PRACTICE AREAS: Business and Tax Litigation, Estate and Tax Planning, General Business

EDUCATION: Tulane University Law School - JD, 1947 University of Southwestern Louisiana - BS, 1943

PROFILE:   Mr. Simon received the Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School where he was a member of the board of editors of the Tulane Law Review. Mr. Simon has been admitted to practice law in Louisiana since 1947, and became a certified public accountant in Louisiana that same year. He has authored many publications on the subject of taxation. He is a Board Certified Tax Attorney and has a substantial experience in the litigation of tax suits both in state and federal courts. He was the senior founding partner of SPS&R in 1979.

BAR ADMISSIONS: All state and federal courts in Louisiana; the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Supreme Court.

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES: Authored - “The Louisiana Income Tax Law”(1956) Authored - “Changes Effected by the Louisiana Trust Code” (1965) Authored - “Gifts to Minors and the Parent’s Obligation of Support” (1968) Coauthored - “Deductions -Business Rather Than a Hobby” (1975) Coauthored - “Role of Attorney in IRS Examination of Tax Return” (1978)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Serves on the Tulane Law School Dean’s Council Serves on the Board of Advisory Editors of the Tulane Law Review Member, New Orleans, Louisiana and American Bar Associations Member, American Judicature Society Member, Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American College of Tax Counsel