Jeffrey B. Simon is a founding partner of SIMON GREENSTONE PANATIER, PC. Jeffrey 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.
Jeffrey has repeatedly been recognized by his peers for his excellence in trial law. He 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 more than 40 counties in the Texas Opioid MDL. He serves as Chair of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in that litigation.
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
D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas (2019 – 2020)
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
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2021
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
