Six Simon Greenstone Panatier Attorneys Earn Lawdragon Leading Litigators Recognition

Firm attorneys honored for leadership in high-profile nationwide litigation

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Honored for their exceptional advocacy on behalf of plaintiffs, six Simon Greenstone Panatier attorneys have earned recognition in the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America legal guide.

The annual guide recognizes lawyers who are making meaningful contributions to the practice of law and who exhibit notable leadership and advocacy in courtrooms across the country. Led by founding shareholders Jeffrey Simon and David Greenstone, also honored are shareholders Leah Kagan, Shreedhar Patel, Stuart Purdy and Brendan Tully.

Mr. Simon was recognized for his leadership in mass torts and class action cases involving opioids and fossil fuel-fed climate change. He has previously earned Lawdragon Leading Lawyers and Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers honors as well as The Best Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal and Texas Super Lawyers recognition.

Mr. Greenstone was honored for his groundbreaking representation of plaintiffs involved in mass tort, class action and injury litigation in state and federal courts across the country. A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, his work involving toxic exposures, environmental litigation, defective products, and dangerous pharmaceuticals, has earned Lawdragon Leading Lawyers and Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers and The National Law Journal honors, as well as multiple Top Verdict recognitions.

Ms. Kagan is recognized for her skill in products liability law, marked by her pioneering work in asbestos talcum powder exposure cases She is widely considered one of the foremost authorities on asbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc litigation in the country. Her work on behalf of plaintiffs has also earned honors from The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.

Selected for his mass torts, class action and environmental litigation work on behalf of plaintiffs, Mr. Patel’s practice focuses on the damage caused by the Paraquat and Roundup herbicides, and PFAS, PFOA, PFOS and AFFF water contamination. His work has also been recognized by National Trial Lawyers and Super Lawyers.

Mr. Purdy is honored for his plaintiffs product liability and toxic torts practice which focuses on asbestos mesothelioma cases. The head of the firm’s California office, he has secured several Top Verdict results, with his work recognized by Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Tully, head of the firm’s New York office, was recognized for his product liability and mesothelioma work. A pioneer of international products liability law, Mr. Tully is also an accomplished trial attorney and a sought-after public speaker. He was recently awarded the prestigious New York Irish American Heritage Award by the New York State Senate.

About Simon Greenstone Panatier

With offices in Dallas, Houston, New York City and Long Beach, Calif., Simon Greenstone Panatier, P.C., 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.