John G. Simon

John G. Simon is the managing partner at The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was born and raised, he focuses his practice primarily on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, providing representation to clients throughout the state who have been harmed by the negligence of other parties. The types of cases that Mr. Simon has been involved in have arisen out of defective products, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents and premises liability. During his distinguished career, he has been able to secure more than 25 settlements and jury awards in excess of $5 million, including a $105 million verdict in a products liability case brought against a tire manufacturer.

Mr. Simon's successes have earned him the high esteem of his fellow professionals. He has received an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 "Superb" peer-review rating through Avvo. In addition, he has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America every year since 2005, and he has been named to the Top 100 Lawyers list issued each year by the American Society of Legal Advocates. In 2016, St. Louis magazine named Mr. Simon its Lawyer of the Year.

Mr. Simon is admitted to practice in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Eighth Circuits. The president-elect and member of the board of governors of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Mr. Simon is an active participant in several other professional organizations. He was awarded his Juris Doctor by Saint Louis University School of Law in 1986.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.