John G. Simon

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Saint Louis, Missouri

Simon Law
John G. Simon
Simon Law
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Practice areas: Personal Injury, Business Litigation; view more

Licensed in Missouri since: 1986

Education: Saint Louis University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025

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Simon Law

1001 Highlands Plaza Dr
Suite 300
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During more than three decades of practicing law, John Simon has built a remarkable record of courtroom victories and incredible settlements for thousands of clients – oftentimes when the odds are not in his favor. The National Law Journal named the firm he founded in 2001 as one of the “winningest firms” in the U.S. In 20 recent months alone, John’s firm achieved four nine-figure verdicts totaling nearly $2 billion.

The firm now has more than 50 dedicated professionals, with a focus on plaintiff’s litigation including personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, business litigation and class action cases.

John’s approach is simple: The client always comes first and prepare every case as if it’s headed to trial.

These principles have driven unparalleled success in the courtroom including record setting verdicts in multiple states. It has also inspired meaningful change across multiple industries and has helped Simon Law become known as the firm where cases become causes.

John’s verdicts have held some of the largest corporations in the world accountable for their misconduct and shined a national spotlight on critical, often ignored industry safety issues.

John obtained his first nine-figure verdict in 2001. He represented a man who was severely injured after a multi-piece wheel he was assembling explosively separated. John demonstrated that the wheel design had a decades-long history of similar separations and uncovered corporate documents showing that the manufacturer knew about the dangerous design of its product for years. The jury awarded John’s client $105 million.

John represented the family of a man who was killed by a natural gas explosion which occurred while he was lighting his barbecue grill. John’s investigation showed that gas leaked from an underground corroded copper line and that this identical problem existed at thousands of other homes. The defendant gas company launched a replacement program which was monitored by the state public service commission.

John’s team also exposed an illegal underground industry involving nitrous oxide products intended for culinary use being sold to smoke shops to be inhaled and abused across the country. The case resulted in a $745 million verdict for the family of a young woman who was killed when a driver, high on nitrous oxide, struck and killed her.

John and his team also represented a 13-year-old girl who was raped at a behavioral health center that was supposed to keep her safe. The firm’s investigation revealed that the facility was dangerously understaffed and had chosen not to monitor its own safety cameras. The jury concluded that the attack should have been prevented and awarded $535 million – the largest such award in Illinois history.

John and his firm’s work on a trucking accident that left two young fathers dead uncovered decades of dangerous conduct within the trailer manufacturing industry. John’s investigation discovered manufacturers continuously putting profits over people which led to weakened underride guards, which are supposed to stop vehicles from sliding underneath the back of a trailer in a collision. The jury returned a $462 million verdict in favor of Simon’s clients. At the conclusion of that trial, the judge remarked to the jury that “you had some of the best lawyering we’ve ever seen in this courthouse”.

Many of his firm’s cases have made national news, with John’s work being quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, ProPublica, NBC Nightly News, Yahoo News, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune and many others, compelling changes across industries and companies.

That’s what John means when he says his firm is where cases become causes.

John’s honors and awards reveal what John’s clients already know — he stands among the best litigators in the United States.

He was inducted into the Inner Circle in 2014, which is an exclusive organization of the Top 100 plaintiffs’ attorneys in the country. He is nationally ranked in Chambers USA and his colleagues and peers have voted him the #1 lawyer in Missouri Super Lawyers, an unprecedented seven consecutive years.

In 2025, Missouri Lawyers Media named John an Influential Lawyer of the Year, which is “awarded to the newsmakers – the Missouri lawyers who made substantial contributions to the legal community this year”. He is also a past president of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

John got his law degree from St. Louis University School of Law and has served as an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy there for more than 25 years.

He and his wife Margie have been married since 1985 and have three children and seven grandchildren.

John’s work ethic began in his own childhood, waking up at 4 a.m. to help his father run the family’s produce stand at the Soulard Market in St. Louis. His father, an immigrant from Lebanon, inspired him with his extraordinary work ethic and charitable nature as he frequently donated food to those in need. Watching his parents raise 10 children while running a successful business instilled a deep respect for hard work and independence in John.

