Areas of Focus
Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Simon served as a Bristow Fellow in the United States Department of Justice’s Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). During his time at OSG, Simon participated in over 15 merits cases before the United States Supreme Court and successfully briefed and argued an appeal on behalf of the federal government before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Simon earned his JD from the University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated with high honors. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Michael Y. Scudder Jr. on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, as well as for the Honorable Rachel P. Kovner on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Overview
Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Simon served as a Bristow Fellow in the United States Department of Justice’s Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). During his time at OSG, Simon participated in over 15 merits cases before the United States Supreme Court and successfully briefed and argued an appeal on behalf of the federal government before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Simon earned his JD from the University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated with high honors. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Michael Y. Scudder Jr. on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, as well as for the Honorable Rachel P. Kovner on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Admissions
- Illinois, 2021
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, JD, with high honors, 2021
- Harvard University, AB, 2014
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2024
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2024
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2024
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2025
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2025
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2026
- US Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2026
- US Supreme Court, 2026
Clerkships
- Michael Y. Scudder Jr., US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2021-2022
- Rachel P. Kovner, US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2022-2023