John G. Simon

John G. Simon


The Simon Law Firm, P.C.

Recognized since 2005

St. Louis, Missouri

Practice Areas

Civil Rights Law

Commercial Litigation

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Personal Injury Litigation
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John G. Simon is the founder of The Simon Law Firm, P.C. He received both his undergraduate (1983) and law degree (1986) from Saint Louis University. John handles many types of cases including product liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and commercial litigation. During his career John has obtained more than 150 verdicts and settlements over $1 million, including 15 over $10 million and one over $100 million. On two occasions, John had the highest verdict in the state of Missouri.

Among his many accolades, John has been listed in Best Lawyers® in America since 2005. In 2018, 2016, 2015, and 2011 he was honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in St. Louis. In 2017, he celebrated his 13th year listed in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers® and sixth year listed as a Top 10 Attorney. In 2011, John was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and in 2014, he was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates, an honor bestowed upon the top 100 plaintiff attorneys in the United States.

John received the Spirit of Justice Award from the Saint Louis Bar Foundation in 2009. He received the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Distinguished Lawyer Award in 2014 and in 2016 he was awarded the Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Robert Walston Chubb Award for his commitment to the programs of LESM. In 2016, he was inducted into the Saint Louis University School of Law Hall of Fame.

John has written and lectured on a variety of aspects of civil trial practice and shares his experience by teaching Trial Advocacy at Saint Louis University School of Law.

John’s passion to help people reaches beyond the courtroom. For the past 13 years, he has held a legal seminar and donated all of the proceeds to Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. John serves on the boards of LSEM, Saint Louis Bar Foundation, and ACCESS Academies. In 2010, he launched Project XOXO, which provides support to homeless persons in the St. Louis area.

Location
  • 1001 Highlands Plaza Drive, Suite 300
    St. Louis, MO 63110
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Saint Louis University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Saint Louis University, BS, graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • Arkansas, Arkansas State Bar Association
  • Missouri, The Missouri Bar
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys® for Missouri - Lifetime Achievement
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Foundation - Member
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Board of Governors 2003
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Executive Committee - President 2018-19
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Executive Committee - President-Elect 2017-18
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Executive Committee - Vice President 2016-17
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • National Academy of Jurisprudence, 2016 - Member
  • Pound Civil Justice Institute, Supporting Fellow, 2015 - Member
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers - Member 2009-present
  • Theodore McMillian American Inns of Court, St. Louis - Founding Member 2011-present
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Member
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis - Member
  • Global Who's Who - Listed
  • Illinois State Bar Association - Member
  • Inner Circle of Advocates - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers - Member
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Founding Member
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy Advocates Association - Member
  • St. Clair County Bar Association - Member
  • St. Louis County Bar Association - Member
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Member
  • The Missouri Bar - Member
  • Worldwide Registry - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern Districts of Arkansas
  • U.S. District Court, Western Districts of Arkansas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

The Simon Law Firm, P.C.
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri

6 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2024)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2024)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2020)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2018)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2016)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, St. Louis (2015)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, St. Louis (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
  • Business Disruption Insurance
  • COVID-19
  • Product Liability
Awards:
  • Missouri Lawyers Weekly Influential Appellate Award 2011
  • Riverfront Times Best Lawyer in St. Louis
  • St. Louis Magazine Lawyer of the Year 2016
  • ACQ5 Law Award Missouri Product Liability Lawyer of the Year 2014
  • American Society of Legal Advocates Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Missouri 2013
  • AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell® 1996-present
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Distinguished Lawyer Award 2015
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis President's Distinguished Service Award 2013
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis President's Outstanding Service Award
  • Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in St. Louis 2018
  • Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2019
  • Best Lawyers in America® Personal Injury for 10 years
  • Best Lawyers in America® St. Louis Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - 2013 Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year 2016
  • Best Lawyers in America® St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year 2011
  • Best Lawyers in America® St. Louis Product Liability Lawyer of the Year 2015
  • Corporate LiveWire Product Liability Lawyer of the Year for Missouri 2016
  • Included in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® list since 2005
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Defenders of Justice Award 2015
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Equal Justice Award 2013
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Special Services Award 2007
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Robert Walston Chubb Award 2016
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® Top 10 Attorneys 2009, 2013-2018
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® Top 50 for St. Louis 2006-2018
  • SLU Law Order of Fleur de Lis Hall of Fame 2016
  • St. Louis Bar Foundation Golden Anniversary Fellow 2010
  • St. Louis Bar Foundation Spirit of Justice Award - Inaugural Year 2009
  • The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100
  • The Inner Circle of Advocates (100 Top Plaintiff Attorneys in the U.S.) 2014-present
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation

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