Simon’s practice focuses on personal injury defense, automotive liability and general liability defense. He leads the Personal Injury Defense section of the firm. He has defended individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations throughout Oregon and Washington. Simon has defended several hundred cases through arbitration or trial, of the thousands he has handled in nearly thirty years of practice. Respected by both the defense and plaintiff’s bars, Simon is frequently honored to serve as an arbitrator in both binding panel settings and in non-binding mandatory arbitration proceedings. He is happy to serve parties as an arbitrator state wide.

Simon grew up in Estacada, Oregon, a small logging town in the cascade foothills. From his early teens through college he worked as a farm laborer, gas station attendant, grass seed processing plant operator and retail store clerk. When not practicing law, Simon focuses on getting his two youngest children off the nest and enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, travelling and cooking.