Honors and Awards:

• Martindate-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Best Lawyers in America since, 2005
• Best Lawyers in Americal St. Louis Personal Injury Litigator of the Year, 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Missouri Bar, 1986
• Missouri Bar Association, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1987
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1987
• Illinois Bar Association, 1987
• Illinois Bar, 1987
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1988
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy Advocates Association since, 1989
• Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers, Member since, 1990
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America since, 1990
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis, 1990
• St. Clair County Bar Association since, 1990
• St. Louis County Bar Association since, 1990
• Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers, Board of Governors since, 1991
• Arkansas State Bar Association since, 1992
• Adjunct professor at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching Trial Advocacy since, 2000
• American Board of Trial Advocates since, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2007
• The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 2008
• The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers since, 2009
• Inducted into The American College of Trial Lawyers, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Misouri Bar Foundation, Board Member
• St. Mary's Board of Directors since 2008
• Access Academies, Board of Directors since 2009
• The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Co-Author, Theories of Liability in Accounting Malpractice Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective, Simon, John and Fitzsimmons, G., St. Louis Bar Journal, Summer, 1991
• Co-Author, Federal Employers' Liability Act Cases: Instructing on Sole Cause. Simon, John and Rowley, C., Journal of the Missouri Bar, April-May, 1988
• Co-Authors, Distinctive Aspects of Litigation Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act: An Overview. Simon, John, Musgrave, J. and Rowley, C., St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall, 1989
• Co-Author, Interstate Forum Non Conveniens in Missouri, Simon, John and Rowley, C., Journal of the Missouri Bar, 1980
• Co-Author, Plaintiff in Products Liability Case: Overview. Simon, John and Flynn, Francis J., Jr., 48 St. Louis Bar Journal No. 3, p. 4, Winter, 2002
• Co-Author, Pharmaceutical Litigation: The Plaintiff's Overview. Simon, John and Vieth, Erich, 51 St. Louis Bar Journal No. 4, p. 12, Spring 2005
• Co-Author, An Overview of Punitive Damages in Business Tort Litigation in Missouri, Simon, John and von Aschwege, Anne-Marie, 54 St. Louis Bar Journal, No. 1, p. 28, Summer 2007

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Brown v The Laclede Gas Co. Inc., Personal Injury, $8,000,000.00, 2000
• Dorman v Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Products Liability $105,000,000.00, 2000
• Lebrun v. Mine Safety Appliances, et al., Products Liability, $6,515,000.00, 2002
• Walsh v Mid-South Transport, Inc. et al Truck Accident, $10,000,000.00, 2003
• Maldonado v Gateway Hotel Holdings, LLC, Personal Injury, $42,000,000.00, 2005
• Adams v Hill, Missouri Highway and Transpioration Commission, Illinois Valley Paving Co. et al, Auto Accident, $13,500,000.00, 2007
• Assistant Elevator Mechanic v. Confidential Elevator Company, Products Liability, $5,000,000.00, 2007
• Plaintiff v Defendant Supervisor and Defendant Switchgear Manfacturer, Products Liability, $10,000,000.00, 2008
• Plaintiff v Defendant Pharmaceutical Company, Products Liability, $9,500,000.00, 2009

Educational Background:

• Saint Louis University, B.S., Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1983