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Simon Passanante lawyer Dawn Mefford named an Up & Coming Lawyer by Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 by admin

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July 31, 2008
 
St. Louis – Simon Passanante lawyer Dawn M. Mefford has been named a 2008 Up & Coming Lawyer by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
The award is given to attorneys under the age of 40 who have dedicated themselves to the legal profession and merit recognition. A selection committee made up of Missouri Lawyers Weekly […]

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Parents settle with defunct business and former salesman over fatal crash

Monday, May 19th, 2008 by Dawn Mefford

The parents of a man who was killed when his car was rear-ended by a salesman who was delivering a motorcycle for his defunct former employer have settled their wrongful death claim.
The key to settlement was showing that even though the former salesman volunteered to deliver the motorcycle on behalf of an employer that had […]

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Patent infringement lawsuit filed against five online gaming companies

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by admin

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May 5, 2008 
 
St. Louis – A lawsuit has been filed in a St. Louis federal court against seven online-gaming companies alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,564,001, titled “Method and System for Interactively Transmitting Information Over A Network Which Requires Reduced Bandwidth.”
The suit was filed on April 25 in the United States District Court […]

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Patent infringement lawsuit filed by St. Louis-based manufacturer US Ring Binder against retailer Staples

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by admin

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April 29, 2008
 
St. Louis – A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed in a St. Louis federal court on behalf of St. Louis-based manufacturer US Ring Binder against the Framingham, Mass.-based retailer Staples.
Filed on April 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, as detailed in the complaint, US Ring […]

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Simon Passanante attorney featured in Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 by admin

Simon Passanante attorney John Campbell was featured in the article “Consumer laws a boon to class action plaintiffs,” which appeared in the April 7 issue of Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
The front-page story discusses class action lawsuits that make use of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The state consumer protection law, also known as an unfair and […]

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Medical malpractice CLE

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 by admin

Simon Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn is one of the featured instructors for the upcoming “Successful Medical Malpractice Suits” seminar.
Sponsored by the National Business Institute, the seminar is aimed at helping lawyers assess prospective cases from both the plaintiff and defense perspective, determining when and how to use expert consultants, identifying potential conflicts of interest, […]

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News Release - AOL settles lawsuit over background “whisper ad” patent

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 by admin

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April 2, 2008
 
St. Louis – A patent infringement lawsuit filed on behalf of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Creative Internet Advertising Corp. against AOL LLC over “whisper ad” technology that displays background images in instant messages and e-mails has been settled.
Last July, CIAC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia Research Corp., filed a patent infringement lawsuit […]

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MLW’s article of the week

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 by admin

A $1.8 million judgment won by John Simon  and Jeff Roseman of Simon Passanante is featured as Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s article of the week.
On Dec. 31, 2002, a unit driver for U-Haul, was traveling southbound on Interstate 70/55 in St. Louis in a U-Haul truck. As he neared the Poplar Street Bridge, the truck threw a […]

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Florida residents join suit against owner of Joiner Landfill

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 by admin

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March 20, 2008
 
Milton, Fla. – Forty-nine residents living near the Joiner Landfill have been added to a nuisance and negligence lawsuit filed against Milton-based Joiner Fill Dirt LLC.
The Joiner Landfill was opened as a repository for construction and demolition debris. After Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis, the landfill received gypsum-drywall debris, which produces hydrogen sulfide […]

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Simon Passanante in Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 by admin

A $5 million judgment won by John Simon and Jeff Roseman of Simon Passanante is featured as the article of the week in Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
Simon and Roseman represented the family of Leonard Musgray. On Oct. 29, 2006, Musgray was riding a motorcycle and headed south on Hall Street in the city of St. Louis. A […]

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Class action lawsuits against Aurora Dairy transferred to a St. Louis federal court

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 by John Campbell

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Feb. 22, 2008
 
St. Louis – Four class action lawsuits filed on behalf of consumers against Aurora Dairy Corp. over the company’s sale of organic milk have been consolidated and transferred to a federal court in St. Louis.
The suits allege that the Boulder, Colo.-based dairy misled consumers into believing that the milk they purchased was […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn honored by Business Journal

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 by admin

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February 11, 2008
 
St. Louis – Simon Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn has been named one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2008 40 Under 40.
The listing honors professionals under the age of 40 for achievements in their careers and communities. Honorees are selected by a panel of the paper’s editors and former winners.
Gunn graduated […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer John E. Campbell has been appointed the Missouri coordinator of the Public Justice Foundation.

