Kenneth O'Neal Simon
Principal, Ken Simon LawKen Simon is a former trial judge with more than one hundred jury trials under his belt. Ken is an experienced mediator, arbitrator, special master, and claims administrator. He has mediated hundreds of cases arising out of state and federal courts around the Southeast, and is an active arbitrator of conflicts as diverse as disputes between investment firms and clients, employers and employees, businesses and suppliers, and nursing homes and patients. Ken’s legal practice covers areas as varied as securities litigation and enforcement proceedings, securities and corporate compliance, municipal bond transactions, as well as personal injury and other litigation affecting individuals, businesses, governmental agencies, and groups.
- University of Alabama School of Law
- J.D. (1979) | Law
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- Honors: Order of Barristers Bench & Bar Legal Honorary Best Paper Labor Arbitration Best Paper--Philosophy of Law National Moot Court Team Moot Court Board
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- University of South Alabama
- B.A. (1976) | History; Political Science; English
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- Honors: Howard F. Mahan Award (Outstanding History Graduate) USA Department of History Blanche Cox Award (University's Outstanding Student) -- Gold Key President Student Government Association Vice President Student Government Association
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- Principal
- Ken Simon Law
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- Arbiter
- Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.
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- Adjunct Faculty
- National Judicial College
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- Adjunct Professor
- Miles College School of Law
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- Partner
- Christian & Small, LLP
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- Panelist, Atlanta Office
- JAMS, The Resolution Experts
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- Partner
- Simon & Associates
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- Adjunct Professor
- Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
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- Partner
- Bradley Arant Rose & White
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- Circuit Judge
- 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
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- Partner
- Spain & Gillon, LLP
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- Assistant Director of Enforcement
- U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission
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- Branch Chief
- U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission
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- Staff Attorney
- U. S. Securities & Exchange Commission
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- Lieutenant Commander
- U.S. Navy Reserves JAG Corps
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- White House Fellow/Special Assistant to the Attorney General
- U.S. Department of Justice
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- Associate
- Nettles Barker & Janecky
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- Super Lawyer
- Alabama Super Lawyers
- Distinguished Alumnus Award
- University of South Alabama
- Mediation, Arbitraton, Commercial Litigation, Litigation--Securities
- Best Lawyers in America
- Walter P. Gewin Award for Outstanding Contribution to CLE
- ABICLE
- Super Lawyer
- Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Birmingham Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- Academy of Court Appointed Masters
- Member
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- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
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- Alabama Law Foundation
- Fellow
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- University of South Alabama Board of Trustees
- Board Chair, Board Vice Chair, Trustee
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- Alabama State Bar
- Member
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- American Bar Association
- Member, Standing Committee on Mediation Ethical Guidance
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- Jefferson County Judicial Commission
- Chairman
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- Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area
- Chair, Committee on Consumer and Personal Rights
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- Governor's Tort Reform Advisory Committee
- Chairman
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- American Bar Association
- Chair, Sub-Committee on Securities Enforcement
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- Birmingham Bar Association
- Member, Executive Committee
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- Alabama
- Alabama State Bar Association
- ID Number: 0510O76k
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Securities Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- English: Spoken, Written
Attorney Ken Simon | Alabama Mediation + Arbitration