Garrett, Nathaniel P.

The Simmons Firm shareholder Amy Garrett concentrates her practice on representing victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers. Amy graduated in 1998 from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri. Amy obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995.

Amy worked as the Assistant's State's Attorney from 1999 to 2002 at the Madison County State Attorney's Office. She then joined the firm of Mendenhall & Selby as an associate attorney before becoming an attorney with the Simmons Firm.

Amy is actively involved with the John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic and the Pro Bono Network for VA Benefits. She recently co-authored a chapter of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education on the practice guide "Military Service and the Law." In 2008 she helped create a pro bono network in Madison County of local attorneys to offer legal help to veterans. She also created a Guardian Ad Litem program at the Simmons Firm, offering free representation to minors and disabled adults in custody disputes.