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 by admin

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January 28, 2008
 
St. Louis – Simon۰Passanante lawyer John E. Campbell, 29, has been appointed the Missouri coordinator of the Public Justice Foundation.
The Public Justice Foundation is a network of more than 3,000 attorneys and public advocates dedicated to advancing consumer rights, preserving the environment, upholding civil rights and liberties, preventing toxic injuries, defending workers’ […]

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Judge rebukes payday lender in case filed by Simon Passanante

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 by John Campbell

When a judge ruled against payday lender Quik Cash in a suit filed by Simon Passanante over the enforceability of a class action–waiver provision, consumers were the ones who came out ahead.
In a 20-page opinion, St. Louis County Circuit Judge Richard S. Bresnahan wrote:  “If a clause immunizes a defendant and paralyzes consumers, it is […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer featured in Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Monday, December 3rd, 2007 by admin

Simon Passanante lawyer Todd Hageman was featured in the Missouri Lawyers Weekly article titled, “Landfill Litigators:  When the wrong kind of garbage comes in, lawyers are hired to sort it out.” (A subscription is required to access the article.)
The Nov. 26 story outlined the procedures lawyers should follow when representing clients involved in landfill litigation. […]

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Suit filed against suspected drunken driver accused of killing mother and son

Monday, November 19th, 2007 by Paul Passanante

NEWS RELEASE
November 16, 2007
Lawsuit filed against suspected drunken driver accused of killing mother and son
St. Louis – A wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit arising out of an alleged drunken-driving accident that killed Jean Olsen, 45, and her son Tobias, 17, was filed in Cole County Circuit Court today against Larry Welch.
On Sunday, Nov. 4, […]

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Simon Passanante legal professional Susan A. Muszynski receives award

Thursday, October 18th, 2007 by John Simon

Simon Passanante legal professional Susan A. Muszynski has received the Award of Excellence from NALS of Greater St. Louis.
 
St. Louis – Simon Passanante is pleased to announce that Susan A. Muszynski has received the Award of Excellence from the NALS of Greater St. Louis.
 
NALS of Greater St. Louis is the local chapter of an association […]

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Missouri Lawyers Weekly highlights $3 million settlement

Thursday, October 18th, 2007 by John Simon

This week’s issue of Missouri Lawyers Weekly includes a story about a $3 million settlement obtained on behalf of a Simon Passanante client.
The law firm represented the parents of a three-month-old infant who was receiving oxygen through an oxygen concentrator device. The baby died after a mixture of oxygen and baby oil ignited. It was […]

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John Simon receives award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

Thursday, October 11th, 2007 by admin

John Simon, a founding partner of Simon Passanante, was honored last Friday by Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
Simon has been a staunch supporter of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, an independent, nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services to the low-income community. For that, he received the Special Service Award and was recognized as one […]

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Missouri Lawyers Weekly highlights $5 million settlement

Thursday, October 11th, 2007 by John Simon

This week’s issue of Missouri Lawyers Weekly includes a story about a $5 million settlement obtained on behalf of a Simon Passanante client.
The client was an assistant elevator mechanic who was seriously injured when an elevator he was servicing began to rise suddenly. It was alleged the accident occurred because the elevator’s temporary control box […]

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Elevator mechanic settles case for $5 million

Friday, September 28th, 2007 by John Simon

An assistant elevator mechanic who was injured when the elevator he was servicing suddenly began to rise pulling him up six stories, has settled his product liability lawsuit against the elevator company for $5 million. He was represented by John G. Simon and Amy Collignon Gunn of Simon Passanante and Chris Dysart of the Dysart […]

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Railroad’s effort to erode FELA thwarted

Thursday, September 27th, 2007 by Paul Passanante

A railroad company’s attempt to use an injured worker’s disability payments to reduce a jury award was defeated last week in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Simon Passanante lawyers Paul J. Passanante and Dawn M. Mefford represented the injured worker and thwarted the industry’s effort to erode FELA protections.
CSX Transportation and the Association of American Railroads […]

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$13.5 million settlement featured in Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 by John Simon

A recent $13.5 million settlement reached in a case handled by John G. Simon of Simon Passanante is featured in this week’s issue of Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
According to Missouri Lawyers Weekly, the settlement on behalf of the families of two fathers killed in a highway construction zone crash is the largest personal injury settlement the […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn wins two awards

Monday, August 27th, 2007 by Amy Gunn

NEWS RELEASE
          
August 27, 2007
Simon٠Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn has received the Lon O. Hocker Award from the Missouri Bar Foundation and has been named an Up & Coming Lawyer by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
St. Louis – Simon٠Passanante is pleased to announce that Amy Collignon Gunn has received the prestigious Lon O. Hocker Award from the Missouri […]

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Suit filed after worker was crushed in conveyor belt

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 by John Simon

The family of a worker who died after his head and upper torso were caught in a conveyor belt has filed a wrongful death and product liability lawsuit.
On March 22, 2006, J.D. Croom, Jr. was cleaning a spray bond line machine at Mid America Fibers in East St. Louis, Ill. Croom was required to clean […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer files patent infringement suit over Clorox product

