Doug Winters
About Doug
Following a needless catastrophic injury to a lifelong friend, Doug founded The Winters Law Group to fight for individuals harmed by the recklessness and wrongdoing of others. He concentrates his practice on personal injury, product liability, and insurance litigation.
Doug has successfully represented injury victims and their families against several multi-billion dollar corporations, focusing on limb amputations caused by defective UTVs and Side-by-Side Off-Road Vehicles. Over the course of nearly a decade of litigation involving defective UTVs and Side-by-Sides, Doug has studied thousands of rollovers, hundreds of fatalities and dozens of amputations.
Doug has recovered millions for clients in Missouri and throughout the United States.
Doug was named a Super Lawyers® "Rising Star" in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, which is awarded to less than 2.5% of the attorneys in Missouri.
Education
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO, J.D., 2012 - CALI Award for Highest Grade in Legal Writing
- During law school, Doug clerked for the Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, Judge of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin – Madison, B.B.A., 2009
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Awards
- Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021
Recent Results
UTV and Side-By-Side ATV Claims
- Secured several confidential settlements on behalf of UTV and Side-By-Side ATV drivers and passengers who sustained arm and hand injuries in rollover accidents.
Property Damage Insurance Claims
- $700,000+ settlement on behalf of agricultural property owner whose property was damaged by hail.
- $625,000+ settlement on behalf of shopping center owner whose properties were damaged by hail and wind.
- $590,000+ appraisal award on behalf of non-profit whose religious institution was damaged by hail.
- $580,000+ appraisal award on behalf of a warehouse owner whose property was damaged by hail.
- $470,000+ appraisal award on behalf of non-profit whose religious institution was damaged by hail.
- $320,000+ settlement on behalf of athletic facility owner with hail-caused roof damage.
- $300,000 settlement on behalf of shopping center owner whose property was damaged by hail.
- $240,000+ settlement on behalf of non-profit whose religious institution was damaged by wind and hail.
- $190,000+ settlement on behalf of a homeowner whose home was damaged by hail.
- $100,000 settlement on behalf of condominium owner with roof damage caused by wind.