John E. Campbell
John Campbell
St. Louis
Missouri (MO)
Class Action/Mass Torts
Consumer Law
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
Profile
John Campbell, born and raised in McKinney, Texas earned his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Concordia University at Austin with a major in Secondary Education and minors in religion, Spanish and English. Prior to attending law school, John was a high school English and Spanish teacher, as well as a coach. He came to St. Louis to attend Saint Louis University School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude. John was made a member of the Order of the Woolsack.
John’s practice at The Simon Law Firm consists primarily of working on class action litigation. Cases range from wage and hour violations to environmental claims to a variety of predatory lending. John also handles select employment discrimination claims and actions involving the mortgage industry. John has obtained settlements for hundreds of thousands of class members. John has been recognized as one of the “winningest” plaintiffs attorneys in Missouri.
John is an accomplished appellate attorney, having appeared before the Missouri Supreme Court on several occasions, the Missouri Court of Appeals, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. John was voted one of the “Most Influential Appellate Attorneys” in Missouri.
John Campbell is the chair of the Consumer Law Committee, a part of the Business Law Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. John is also the state coordinator for Public Justice.
John has established a reputation for aggressive representation that is carried out in a professional manner. John received the John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award, given to one attorney in St. Louis each year.
John is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois and New York as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Western District of Missouri, and the United States Supreme Court. John is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, and the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Selected To
Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2011
Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2010
Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2009
About John Campbell
Admitted: 2007, Missouri
Professional Webpage: www.simonlawpc.com/meettheattorneysdetail.php?id=6
Honors and Awards:
- Up & Coming Lawyer, Missouri Lawyers Media, 2009
- John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. louis, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Missouri Bar Association, American Bar Association, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Lawyers Association of St. Louis, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Public Justice (Missouri State Coordinator and the Hsipanic National Bar Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Coordinator for Project XOXO, a non-profit organization that seeks to unite lawyers, law firms and legal organizations in the Saint Louis area in an effort to raise contributions for local charities. Project XOXO has raised over $200,000 in cash and kind donations to date., 2010
- Places for People Volunteer;, 2011
- ESL Teacher, St. Louis Library;, 2011
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Co-Author, Challenging Arbitration Provisions in Consumer Cases, The Missouri Trial Attorney, Summer, 2007
- Author, The Alien Tort Statute: Addressing human Rights Violations Committed Abroad in U.S. Courts, Saint Louis University, April 1, 2008
- Author, Current Issues in Class Action Litigation, June 24, The Simon Law Firm Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 2008
- Author, Be Succint, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2010
- Huch V. Charter Communications Inc.: Consumer Prey, Corporate Predators and a Call For The Death Of The Voluntary Payment Doctrine Defense – Accepted for publication by Valparaiso University Law Review (co-authored with Oliver Beatty)., Co-Author, Valparaiso University Law Review, 2010
- Chapter 9, Binding Mandatory Arbitration, Missouri Consumer Law & Practice MOBAR CLE Deskbook (December, 2010) (Co-authored with Erich Vieth), Co-Author, Chapter 9, Binding Mandatory Arbitration, Missouri Consumer Law & Practice MOBAR CLE Deskbook, 2010
- Author, Mortgage Law Symposium: Issues Affecting Consumers, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, February, 2011
- Author, Appellate Practice: Effective Persuasion in Writing and Argument, Annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, June, 2011
Educational Background:
- Concordia University at Austin, Bachelor of Arts, 2000
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