Susan M. Dimond

Principal

For almost 20 years, Susan has focused her practice on the defense of professionals and the analysis of coverage obligations.

sdimond@robertsperryman.com

314-421-1850

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Susan serves on the firm’s legal malpractice defense, professional liability, insurance coverage and extra-contractual liability teams. She has considerable experience defending attorneys in legal malpractice claims, ethical complaints, breach of fiduciary duty claims and cases alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and other consumer protection statutes. She also routinely defends design professionals, insurance agents, and small business in similar claims.

Susan also handles complex first party and third-party insurance coverage questions and frequently litigates cases involving extra contractual liability. She routinely advises both insurers and insureds on complex coverage questions across the Midwest. Susan has spoken extensively on Missouri bad faith law and Mo.Rev.Stat.§ 537.065. She has been recognized and included in Best Lawyers since 2020.

Susan lives in Richmond Heights with her husband, Tony. They are the proud parents of two sons and a puppy, in her free time Susan enjoys gardening, traveling, and seeing live music.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Coverage and Extra Contractual Liability Defense
Legal Malpractice Defense
Insurance Defense
Design Professional Malpractice Defense
Trucking Litigation and Transportation Law
Product Liability

Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Political Science, B.A., with a Minor in Women's Studies, 1998
Vermont Law School, J.D., 2004

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 2005
Illinois, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. District Courts
- Eastern and Western District of Missouri
- Southern, Northern, and Central Districts of Illinois
- Kansas

Memberships

Claims and Litigation Alliance
DRI, Professional Liability Planning Committee
American Bar Association
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Publications

Co-Author, NBI Ethics Seminar Materials, Ethical Client Communications (2011)
Author, MO Bar CLE Publication, Missouri Damages, Chapter 14, Lost Profits (Third Edition, 2012)
Co-Author, A Survey of The Law of Non-Contractual Indemnity and Contribution, Missouri, Primerus (April 2012)
Contributor , August 2014 ABA LPL eAdvisory, Case Summary, Nail v. Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP
Co-Author, The Risks and Realities of Cyber-Attacks and Security Breaches for Today’s Practitioner, The St. Louis Bar Journal Fall/2014.

Awards and Recognitions

2020 Best Lawyers Appellate Practice
2021 - 2024 Best Lawyers Appellate and Insurance Practice

Events and Speaking Engagements

Speaker, Missouri Bar Next Step Series: Federal Civil Practice (April 2013)
Speaker, “How the FDCPA can surprise you”, The Bar Plan Foundation, 15-Hour Year-End CLE Webinar, (June 2017)
Speaker, “Avoiding Violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Breaches of Fiduciary Duties Related to Collection Activities”, The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting, with Christina Lewis Abate, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company (September 2017)
Speaker, “How the FDCPA Affects Your Practice and How Not to Violate It” Webinar, ABA Young Lawyer’s Division, with Whitney Dunn, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company, (December 2017)
Speaker, "Insurance Bad Faith "Set Up" in Missouri", National Business Institute (NBI) (June 2018)
Speaker, "Navigating the Changes to Missouri's Section 537.065" The Bar Plan Foundation, 9-Hour Year-End CLE Webinar, (June 2018)
Speaker, "Legal Ethics: Conflicts of Interest" NBI (June 2020)
Speaker, “Cyber Liability” Primerus Defense Institute (September 2023)

Pro Bono and Public Service

BAMSL’s Motion for Kids, annual Christmas party that is provided for over 2500 children in foster care programs across the City of St. Louis