John has also served as a board member for Access Academies, which helps improve education in underserved communities. He currently serves on the board of St. Mary’s High School as well as Giddo Simon Ministries, a non-profit he and his siblings founded in memory of their father to provide fresh produce to those most in need.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Business Litigation

Focus areas

Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 30% Business Litigation

First Admitted: 1986, Missouri

Professional Webpage: https://simonlawpc.com/meet-our-attorneys/john-g-simon/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Theodore McMillian American Inns of Court, St. Louis, Founding Member
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • The Inner Circle of Advocates
  • St. Louis County Bar Association
  • St. Clair County Bar Association
  • Pound Civil Justice Institute, Supporting Fellow
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • National Institute of Advocates Association
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Founding Member
  • National Academy of Jurisprudence, Premier 100
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA), Board of Governors (1991-2020)
  • Minnesota Bar Association
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
  • Lawyers Association of St. Louis
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Global Directory of Who’s Who
  • Chambers USA
  • Belli Society
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Executive Committee (2016–2019), President (2018-2019)
  • Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG)
  • Arkansas Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), Chairman, Missouri Chapter (2022 – 2024)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • American Bar Foundation
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ)
  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys, Missouri
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2024
  • Missouri, 1986
  • U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2021
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2017
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2016
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 2014
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 2014
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1988
  • Ohio, 2023
  • Minnesota, 2020
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1988
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2007
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1987
  • Arkansas, 1992
  • Illinois, 1987

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Lebrun v. Mine Safety Appliances, et al., Products Liability, $6,515,000.00, 2002  
  • Dangerous Drugs and Products: $20.8 Million – Vioxx
  • Medical Malpractice: $17.6 Million
  • Class Action: $18 Million
  • Class Action: $25 Million
  • Class Action: $32 Million
  • Personal Injury: $42 Million – Case Against Gateway Hotel Holdings
  • Sexual Assault: $535 Million – Verdict Against Behavioral Health Center
  • Product Liability: $105 Million – Products Liability Case Against Bridgestone/Firestone
  • Product Liability: $462 Million – Verdict Against Wabash Trailer Company
  • Wrongful Death: $745 Million Verdict Against Whip-It! Manufacturer
  • Dodson v. Mercy Clinic Heart and Vascular, LLC and Dr. Robert P. Ferrara, 10,800,000, 2013
  • Maldonado v Gateway Hotel Holdings, LLC, Personal Injury, $42,000,000.00, 2005   
  • Assistant Elevator Mechanic v. Confidential Elevator Company, Products Liability, $5,000,000.00, 2007
  • Adams v Hill, Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, Illinois Valley Paving Co. et al, Auto Accident, $13,500,000.00, 2007  
  • Plaintiff v Defendant Pharmaceutical Company, Products Liability, $9,500,000.00, 2009  
  • Brown v The Laclede Gas Co. Inc., Personal Injury, $8,000,000.00, 2000  
  • Walsh v Mid-South Transport, Inc. et al Truck Accident, $10,000,000.00, 2003  
  • Dorman v Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Products Liability $105,000,000.00, 2000  
  • Plaintiff v Defendant Supervisor and Defendant Switchgear Manufacturer, Products Liability, $10,000,000.00, 2008  

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • National Academy of Jurisprudence, 2016

Pro bono / Community Service

  • St. Louis Regional Crime Commission
  • Project XOXO Inc. Charity for the Homeless
  • Access Academies After-School Enrichment Programs
  • Gateway 180 Homeless Services
  • Simon Law Annual Seminar for Legal Services
  • St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School
  • St. Louis Bar Foundation
  • Giddo Simon Ministries

