Kenneth O. Simon
Christian & Small LLP
1800 Financial Center
505 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Tel:  205.250.6622
Fax: 205.328.7234
email: kos@csattorneys.com

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Practice Areas
Governmental Affairs
Business & Commercial
  Litigation
Complex Litigation
Mediation & Arbitration
Special Master/Receiver
  Appointments

Admitted to Practice
Alabama, 1979

Education
University of South Alabama, 1976, B.A., (President’s List; Dean’s List; SGA President, Vice-President; Sophomore Senator; Freshman Senator; Howard Mahan Award (presented to the Outstanding History Graduate); Blanche Cox Award (presented to the University’s Outstanding Student); Political Science Department Special Award for Outstanding Leadership in Student Government; Phi Eta Sigma (freshman honorary); Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities; HEW College Intern; Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honorary); Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa
Alpha (debate honorary); Political Science Honorary)

University of Alabama School of Law, 1979, J.D. (National Moot Court Team; Order of the Barristers; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; Am Jur Awards in Labor Arbitration and Philosophy of Law)

Speaking Engagements
CLE seminars on Trial Practice, Jury Selection, Punitive Damages, Mediation, Arbitration, Workers Compensation, Evidence, Civil Procedure, Professional Ethics, Judicial Selection and Securities Law

Ken Simon is a former circuit judge, having presided over hundreds of jury and non-jury civil cases. He is an experienced litigator focusing on complex business litigation. Mr. Simon previously served on the staff of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. as a staff attorney, branch chief and assistant director of the Enforcement Division. He is an experienced mediator and arbitrator and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and the Birmingham Business Journal's "Best of the Birmingham Bar" for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Mr. Simon’s expertise in counseling public agencies was recognized by his peers in the Birmingham Business Journal's "Best of the Birmingham Bar" for Government Relations. Mr. Simon has been named as a special master/receiver in matters ranging from pre-trial case management tasks to distributing proceeds from settlement funds.

Professional Honors and Affiliations

• Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, Chairman
• Salvation Army, Birmingham Chapter, Board Member
• Christian Legal Society, National Board Member
• Included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Alternative Dispute Resolution
• White House Fellow/Special Assistant to the Attorney General, 1983-84
• Walter P. Gewin Award for Outstanding Contribution to CLE, 2000
• Birmingham Business Journal, "Best of the Birmingham Bar," Government Relations; Alternate Dispute Resolution
• American Bar Association, Chairman, Sub-Committee on Securities Enforcement, 1998-99; Chairman, Committee on Consumer and Personal Rights, 1999-2002
• Birmingham Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1996-99
• Jefferson County Judicial Commission, 1999-2005
• Chairman, Governor’s Tort Reform Advisory Committee, 1999
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Fall/Winter 1999
• University of South Alabama National Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni & Service Award, 2007

Court Admissions

• Alabama State Bar
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• Federal Court of Claims
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
  

Publications

• "Batson Challenges in the Aftermath of Purkett," ABICLE (1997)
• "How to Create the Winning Image for Your Client," International Commercial Litigation (June 1996)
• "The Law of Expert Testimony in Alabama," Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal (April 1996)
• "Mediation and the Courts," 16 Birmingham Bar Association Bulletin 8 (Summer 1995)
• "Summary Judgement Practice and Procedure," 9 Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal (1993)
• "An Overview of Jury Trials,” 54 Alabama Lawyer 3 (1993)

Other Papers

• “Keys to Successful Mediation,” ABICLE (2005)
• “Civil and Criminal Considerations in Dealing with the SEC,” ABICLE (2004)
• “Character Evidence Under the Alabama Rules of Evidence,” Cumberland School of Law (1995)
• "Recent SEC Enforcement Cases Involving Broker-Dealers, Registered Representatives, and Investment Advisors" (1992)
• “Liability of Attorneys, Accountants, and Other Professionals Under the Securities Law,” Cumberland School of Law (1992)
• "Overview of Federal Securities Law: The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934" (1991)
• "The Duty of Broker-Dealers to Supervise Sales and Back-Office Operations" (1991)
• "What is a Security?" Cumberland School of Law (1990)
• "Recent Developments and Enforcement Activity Involving Beneficial Ownership Reporting, Tender Offers and Insider Trading," Practicing Law Institute (with Gary Lynch) (1989)

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