Daniel P. Finney, Jr. Named One of the Best Lawyers in America 2016

    ST. LOUIS, MO, August 28, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Daniel P. Finney, Jr., a local attorney and owner of Finney Law Office, has recently been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America 2016 for his expertise in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. The award is presented by BestLawyers.com.

This distinction is bestowed upon the most esteemed within the legal profession. Only 4 percent of attorneys in the nation are recognized, and the only way to receive this honor is for the recipient to be nominated by his or her peers.

Finney and the other recipients will be featured in the upcoming edition of Best Lawyers Magazine.

"I am very honored and grateful to have been selected for such a prestigious award," said Finney. "I and everyone else at Finney Law Office are so proud to serve the great people of St. Louis and will continue to maintain an excellent standard in legal services."

This award is one of the many that Finney has received as of late. Aside from his numerous awards, which include Super Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Lawyers, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a host of others, Finney was selected as a member of America's Top One Percent in 2015 by the National Association of Distinguished Council this March.

Finney specializes in serious litigation matters, especially complex personal injury claims. With over 30 years of experience as a litigator, he has successfully completed over 100 jury trials and has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements in claims arising from truck accidents, product defects, medical negligence, fraud, auto accidents, accidental shootings, and inverse condemnation. Many of his trials resulted in attracting national media attention and changing the way defective products are tracked and recalled.

A native and lifelong resident of St. Louis, Finney graduated from St. Louis University Law School in 1978. Before entering private practice in 1981, he worked as an assistant circuit attorney in the City of St. Louis in which he tried to completion and won more jury trials than any other attorney on staff. He is admitted to practice law in Missouri, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Southern District of New York. He is also a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the American Association of Justice, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the St. Louis Bar Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Lawyers Association, and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.

Finney is married and has seven children, three of whom are lawyers, along with five grandchildren.

Finney Law Office is dedicated to helping people whose lives have been changed by acts of negligence. The team includes Daniel P. Finney, Jr., and his sons, Daniel P. Finney III and Christopher Finney. They proudly serve accident victims throughout the St. Louis region, Illinois, and Missouri.

Finney Law Office has earned its reputation as one of the top litigation firms in the St. Louis area through painstaking case analysis, preparation, and dedication. As a result, the firm has had repeated success against large corporations, often defended by multiple law firms.

For more information, please call 314-646-0300 or visit the firm's website at http://www.finneylawoffice.com.

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