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 by Anthony Simon

Attorney Anthony G. Simon of Simon Passanante filed suit on Aug. 14 against The Clorox Company alleging its product, Clorox UltimateCare Premium Bleach, infringed two patents owned by Maryland-based LHTaylor Associates, Inc.
The two patents allegedly infringed include one entitled “Methods and Equipment for Removing Stains from Fabrics Using a Composition Comprising Hydroxide and Hypochlorite” and […]

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Saufley landfill owner ordered to overhaul stormwater system

Monday, August 13th, 2007 by Todd Hageman

The owners of Saufley Landfill, located in Pensacola, Fla., must overhaul its stormwater system. As WEAR-TV reported, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection found that too much runoff is escaping from the property.
Erosion and runoff at the site could mean hazardous waste exposure and hydrogen sulfide generation. Hydrogen sulfide is an explosive, poisonous gas that can […]

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SP lawyer files suit against Yahoo, Time Warner; featured in two IP Law 360 articles

Thursday, August 9th, 2007 by Anthony Simon

Attorney Anthony G. Simon of Simon Passanante was featured in two articles that appeared in the July 30 issue of IP Law 360.
Simon represents California-based Creative Internet Advertising Corp. in a patent infringement lawsuit filed on July 29 in a Texas federal court against Yahoo Inc. and Time Warner, parent of AOL. The first article […]

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Class action lawsuit filed against largest payday lender in the United States

Monday, August 6th, 2007 by John Campbell

NEWS RELEASE
August 6, 2007
St. Louis – A predatory lending class action lawsuit was filed today in Cole County against Advance America, the largest payday lender in the United States. At the heart of the lawsuit is the allegation that Advance America systematically traps customers in loans they cannot repay by violating Missouri law. 
The suit was […]

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Paul J. Passanante moderates legal seminar

Monday, July 30th, 2007 by Paul Passanante

Simon Passanante founder Paul J. Passanante was both the planner and moderator of a July 27 seminar sponsored by the Missouri Bar.
The full-day legal seminar, “The Defense of Medical Malpractice Cases after Tort Reform,” was held in St. Louis. The program reviewed the sweeping changes made in Missouri when House Bill 393 took effect in 2005.  Passanante […]

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Suit filed by Simon Passanante lawyer

Monday, July 30th, 2007 by Amy Gunn

A lawsuit has been filed by Simon Passanante attorney Amy Collignon Gunn on behalf of a woman who claimed a well-known sports doctor performed medically unnecessary shoulder surgery.
The plaintiff, Madison County resident Susan Presswood, filed a medical negligence suit on July 13 against Kirkwood, Mo. sports doctor Richard Lehman and Granite City, Ill. chiropractor Mark Eavenson. […]

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Suit filed by Simon Passanante lawyers highlighted in Illinois newspaper

Monday, July 23rd, 2007 by Jim Lemonds

A lawsuit filed by two attorneys from Simon Passanante on behalf of a pregnant woman who suffered from Pitocin-related complications was highlighted in the July 17 issue of the Madison/St. Clair Daily Record.
The plaintiff, Trecia Lash, went into labor and was admitted to Memorial Hospital in Belleville. On July 29, 2005, Lash was given Pitocin, […]

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Infant dies after static spark ignites oxygen and baby oil

Friday, July 20th, 2007 by John Simon

The parents of a three-month-old infant who died after a mixture of oxygen and baby oil ignited settled a lawsuit against the oxygen concentrator manufacturer and the supplier for $3 million.
John Doe was born on Dec. 10, 2004. His mother went into labor early and the baby was delivered at Barnes Jewish Hospital at 32 weeks gestation. […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer interviewed on Fox 2

Monday, July 16th, 2007 by Amy Gunn

Simon Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn was interviewed by Fox 2 reporter Roche Madden on July 12. The Fox 2/Missouri Lawyers Weekly segment highlighted a case in which Gunn represented the family of a couple who died after their motorcycle hit a loose construction zone barrel.
According to the news report, approximately 1,200 people were injured […]

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Simon Passanante lawyers featured in St. Louis Daily Record

Friday, July 6th, 2007 by John Campbell

Attorneys Erich Vieth and John E. Campbell of Simon Passanante were featured in a St. Louis Daily Record article that appeared on July 2.
Simon Passanante and Gateway Legal Services filed a class action lawsuit against payday lender Quick Cash. The suit alleged the company engaged in predatory lending practices.
The article covered a two-day hearing held […]

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Successful 2007 Simon Passanante Trial Practice Seminar

Friday, June 22nd, 2007 by Erich Vieth

On June 20, 2007, Simon Passanante sponsored its Third Annual Trial Practice Seminar, with the proceeds benefiting Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.  This all-day seminar featured presentations by experienced trial attorneys on various topics relevant to trial practice.  The seminar was completely sold out. 
Speakers for the 2007 Trial Practice Seminar included:
*     John G. Simon
*     […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer interviewed on KTVI-Fox 2