Educational Background

  • Saint Louis University, B.S., Honor: Magna Cum Laude, 1983

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Tennessee v. Garner: The Fleeing Felon Rule, Simon, J., Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 30, 1986
  • Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens in Missouri (Co-Author), Missouri Bar Journal, 1990
  • Adjunct professor at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching Trial Advocacy (2000 to present)
  • Trial Masters, 08/30/2018, Lawyers Association and USA&M, Trial Masters, 08/30/2018, Lawyers Association and USA&M, 2018
  • Co-Author, Federal Employers' Liability Act Cases: Instructing on Sole Cause. Journal of the Missouri Bar, April-May, 1988
  • Attack Your Own Case Before Your Opponent Does.  Missouri Lawyers Weekly, July 20, 2009, p. 15, 2009
  • Adjunct professor at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching Trial Advocacy, 2000 to present
  • Vor Dire, 12/08/2017, KTLA’s 2017 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar
  • Trial Wars – Return of the Jury; 06/13/2017; Interactive All-Day Mock Trial by Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Civil Trial Practice CLE; 05/18/17; Saint Louis County Bar Association
  • The Art and Science of Jury Persuasion; 2/24/16; Denver Empirical Justice Institute Conference
  • Effective Deposition Techniques, Closing Arguments & Ethics; 12/04/15
  • Dealing with Experts, 06/23/15, The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
  • Review and Analysis of Heien v North Carolina (US Supreme Court), 11/13/14, Theodore McMillian Inns of Court, St. Louis
  • Voir Dire – Factual Scenario, 11/06/14, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys CLE (MATA)
  • Closing Arguments, 06/06/14, Attorney Information Exchange Group Trucking Seminar 2014 (AIEG)
  • Trial Masters Series, Closing Arguments, 05/30/14, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Bench & Bar 2014 (BAMSL)
  • From Main Street to Wall Street, Marketing through Referrals, 05/01/14, American Bar Association Firm Marketing Conference (ABA)
  • Lessons of 1,000 Trials: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Presenting a Winning Case at Trial, 04/26/13, The Missouri Bar
  • Insider’s Guide to Personal Injury Litigation, 2010, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL)
  • Truck Accident Litigation from Start to Finish, 2010, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Opening Statements, 06/22/2010, The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Sixth Annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
  • Tips for Handling Personal Injury Cases, 2007, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Using Federal Regulations to Build a Punitive Damages Case, 2007, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Claim in Trucking Cases & Discovery and Proof of Driver Fatigue, 2008, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
  • Making Discovery Work for You in a Products Liability Case, 6/20/2007, The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Third Annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
  • Building a Strong Foundation for Your Case, 12/14/2007, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Expert Witness Seminar, 10/24/2006, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • What Are You Missing?, 06/15/2005, The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Annual Seminar to Benefit Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc.
  • Advanced Trial Advocacy in Missouri, 01/19/2005, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Co-Author, An Overview of Punitive Damages in Business Tort Litigation in Missouri, Simon, John, 54 St. Louis Bar Journal, No. 1, p. 28, Summer, 2007
  • Bad Faith Litigation in Missouri, 10/21/1997 and 11/19/1998, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Current Developments in Products Liability in Missouri, 06/11/1998, National business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Co-Author, Pharmaceutical Litigation: The Plaintiff's Overview. 51 St. Louis Bar Journal No. 4, p. 12, Spring, 2005
  • Bad Faith Litigation, 07/18/1996, National Business Institute, Inc. (NBI)
  • Co-Author, Plaintiff in Products Liability Case: Overview. 48 St. Louis Bar Journal No. 3, p. 4, Winter, 2002
  • Co-Author, Theories of Liability in Accounting Malpractice Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective.  St. Louis Bar Journal, Summer, 1991
  • Co-Author, Interstate Forum Non Conveniens in Missouri. Journal of the Missouri Bar, 1990
  • Co-Authors, Distinctive Aspects of Litigation Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act: An Overview. St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall, 1989

Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® (1996-present)
  • American Society of Legal Advocates Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Missouri (2013)
  • ACQ5 Law Award Missouri Product Liability Lawyer of the Year (2014)
  • Corporate LiveWire Product Liability Lawyer of the Year for Missouri (2016)
  • SLU Law Order of Fleur de Lis Hall of Fame (2016)
  • St. Louis Magazine Lawyer of the Year (2016)
  • Riverfront Times Best Lawyer in St. Louis
  • Special Services Award (2007)
  • Equal Justice Award (2013)
  • Defenders of Justice Award (2015)
  • Robert Walston Chubb Award (2016)
  • President’s Outstanding Service Award
  • President’s Distinguished Service Award (2013)
  • Best Lawyers in America® Recognized, 2005
  • Distinguished Lawyer Award (2015)
  • Spirit of Justice Award (2009)
  • Golden Anniversary Fellow (2010)
  • Influential Appellate Advocates (2011)
  • Power List Honoree (2021-2025)
  • Lawyer of the Year/Influential Lawyer (2025)
  • Top Verdicts & Settlements (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024, 2025)
  • Top 100: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers (2007-2025)
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® Ranked #1 (2018 – 2024)
  • Lawyer of the Year Honoree, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024, 2026
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Top 10 Attorneys, 2009
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Top 50 St. Louis, 2006
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005
  • Best Lawyers in America St. Louis Personal Injury Litigator, 2011
  • Adjunct professor at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching Trial Advocacy, 2000

These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.

“John Simon is one of the best attorneys in country. I had the pleasure of working with him for many years. He is a tremendous litigator.”

Office location for John G. Simon

1001 Highlands Plaza Dr
Suite 300
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Phone: 800-701-8729

Selections

21 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025

Top Lists

Top 50: St. Louis Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2009, 2011 - 2025
Top 10: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers: 2009, 2013 - 2025
Top 100: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2025

Certificates and credentials

American College of Trial Lawyers

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