L. Annette Griggs Kansas City, Missouri
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L. Annette Griggs grew up near Clinton, Missouri but has spent her adult life in the greater Kansas City area. Annette finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri and then started law school when her daughter was four months old. After completing law school at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, where she served on the staff of the Urban Lawyer, Annette went into private practice working primarily with personal injury victims.
Annette has dedicated her practice to the representation of injured people. That representation comes in many forms, such as helping those injured by in car and truck accidents, wrongful death claims, product liability claims, premises liability cases and lawsuits against insurance companies.
Annette is an active member in numerous bar organizations, including the Clay County Bar, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA), the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (AWL) and the Kansas City Progressive Women’s Coalition.
Annette is also passionate about providing volunteer aid to the underprivileged members of her community. She has devoted part of her practice to Pro Bono work and has volunteered for the Missouri Public Defender's Office, NBC Action News "Ask A Lawyer Night" through KCMBA-Young Lawyers Section and has the American Red Cross Members through MATA. Further, she was privileged to assist follow women lawyers in the Kansas City, KS Habitat for Humanity program through the AWL.
Outside of the legal profession, Annette enjoys spending time with her husband, Gary, and their daughter, Emma. As a family they enjoy sailing, fishing and other outdoor activities. They are active in their church and numerous community and political organizations.
- Areas of Practice:
- Car Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Motorcycle and ATV Accidents
- Watercraft Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Product Liability
- Dangerous Roadways and Bridges
- Broken and Fractured Bones
- Burns and Scarring
- Torn Ligaments
- Brain and Head Injuries
- Neck, Back and Spinal Cord Injuries
- Education:
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri,
2001
J.D.
Honors: AmJur Award for Advanced Legal Writing; Urban Lawyer 2000-2001 - University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri,
1999
B.A.
Honors: Received Honors for Highest GPA in Undergraduate Class
Honors: Outstanding PACE Graduate Award
Honors: ABW Award
Major: Liberal Arts
- Honors and Awards:
- Madison's Who's Who of Legal Professionals, 2005 - 2008
- Nominated as Best Personal Injury Lawyer in Liberty, 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- MATA - Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2004 - Present
- Member
- Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
- Member
- Workplace Injury Litigation Group, 2003 - 2005
- Member
- Kansas City Progressive Women's Coalition, 2007 - Present
- Member
- Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, 2006 - Present
- Member
- FBIC- Fight Bad-Faith Insurance Companies, 2007 - 2008
- Member
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Clay County Bar Association
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Pro Bono work for the Missouri Public Defender's Office, 2004 - 2005
- NBC Action News "Ask A Lawyer Night" through KCMBA-Young Lawyers Section, 2004
- Mata partnership with the American Red Cross Member, 2008 - Present
