Jeffrey B. Simon
Jeffrey B. Simon
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Jeffrey B. Simon is a founding shareholder of SIMON GREENSTONE PANATIER, PC.
Mr. Simon was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1993, and is licensed to practice law in Texas, California and New York. An experienced and skilled trial attorney, Jeffrey has excelled at litigating toxic tort and pharmaceutical injury cases for many years after graduating from The University of Texas School of Law in 1993. Prior to law school, Jeffrey graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude in 1990 from Colgate University, where he also played varsity tennis.
Mr. Simon has repeatedly been recognized by his peers for his excellence in trial law. Jeffrey has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine each year for over fifteen years, and was the 2016 President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Jeffrey is a Past President of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (2013) and is a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a distinction bestowed only upon those who have been lead counsel in a minimum of 25 cases tried to verdict.
Jeffrey and his firm represent 30 counties in the Texas Opioid MDL and will soon file cases on behalf of other Texas counties. Jeffrey’s clients currently in the Texas Opioid are:
- Angelina County
- Bee County
- Blanco County
- Bowie County
- Burnet County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Cherokee County
- Cooke County
- Coryell County
- Dallas County
- Delta County
- Dimmit County
- Ector County
- Falls County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Freestone County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Hopkins County
- Houston County
- Jasper County
- Kendall County
- Lamar County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- McMullen County
- Milam County
- Morris County
- Nacogdoches County
- Newton County
- Orange County
- Panola County
- Parker County
- Potter County
- Red River County
- Robertson County
- Rusk County
- Shelby County
- Smith County
- Titus County
- Trinity County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood County
Practice Areas
- Pharmaceuticals
- Mesothelioma/Asbestos
- Toxic Torts
- Products Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1993, J.D.
- Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1990, B.A. Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Major: History
Court Admissions
- State Bar of Texas (1993)
- State Bar of New York (2005)
- State Bar of California (2008)
- USDC, Western District of Wisconsin (2012)
Honors and Distinctions
- Best Lawyers in America (2025)
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2021, 2023-2024)
- D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas (2019-2020, 2023-2024)
- National Law Journal’s Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Trailblazers (2023)
- D Magazine’s Top Lawyers Under 40 (2003-2004)
- Texas Super Lawyers (2004-Present)
- American Registry of Outstanding Professionals (2004-2007)
- Texas Monthly, Top Attorneys in Texas (2006-2009, 2014-2016)
- Listed in AM Law Daily – “Who Are the Top Plaintiff’s Lawyers?”
- Chief Commissioner: Dallas County Special Civil Service Commission (2011-2013)
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers Award (2016)
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys, Lifetime Achievement (2016)
- Worldwide Registry of Executives and Professionals, Lifetime Achievement
Professional Memberships
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, President (2016)
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, President (2013)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Fellowship Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Dallas County Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member
Community Involvement
- Dallas Holocaust Museum, Board Member (2011-2016)
- The da Vinci School, Board Member (2012-2016)
Classes and Seminars Taught
- Plaintiffs’ Asbestos Litigation Seminar (PALS) (2000-2016)
- Asbestos Defense Cases, Mealey’s (2002 – 2003)
- Page Keeton Civil Trial Conference (2005)
- Perrin National Asbestos Litigation: Cutting Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Seminar (2009-2016)
Personal
- Jeffrey and his wife are blessed with 3 children: Jonah, Owen, and Savannah
