Jeffrey Simon, David Greenstone Among Lawdragon’s Leading Lawyers for 2026

Firm’s founding shareholders named to elite legal guide honoring nation’s top attorneys

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jeffrey Simon and David Greenstone, founding shareholders in the national trial firm Simon Greenstone Panatier, have been selected among the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, each earning repeat spots in the premier legal guide.

Leading Lawyers honors are reserved for the top attorneys nationwide across all practice areas. The publication’s editors noted that this year’s honorees are “advocates who lead the way for clients, their communities, and their firms,” describing them as “brilliant, impassioned, and dedicated to the law and its practice.”

Mr. Simon was selected to Leading Lawyers for the fourth consecutive year based on his exceptional work in toxic torts litigation. Widely considered a leader in mass torts addressing the opioid crisis and fossil fuel-fed climate change, Mr. Simon has repeatedly been recognized for excellence in trial law, earning professional honors from The Best Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal and Texas Super Lawyers. He was named the 2025 Attorney of the Year by America’s Top Professionals.

Mr. Greenstone was honored for excellence in the area of product liability, marking his third consecutive acknowledgment by Leading Lawyers. He has built a national reputation in both state and federal court as a fervent advocate for those who’ve been harmed by the negligence and recklessness of others, winning groundbreaking verdicts for clients in cases involving asbestos, talc and pharmaceuticals. A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, he has also earned recognition from The Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers and The National Law Journal.

As Lawdragon’s flagship legal guide, Leading Lawyers highlights the 500 attorneys whose recent cases and other contributions represent the most important legal matters of the previous year. Selection is based on extensive editorial research, as well as peer nominations and third-party evaluation.

View the complete 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list at https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2026-01-09-the-2026-lawdragon-500-leading-lawyers-in-america.

About Simon Greenstone Panatier

With offices in Dallas, Houston, New York City and Long Beach, California, Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC is a nationally renowned trial law firm with a reputation for creative and aggressive representation of clients in a wide variety of catastrophic personal injury matters nationwide. To learn more, visit www.sgptrial.com.