As litigation has become ever more complicated and competitive, the highly skilled lawyers of Simon Passanante have repeatedly met these challenges. Although the firm has gained prominence handling cases involving catastrophic injuries and substantial damages, it remains committed to handling smaller cases as well.

The following Simon Passanante attorneys have earned an AV rating, the highest bestowed by the Martindale-Hubbell (www.martindale.com). This rating reflects the highest standard of professional excellence:

• John Simon
• Paul Passanante
• Todd Hageman
• Anthony Simon
• Erich Vieth
• Amy Gunn

John Simon is listed in the publication “Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers (www.bestlawyers.com) has come to be regarded – by both the legal community and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the US. Best Lawyers is a peer-review survey in which 15,000 leading attorneys throughout the country confidentially cast more than half a million “votes” on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties. Inclusion of an attorney in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Mr. Simon is also a member of the following organizations:

Super Lawyers (www.superlawyers.com) is an organization that supervises a “selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and sophisticated consumers in the search for legal counsel.”

Million Dollar Advocates (www.milliondollaradvocates.com) is the most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Less than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

The International Network of Boutique Law Firms (www.inblf.com). Simon Passanante is a member of this prestigious organization in the areas of plaintiff personal injury, product liability and mass tort litigation.

Paul Passanante’s achievements include the following:

Outstanding Young Lawyer, St. Louis County Bar Association, 1980

Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award (www.mobar.org), Missouri Bar Foundation, 1981

Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (www.nbtanet.org)

American Board of Trial Advocates (www.abota.org) (Past-president of the local chapter)

Amy Gunn was the 2006 recipient of the John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award for 2006. This is an annual award given to a lawyer (36 years of age or younger) who has been licensed to practice for at least 5 years. This honor is awarded only to attorneys who most exemplify the Tenets of Professionalism of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. 

Amy is also a recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award and the 2007 Up and Coming Lawyers Award.

Simon Passanante has also been recognized as:
 Top 50 Missouri & Kansas City Super Lawyers – St. Louis, 2007
 Top 100 Missouri & Kansas City Super Lawyers, 2007

Members of Simon Passanante are licensed to practice in the states of Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Florida.

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