Timothy M. Cronin - St. Louis, MO
Attorney at Simon Law
Defective Products Lawyers in St. Louis, MO
1001 Highlands Plaza Dr. Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63110
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16
Years
Experience
St. Louis Defective Products Lawyer
Updated: 05/20/2026
Areas of Practice
- Defective Products
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Premise Liability
- Trucking Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Tim Cronin has distinguished himself as a dedicated and award-winning trial lawyer whose work continues to shape the legal profession and improve patient and consumer safety nationwide. He focuses his practice on medical malpractice, product liability, premises liability, trucking litigation, and any type of personal injury involving catastrophic injuries or death. Over the past 15 years, he has led litigation teams in cases with far-reaching consequences for public health and accountability in medicine and multiple other industries.
In 2016, he was lead counsel in a landmark $17.6 million verdict that spurred reform to opioid prescribing practices across the country. In 2018, he was the chief trial lawyer for Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush in achieving a $12.5 million verdict again Stan Kroenke and the Rams. In 2018, he obtained a $18.26 million verdict for a young girl who was discharged form a hospital three times while she had E coli.
In 2024, he was lead trial counsel in a case that resulted in a $535 million verdict for a young sexual assault victim in Illinois, which has had broad industrywide impact. This is the largest verdict in Illinois state history for a single Plaintiff. The incident occurred at a behavioral health center due to gross inadequacies that are systemic across the industry. The lackluster safety protocols and understaffing issues that often exist at these facilities are now changing as a result. The verdict sparked a movement toward stronger accountability across healthcare systems to protect these vulnerable patient populations. In 2025, Tim served as co-counsel for a case that resulted in a $27.5 million verdict on behalf of a young man injured in a motorcycle collision in Illinois. These are just a few examples of his past courtroom battles.
Tim devotes himself to uncovering wrongdoing and seeking justice for his clients. His goal in every case is to help repair the lives of his clients that have been devastated by the reckless conduct of others, to do everything possible to ensure it never happens again to anyone else, and to make the litigation process as easy and stress-free for his clients as possible. In addition to the above landmark efforts, Tim has obtained settlements or verdicts in complex cases exceeding $1 million for his clients on 50 separate occasions, recovering in excess of $4 million or more on over half of those cases. His verdicts and settlements for his clients exceed $800 million for his injured clients. These outcomes have driven institutional changes and compelled companies and healthcare providers to adopt safer practices, preventing future harm to others. In addition to getting compensation for his clients, he believes the goal in every case should be to send a message to the relevant industry, to have safer practices so that what happened to his clients does not happen again.
Alongside his trial work, Tim is deeply committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of lawyers. He serves as an adjunct professor in Trial Advocacy at Saint Louis University School of Law, where he shares his expertise and instills the values of integrity and advocacy in aspiring litigators. His number one practice rule is to always be the most prepared person in the room.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America® 2017 – 2025
- Super Lawyer since 2023
- Rising Stars℠ 2014-2022
- Missouri Lawyers Media: Influential Appellate Advocate – 2023
- The Missouri Bar Foundation: Lon O. Hocker Award – 2022
- Missouri Lawyers Media: Top Verdicts & Settlements – 2019
- Up & Coming Lawyers, Missouri Lawyers Weekly 2015
Other Sources of Feedback About Timothy M. Cronin
Included on the 2025 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Recipient, Dean's Honor Scholarship
Honors: Received Four Academic Excellence Awards
Honors: Top Grade in His Class in Trial Advocacy, Moot Court, and Civil Practice
Honors: Certificate In Civil Litigation
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri
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Non Legal Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Major: Economics
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University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Performance Analyst
- Becker, Paulson, Hoerner & Thompson, P.C., Clerk
- Lashly Baer, P.C., Clerk
Pro Bono Activities
- Simon Law Annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Past Moderator
- Project XOXO Inc. Charity, Contributing Coordinator
- Board of Directors for Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Representative Cases
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Premises Liability Results: $535 Million Verdict – Sexual Assault Case Against Behavioral Health Center
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Premises Liability Results: $12.45 Million Verdict
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Premises Liability Results: $6 Million Settlement
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Premises Liability Results: $1.35 Million Settlement – Construction Zone Accident
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Medical Malpractice: $18.26 Million Verdict
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Medical Malpractice: $17.6 Million Verdict
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Medical Malpractice: $15 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $9 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $6 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $4.5 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $4 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $3.1 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $2.1 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $1.175 Million Settlement
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Medical Malpractice: $1 Million Settlement
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$32 Million Settlement – Class Action
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$27.5 Million Verdict – Motorcycle Collision
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$21 Million Settlement – Negligent Hiring/Supervision
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$4 Million Settlement – Breach of Contract, Intellectual Property and Tort
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$3.9 Million Verdict – International Arbitration involving intellectual property and various other matters
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$1.5 Million Settlement – Malicious Prosecution
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Defective Product: $15 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $7.5 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $6.5 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $4.6 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $4.5 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $4.2 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $1.5 Million Settlement
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Defective Product: $1.015 Million Settlement – Construction Defect
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Defective Product: $1 Million Settlement
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Personal Injury: $7.5 Million Settlement – Automobile Accident
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Personal Injury: $3.5 Million Settlement – Trucking Accident
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Personal Injury: $2.5 Million Verdict – Automobile Accident
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Personal Injury: $2 Million Settlement – Automobile Accident
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Personal Injury: $1.325 Million Settlement – During Jury Trial of Uninsured Motorist
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Personal Injury: $1.2 Million Settlement – Trucking Accident
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Personal Injury: $1 Million Settlement – Automobile Accident
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Personal Injury: $1 Million Settlement – Trucking Accident
Published Works
Articles
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Co-Author, Basics of Preparing for a Civil Trial: The Checklist, 60 St. Louis Bar Journal 4 (2014).
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Other Affiliations
- Attorney Review and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC)
- St. Louis County Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan
- St. Louis St. Clair County Bar Association
- East St. Louis Bar Association
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
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Contact
1001 Highlands Plaza Dr.
Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 800-701-8729
Fax: 314-241-2029
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.simonlawpc.com
Hours: 8am to 5pm Monday - Friday
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