Position: Member

TEL: 314-444-7600

FAX: 314-612-7661

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Website: www.lewisrice.com

Admitted: Missouri, 1991

Law School: Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991) Southern Illinois University Law Journal, notes and comments editor National Environmental Moot Court, national champions, 1990 Phi Kappa Phi Order of the Barristers

College: Westminster College (B.A., 1988) Political Science Saint Louis University Madrid, Spain Undergraduate work; conversant in Spanish

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Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Labor & Employment for Employers; Health Care Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Education Law; Municipal Law, Zoning & Finance; Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

Additional Information: 

Neal F. Perryman focuses his law practice on labor and employment law, but he regularly practices in the areas of ERISA litigation, ‎appellate practice, complex commercial litigation, education law, and municipal law. Neal defends employers and ‎management in personnel-related disputes before state and federal courts and administrative ‎agencies. He regularly counsels clients on compliance with federal and state ‎employment issues and other labor-related matters, including union contract negotiations. In addition, Neal represents clients in other types of complex civil litigation matters. He has successfully tried cases for clients in several jurisdictions.

In 2008 as lead trial counsel, Neal gained one of the first defense jury verdicts in Missouri under the new lower causation standard for Missouri Human Rights Act cases. ‎He has also successfully represented employers and ERISA plans in class actions including ‎a recent summary judgment for an employer-sponsored plan in a cash-balance ERISA class ‎action case. In 2014, Neal won an appeal in a Title IX case of national significance, having represented the defendant-university as lead counsel in both district court and on appeal. ‎

Neal’s commitment to continuing education is reflected in his reputation as an ‎expert in his field. He frequently speaks on the topics of labor relations and employment ‎law, among other topics. He contributes to various handbooks, newsletters, and journals. ‎

As a well-respected attorney in the Firm, Neal is a member of the Firm’s ‎Management and Recruiting Committees, and he is AV® Preeminent™ ‎Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. His peers selected him for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013-2017 and Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2008-2015. Additionally, he was among the “Top 50" St. Louis area Super Lawyers® for 2011 and 2012, receiving one of the highest scores in the selection process in each of those years. The St. Louis Business Journal named him among the “40 Under 40” Class of 2006. Neal is a fellow in the Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of the Litigation Counsel of America.

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