Kevin M. Carnie, Jr.

Kevin M. Carnie, Jr., is an attorney with The Simon Law Firm, P.C., in St. Louis, Missouri. A highly rated trial lawyer with more than 12 years of legal experience, Mr. Carnie focuses his practice primarily on product liability claims involving defective products, faulty construction equipment and heavy machinery, automobile defects and defective medical devices. He also has extensive experience handling other serious personal injury claims such as those arising from motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice and excessive police force.

In addition, Mr. Carnie has extensive business litigation experience, and he has handled a variety of matters, including antitrust claims, securities fraud, consumer fraud, banking litigation, contract disputes, patent infringement, real estate litigation and insurance coverage issues. Prior to focusing on plaintiff representation, Mr. Carnie worked at one of St. Louis' largest law firms, where he advocated on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants alike in a wide range of legal disputes.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Carnie has recovered millions of dollars in awards for his clients, including a 32 million verdict in a class action, as well as a $10 million settlement on behalf of the surviving family of a wrongful death victim. He has also secured numerous other settlements and awards well in excess of a million dollars, and he has earned a reputation as one of the leading personal injury trial lawyers in his region.

Among his most notable accolades, Mr. Carnie earned a Top 40 Under 40 designation from The National Trial Lawyers. Additionally, Missouri Lawyers Weekly voted him an Up and Coming Lawyer in 2015. He has also received many other awards from his peers along with many positive reviews and referrals from his satisfied clients.

A 2005 graduate of Saint Louis University, Mr. Carnie returned to his alma mater and obtained his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2008, graduating in the Top 10% of his class as a member of the Order of the Woolsack. While in law school, he served as editor of the university's Public Law Review, and he earned several awards for his exceptional academic achievements.

Mr. Carnie holds his license to practice in Illinois and Missouri, and he is admitted to practice before all U.S. District Courts in each state as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 8th Circuits. He is also an active member of The Missouri Bar and the Illinois State Bar Association, as well as the American Bar Association, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.