Thursday, June 21st, 2007 by Dawn Mefford

Simon Passanante lawyer Dawn Mefford was interviewed by Fox 2 reporter Roche Madden on June 20. The Fox 2/Missouri Lawyers Weekly segment highlighted a recent $265,000 settlement Mefford obtained for a woman who fell from a three-wheel motorcycle after hitting a dog that was running loose on the road.
“You’ve got to take control of your […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer quoted in Missouri Lawyers Weekly

Monday, June 18th, 2007 by Jim Lemonds

Simon Passanante lawyer James P. Lemonds was quoted extensively in the May 28 issue of Missouri Lawyers Weekly. Lemonds provided insight for two stories in the issue.
The feature article focused on a recent Michigan Law Review study that found jurors are more likely to side with doctors sued for medical malpractice. Lemonds noted, “The statistics […]

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SP Trial Practice Seminar to be held June 20, 2007

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 by Erich Vieth

Each year, Simon Passanante sponsors its Trial Practice Seminar, the proceeds benefiting Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.  This will be an all-day seminar featuring presentations by experienced trial attorneys on various topics relevant to trial practice.
We will be holding our 2007 Trial Practice Seminar on June 20, 2007.  The location is The Westin, 811 Spruce, St. […]

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Two class action lawsuits have been filed in Missouri against debt adjustors

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 by John Campbell

NEWS RELEASE
June 5, 2007
Two class actions lawsuits have been filed in Missouri against debt adjustors.
St. Louis – Class action lawsuits have been filed in Missouri against Dallas-based companies Debt Relief America and Debt Relief USA.
The suit against Debt Relief America (DRA) was filed in Marion County Circuit Court on April 12th.  The suit against Debt […]

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Simon Passanante lawyer interviewed on KTVI-Fox 2

Monday, June 11th, 2007 by Amy Gunn

Simon Passanante lawyer Amy Collignon Gunn was interviewed by Fox 2 reporter Roche Madden on June 6. Gunn explained the mechanics and costs associated with wrongful death lawsuits. She also noted that litigation often takes an emotional toll on grieving families.
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Update on Avandia

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 by Todd Hageman

The news about Avandia recently has been focused on the new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine which concluded that Avandia could pose an unreasonable risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular injury regarding diabetic patients for which the medication was prescribed.  However, it really isn’t that new.  John Buse, M.D., president-elect […]

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Simon Passanante featured in Forbes Magazine

Saturday, May 12th, 2007 by Erich Vieth

Simon Passanante recently appeared in Forbes Magazine in a piece titled “Law Firm Delivers Results in High-Stakes Cases.” The focus was the firm’s successes in handling intellectual property, antitrust and commercial litigation cases. For more: forbes-april-07.pdf
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The Practice Areas of Simon Passanante

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 by Erich Vieth

Since founding their law firm six years ago, Simon Passanante has expanded into more than twenty practice areas.   At its founding Simon Passanante focused on catastrophic personal injuries.   Those cases remain a substantial practice area.   However, the firm’s practice areas now also include areas such as Environmental Law (an area headed by Todd Hageman), Commercial […]

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Blogging the Law at Simon Passanante

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 by Erich Vieth

Eight separate blogs are built into the new Simon Passanante website.  According to attorney Erich Vieth, these blogs give the firm the ability to communicate informally with users of the firm’s website.   The include the following:  Environmental Law, Tort Law, Commercial Law/IP/Antitrust, Medical Malpractice, Consumer Law/Class Actions, Products Liability, SP Verdicts and Settlements and What’s […]

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Using the Team Concept to Develop Cases

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 by Erich Vieth

According to law partner John Simon, the firm of Simon Passanante uses a team concept extensively.
Any case that you pick in this office is being handled by a team that can consist of one or more attorneys, one or more paralegals, one or more secretaries, one or more law clerks, and the team really works […]

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Simon۰Passanante Launches Innovative Video-Rich Website

Monday, April 30th, 2007 by Erich Vieth

St. Louis — St. Louis-based law firm Simon♦Passanante has launched a new, video-rich website that incorporates multiple blogs.
“The website is innovative and bursts with informative videos and law blogs,” says partner John G. Simon. “Our goal was to use multimedia to turn our firm inside out, to show others who we are and what we […]

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Clients Deserve Results [As seen in Forbes Magazine - April 16, 2007]

Monday, April 16th, 2007 by Erich Vieth

According to John Simon, a partner at the law firm of Simon Passanante, “You have one shot trying your client’s case in front of the jury. You either win your case or you lose it. There is no substitute for experience.”
Founded in 2000, Simon۰Passanante has been described by the National Law Journal as one of […]

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