A trailblazer in opioid litigation, he was a lead negotiator in securing settlements of more than $2.8 billion for state and local governments. He currently represents Multnomah County, Oregon, in litigation seeking to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for allegedly misrepresenting and concealing the devastating climate impacts that their activities could cause.
Jeffrey B. Simon was 37 years old when he met Barbara Behringer, a woman in her 70s who reminded him of his late grandmother. Behringer was dying of mesothelioma, a cancer in the lining of the lung. The retirement plans she had with her husband, LeRoy, were derailed. Instead, in her remaining months alive, the… Continue reading The Texas Lawbook: Q&A with Jeffrey B. Simon
Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses the disturbing case with Texas attorney Jeffrey B. Simon. For years, Hayim Nissim Cohen presented himself as an Orthodox Jewish rabbi to his thousands of TikTok followers. He told Jewish news outlets that he wanted to “save” Jewish children from non-Jewish homes, so he adopted nine boys. But Texas prosecutors say… Continue reading Sidebar with Jesse Webber & Jeffrey B. Simon
Jeffrey B. Simon has been a plaintiff ’s lawyer for 32 years. Over the course of those years, he has learned three things that the public knows well, but we need voters and lawmakers to better understand…