Workplace and How to be an Ally”, Panelist, Association of Corporate Counsel-St. Louis Chapter (June 2021)
  
• “Demystifying Medical Malpractice”, Presenter, Marquette High School HOSA Future Professionals (Jan. 2021)
  
• “Update on the Law”, Presenter, The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Paralegals Seminar (Oct. 2020)
  
• “Ethics Review”, Presenter, The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, New Lawyers Committee (June 2019)
  
• “Plaintiff/Defense Panel: Daubert & Collateral Source”, Moderator, The Simon Law Firm Hon. Richard B. Teitelman Memorial Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (June 2019)
  
• “Daubert: Yes! No! Maybe?”, Presenter, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis CLE Seminar on Expert Witnesses (Oct. 2018)
  
• “The Right to Jury Trials and Why They Matter”, Presenter, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Public Outreach Initiative (May 2019, Festus High School and Oct. 2018, Cor Jesu High School)

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Volunteer Attorney, 2016 - Present
• St. Louis Survivors Legal Support, Volunteer Attorney, 2024 - Present
• The Gateway Korea Foundation, Board Member and Secretary, 2020 - Present
• Missouri Coalition for Right to Counsel, Volunteer Attorney, 2017 - 2018
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, “Big Sister”, 2017 - 2019

Representative Cases

• Medical Malpractice: $7 Million Settlement (Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice)
• Medical Malpractice: $6.75 Million Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
• Medical Malpractice: $4.1 Million Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
• Medical Malpractice: $3 Million Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
• Medical Malpractice: $2 Million Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
• Medical Malpractice: $1.1 Million Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
• Medical Malpractice: $1 Million Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
• Motor Vehicle Collision / Trucking: $1 Million (Settlement)
• Motor Vehicle Collision / Trucking: $625K (Settlement)
• Motor Vehicle Collision / Trucking: $500K (Settlement)
• Premises: $400K Verdict – Slip and Fall
• Premises: $325K Verdict – City Museum

Published Works

Articles

• Damages for Dummies: How to Effectively Prepare and Present Damages, 69 THE ST. LOUIS BAR J. 5, (2022)
  
• Reasonably Uncertain: Can Defense Experts Give Alternative Causation Theories That They Are Not Reasonably Certain Of?, AIEGVoice Magazine (Winter 2021)
  
• Hospitals Off the Hook, Patients Out of Luck, AIEGVoice Magazine (Winter 2020)
  
• Danger Ahead: The Risks of Truck Platooning and Status of State Legislation, The American Association for Justice, Trial Magazine (2019)
  
• Daubert: Yes! No! Maybe?, 65 THE ST. LOUIS BAR J. 1, 22 (2018)
  
• Diffusing Dangerous Situations: How Missouri Could Effectively Remove Firearms from the Hands of Domestic Abusers, 59 ST. LOUIS U.L.J. 1221 (2015)
• “Heels in the Courtroom”, Podcast Co-Host, The Simon Law Firm, P.C. (2020 – Present)
• “St. Louis on the Air: Legal Roundtable”, St. Louis Public Radio, Guest Panelist (April 30, 2024)
• Important Questions To Ask When Hiring A Birth Injury Lawyer (Feb. 24, 2025) – Fox 2 Now

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2016
• Missouri, 2015
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2015
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2015
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2022

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice, Member (2017 – Present) Birth Injury section member
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Public Outreach and Education Committee, 2017 - 2020
• The Missouri Bar Association, Special Committee on Lawyers of Color, 2021 - 2022
• Missouri Asian American Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Member)
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2016 - Present (Member)
• The Theodore McMillian Inns of Court, 2017 - 2020 (Member)
• Women Lawyers’ Association, 2016 - Present (Member)
• Young Friends of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 2017 - Present (Board Member)
• Young Friends of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 2017 - 2021 (Social Chair)
• Young Friends of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 2023 – 2024 (Nominating Chair)
• Young Friends of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 2024 - Present (Vice Chair)