Jeffrey B. Simon

JEFFREY B. SIMON Founding Shareholder Dallas, Texas phone: (214) 276-7680 fax: (214)276-7699 email: jsimon@sgpblaw.com

JEFFREY B. SIMON is a founding shareholder of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC. Jeffrey was admitted to the bar in 1993, and is licensed in Texas, California and in New York. An experienced and skilled trial attorney, Jeffrey has enjoyed litigating toxic tort and pharmaceutical injury cases for many years. He graduated from The University of Texas School of Law in 1993. Prior to law school, Jeffrey graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude in 1990 from Colgate University.

Jeffrey has repeatedly been recognized by his peers for his excellence in trial law. For the years 2004 through 2012, he has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine, a distinction voted on by his peers throughout the State of Texas. Jeffrey also serves on the Executive Board of Directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and he served in 2009 as a Vice President of the organization and is currently President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a distinction bestowed only upon those who have been primary counsel in a minimum of 25 cases tried to verdict.

Areas of Practice:

Toxic Torts
Asbestos
Benzene
Pharmaceutical Drugs
Mesothelioma
18 Wheeler Accidents
Commercial Litigation
Refinery Explosions

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1993
New York, 2005
California, 2008

Education:

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1993 J.D.
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA, 1990 B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: History

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Asbestos Defense Cases, Mealey’s, 2002 – 2003
Page Keeton Civil Trial Conference, 2005
Asbestos Defense Cases, Plaintiffs’ Asbestos Litigation Seminar, 2000 and 2003

Honors and Awards:

DTLA President
D Magazine’s Top Lawyers Under 40, 2003 – 2004
American Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2004 – 2007
Texas Super Lawyers 2004-2011
LIsted in AM Law Daily – “Who Are the Top Plaintiff’s Lawyers?”
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Dallas County Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
ABOTA Fellowship Member
TTLA Vice President
DTLA Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:

Waters & Kraus, LLP, Partner (2000-2005)
The Simon Law Firm, P.C., President (1997-2002)
Baron & Budd, P.C., Associate (1993-1997)
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Theta

Birth Information:

1968, Ft. Worth, Texas, United States of America