Antoinette Collignon

Antoinette is an experienced personal injury solicitor who believes in a pragmatic, people-oriented approach. She assists insurance companies, international claims settlement agencies and businesses by working with both the client and the other party to find a solution. She prefers consultation and negotiation wherever possible, but takes decisive legal action when necessary to protect your interests.

In international cases, Antoinette works closely with leading law firms in Europe, England, the United States, Canada and Australia. She was the co-founder of the European Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL), which was established in 1997, and she was its first Dutch president and the first female president from 2009 to September 2013.

Antoinette is an approachable sparring partner. She regularly gives lectures at national and international conferences and seminars, and also teaches at Kerckebosch and AvdR, among others, while frequently publishing articles on her field of expertise.

After graduating, Antoinette joined the law firm Kienhuis Hoving in Enschede. She then moved first to Marree & Dijxhoorn and later to Beer Advocaten. She joined Legaltree as partner in October 2010.

• Pan European Organisation for Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL), co-founder, 1997
• Association for Personal Injury Lawyers (LSA)
• Association for Liability and Damages law (VASR)
• Institute for European Traffic Law (IETL)
• Lecturer Kerckebosch – European law and traffic accidents, since 2014
• Part-time lecturer on International Dispute Resolution Leiden University, Law of Civil Procedure division, 2014-2017, 2021
• Member of International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL)
• Chair of Stichting Essure Claims
• Chair complaints committee Pantar
• Chair Stichting Environmental Claims

• International trial lawyer leadership award, July 2013
• Honorary membership of PEOPIL, September 2013