Biography
Jill Sundberg is a Partner at SMB with extensive experience in complex business litigation, toxic tort, and insurance defense, primarily focusing on asbestos personal injury cases. Jill defends a diverse range of companies—from Fortune 500 companies to small, local businesses—against premises and product litigation claims. She uses her excellent oral and written advocacy skills to assist product manufacturers, premises owners, suppliers, and employers navigate complex multi-party toxic tort cases. Jill excels in deposition preparation, discovery, and trial strategy. Her goal is to reduce her clients’ exposure and resolve claims in a cost-effective manner.
By conducting thorough investigations of factual defenses and then strategically evaluating relevant legal defenses, she’s obtained dismissals on behalf of her clients in numerous cases in Madison, St. Clair, Cook, and McLean Counties in Illinois, St. Louis City, and St. Louis County, Missouri.
Practices
Asbestos Litigation
Class Action Defense
Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes
Insurance
Product Liability
Toxic Tort Litigation
Memberships & Affiliations
- Claims and Litigation Management (CLM)
- American Bar Association
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Father McGivney Catholic High School Griffin Guard High School , President (2024-present)
- Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Junior Service Club