John Simon Presented with Distinguished Award

John Simon Presented with Distinguished Lawyer Award

Access Academies would like to congratulate John Simon, who was presented the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) Distinguished Lawyer Award at an awards luncheon held May 1st at the Four Seasons Hotel-St. Louis.

A St. Louis native, John Simon is a proud graduate of St. Mary’s High School. He received both his undergraduate (1983) and law degree (1986) from Saint Louis University. Shortly after graduating he opened the Simon Law Firm, and has earned more than 100 personal injury verdicts and settlements over $1 million. What’s more, John secured the highest verdict in the State of Missouri for two consecutive years.

Because of his belief in the civil justice system, John also serves as an adjunct professor in Trial Advocacy at Saint Louis University’s School of Law, where he has taught since 2000.

John maintains a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating from his peers, and was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates (2014). In 2015, John was also named U.S. News-Best Lawyers in America® St. Louis Lawyer of the Year, Defective Products, and the American Society of Legal Advocates top 100 Litigation Lawyers in Missouri.

John Simon has served on the Access Academies Board since 2005.