Timothy Charles Sansone
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. (St. Louis office - MO and southern IL)
- Leader of the firm's Appellate and Complex Litigation Team
- Named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST of the 30 most powerful appellate attorneys in Missouri
- Legal Champion Award from Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly
- Outstanding Achievement Award from Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL)
- Vice Chair of the Missouri Bar’s Appellate Practice Committee, and Chair of its Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Sub-Committee
Tim’s colleagues and clients look to him for fresh, creative ideas when faced with challenging circumstances involving a lot of moving parts.
Tim joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2002, leads the firm’s Appellate and Complex Litigation Team, and is Chair of Professional Development. In addition, he has served as chair of the firm’s Paralegal Group.
Focusing on complex litigation involving product liability claims, business disputes, appellate practice, and class actions, Tim frequently consults with trial attorneys in the courtroom and colleagues at the firm who regularly look to him for fresh, creative ideas when faced with unusual circumstances involving a lot of moving parts. He and his Appellate Team frequently assist in protecting the record and preserving any judicial errors for appeal. As a member of the firm’s Insurance Team, Tim serves as coverage counsel primarily for insurance companies. He also works with the firm’s Class Action Team to advance our clients’ interests in what often become “bet the company” cases.
Emphasizing proactive case management that is smart, practical and efficient, Tim treats the client’s interests, goals and satisfaction as paramount.
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- J.D. (1998)
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Alpha Sigma Nu (Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities)
- Activities: President of Law Student Chapter of Federalist Society, Editor-in-Chief of Federalist Forum
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- Washington University in St. Louis
- B.A. (1993) | Political Science
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- Honors: College Honors, Golden Key National Honor Society
- Activities: Cadenza Magazine (film reviewer)
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- United States Military Academy
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- Honors: Dean's List, Parachutist Badge (Airborne School), National Defense Service Medal
- Activities: Fellowship in the Study of the Presidency
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- POWER LIST
- Missouri Lawyers Media
- Named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST of the 30 most powerful appellate attorneys in Missouri
- Legal Champion Award
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- Missouri State Bar
- Member
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- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Missouri
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- 7th Circuit
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- 8th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
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- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Litigation
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Construction Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration
- Animal & Dog Law
- Class Action Defense
- General Civil Practice (state & federal)
- English: Spoken, Written