Attorney Bio
James L. Simon
Practice concentrating in commercial and business litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts; commercial foreclosure defense; and mediation of commercial disputes. Practices includes structuring, negotiating, and documenting business transactions.
- DePaul University College of Law faculty.
- Certificate of Professional Achievement in Mediation Training.
- Lecturer on Negotiation Strategies and Skills.
- Former Director of DePaul University Center for Dispute Resolution.
- Magna Cum Laude honors on law school graduation.
- Law School Faculty selection to Pi Gamma Mu National Social Science Honors Society.
- Various Am Jur Jurisprudence honorary book awards.
- Membership in the Illinois State Bar Association.
- Membership in the Association of Attorney Mediators, Illinois Chapter.
- Healthcare Representation – Informed Patient Consent – IICLE.
- Articles on Nursing and the Law for nursing trade association.
- Negotiation instruction simulation materials.
- Litigated matters in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels involving antitrust, commercial foreclosure, commercial tort, constitutional, construction, consumer fraud and deceptive practices, contract, debtor, equipment lease, equitable accounting, defamation, eminent domain, estate, harassment and discrimination, healthcare, landlord-tenant, mineral royalty, secured and unsecured lending, shareholder-member, and trade secret disputes.
- Transactional matters have included diverse and complex commercial and business transactions and the negotiation, structuring and documentation thereof. Clients have included closely-held businesses, individuals, lending and equipment leasing institutions, healthcare organizations and institutions, professional standard setting and accreditation organizations, professional trade associations and societies, public library districts, and commercial developers.
- Mediated various commercial disputes.
