L. Annette Griggs

L. Annette Griggs grew up near Clinton, Missouri but has spent her adult life in the greater Kansas City area. She finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri where she graduated with honors and received awards for outstanding achievement in her graduating class. She then started law school when her daughter was four months old. After completing law school at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Annette went into private practice working primarily with personal injury victims. Being a female attorney has shaped Annette's career as a partner at McCollum & Griggs, LLC. Annette is devoted to protecting privacy rights of plaintiffs throughout the litigation process. She is aware of the sensitive nature of information contained in medical records - especially for women - and fights diligently to protect those rights. Annette has dedicated her practice to the representation of all injured people. That representation includes helping those injured in vehicle and truck accidents, those with traumatic brain injuries, representing victims of drunk drivers, helping families in wrongful death actions, pursuing dram shop cases, 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), MATA Women's group, 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 fellow women lawyers in the Kansas City, KS Habitat for Humanity program through the Association of Women Lawyers. Outside of the legal profession, Annette enjoys spending time with her husband, Gary, and their daughter, Emma. As a family they enjoy hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities. They are active in their church and numerous community and political organizations. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees L. Annette Griggs included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AVVO Excellent Rating Honored as Top 5% of attorneys in Missouri & Kansas on SuperLawyers list Up & Coming Lawyers award through the Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2011 Nominated by peers as Best of the Bar in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Pro Bono Wall of Fame, Missouri Bar Kansas Super Lawyers list, 2011- Present Top 50 Lawyers Kansas City Super Lawyers, 2016 - 2017 Top 50 Women Lawyers in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2017 - 2020 Top 100 Lawyers in MO and KS - SuperLawyers, 2016 - 2019 Mentor Award - MO Lawyers Weekly, 2018 Other Sources of Feedback About L. Annette Griggs Included on the 2025Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2022 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2020 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2019 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2018 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2017 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2016 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2015 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2013 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2012 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list 2011 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list

• Partner, since 2001
• Attorney

• McCollum & Griggs, LLC, Managing Member, 2003 - 2017

• Mentor, Young female attorneys in the 2012 class of the Connections Program through AWL
• Co-Chair, Practice Development Program

• Mendez v. All Star Family Sports Arena, Inc.
• Citation: 0816-CV00426
• Court: Jackson County Missouri Circuit Court at Independence
• Year: 2009

• Mata Emergency Response Team Partnership with the American Red Cross Member, 2008 - Present
• Habitat for Humanity – AWL-KC, Volunteer, 2007 - Present
• Pro Bono Work for the Missouri Public Defender’s Office, 2004 - 2005
• General issues affecting Women in the Greater Kansas City Area, 2001 - Present
• NBC Action News "Ask A Lawyer Night" through KCMBA-Young Lawyers Section, 2004
• Hope Haven of Cass County women’s shelter, Board Member
• American Red Cross, Volunteer
• Better Business Bureau-Kansas City area

• Missouri, 2001
• Kansas, 2002
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2001
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2014

• Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, 2006 - Present (Member)
• MATA - Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2004 - Present (Member)
• Clay County Bar Association (Member)
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Member)
• FBIC- Fight Bad-Faith Insurance Companies, 2007 - 2008 (Member)
• Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (AWL) (Board Member)
• MATA Women’s Caucus (Chair of KC caucus)
• Cass County Bar Association (Member)
• Jackson County Bar Association
• Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council, 2017 - Present (Council Member)
• Brain Injury Association of MO, 2017 - Present (Board Member and member)