Jonathan Robert Simon

Mr. Simon presented himself as an aggressive attorney, ‘a bull dog’ and would go to trial in my divorce. That never happened. Instead, he allowed my ex-husband’s attorney to take charge which resulted in my ex-husband (also an attorney and former prosecutor) not paying a penny of child support for ...3 children. The entire process was horrible. expensive, and fraudulent. I never signed the divorce papers (all places where the husband and wife are supposed to initial and sign/date we’re removed). but somehow the incompetent new Seminole County judge signed off on the “fraudulent’ divorce papers. I was told by another attorney and the Florida Bar who I approached about the fraudulent Seminole County, Fl divorce that I could sue because there are no statute of limitations for fraud but then I would be starting the divorce process all over again… and it had already been nearly a 3 year, expensive, process.

DO NOT HIRE THIS MAN_ you are making a big mistake. THese reviews on here are OLD and outdated. I hired this attorney in April 2018. He was running Orlando Legal. He was my lawyer in my divorce case, There were many times I waited a 4-7 days for a response to my emails. He blamed it on his paralegal ...and told me to contact him directly. Which I did, and the communication was good for one week and returned to even worse.. It became worse on my mediation August 7, 2018. It was supposed to be on video, he told me 3 days before mediation it would have to be by phone, that he did not have an apple device to facetime with. I gave Mr. Simon everything he needed- hard paper copies - to get a fair and reasonable outcome on my divorce at mediation. When I met him he went on and on about how he has a database with all of my information on it, and how great he is at mediation. The day of mediation, he had no knowledge of anything. He blamed it on poor wifi and not being able to connect to his database with his computer. He could not access any of my numbers, comps for the boat, and cars, he had no idea what was going on. I was hysterical, trying to find the papers that I sent him, with copies of the comps for the cars and boat- trying to find the correct financial figures- Mr. Simon had nothing. Here I was by speaker phone with the mediator, while Jonathan gave excuses and apologized for his computer and not being able to access my information. He should have had at least paper copies of the financial affidavit I gave him. My husbands attorney ended up running the show- while MR. Simon put me on hold. There were many mistakes made in Mediation- they even used the wrong income for my husband, the child support ratio was wrong, the AIG tax penalty on a life insurance policy was off by $11,000!!! There were so many mistakes even the mediator didn't catch them. I called it a "Manipulation" not mediation. Mr. Simon advised me it was the best I would get. I terminated him two weeks later, and hired a new attorney who created an addendum to my marital settlement agreement with opposing counsel. With the addendum my child support was increased from $300 to $863. AND I received the $11,000 cash from my ex for the tax penalty mistake. IF I didn't do due diligence to my divorce, this would have been overlooked. HOW CAN THIS BE? I wanted the settlement thrown out due to lawyer incompetence and mistakes found after the fact-, however there is NOTHING in the law to protect you when you put your finances and trust in a lawyer like this. Do not believe anything you can not put your trust in this person- Before Mediation I had a credit of $5,677.50. Mediation was only 6 hours. I have money owed to me, I have fulfilled my obligation of the contract which states my money would be refunded if I terminated him, and hired another attorney to represent me and substitute him in court. I have written him weekly for the last two months asking him for a statement of my account and a refund. To this day 9/27/18 He will not respond to my emails, and phone calls, He since changed the name of his firm to Simon Family Firm, and Orlando Family Firm. I called Orlando Legal and was told it was not operational anymore. I have tracked him down and have all of his current emails and phone numbers and he is still not responding to my calls. DO NOT HIRE THIS MAN. He is overpriced, ineffective, does not communicate in a timely manner and has broken every ethical "Law" the Florida Bar sets on a lawyer. DO NOT HIRE- no matter what he says, MOVE ON. There are too many good lawyers out there, DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS GUY.

Words can't begin to express my gratitude and admiration for both Jonathan and his entire team. His compassion for my situation and promise to fight for what was right and fair for my children was not only shown by his knowledge of the law but his genuine kindness and respect for his clients. What ...was suppose to be a simple Child Support Modification turned out to be a long 18 month battle against a Father who refused to be forthcoming with his true income and inability to do what was right by his children. The hardwork this entire team put forth towards my case was above and beyond my expectations. You are a man of integrity and I am truly grateful and blessed to have had you by my side. From the bottom of my heart "Thank You"....

Jonathan was highly recommended to me by a fellow attorney. I was needing a modification of visitation, child support and a few other things that had never been complied with from my divorce agreement of 10 plus years ago. I knew there was the potential for it to be turned into much more then what ...it started as. It did turn into 2 plus years of a battle. Jonathan was there for me every step of the way. He was always available to answer any of my questions and calm all of my fears. Every part of my case was handled with the utmost professionalism and heart. Jonathan always had my sons best interest first and protected him from having to be brought into it. Jonathan is very down to earth, easy to talk to and he listens and hears what you are saying. He responded to every one of my emails and if I needed to speak with him it was never an issue. The entire staff was always very caring and helpful. I can't imagine going through this without Jonathan by my side. I am eternally grateful to him . He is by far an all around wonderful person. I have dealt with other attorneys in the past but felt that I was just another client. Never once did I feel that way with Jonathan. His knowledge his professionalism but most of all his humanity is unmatched. If you need an attorney you can find no one better than Jonathan.

Jonathan successfully handled two child support cases for us in addition to several civil matters. He takes pride in his firm and it shows. He always keeps us informed and is very responsive to inquiries. He has his clients best interests at heart and he is conscientious of making the process as ...easy and as affordable as possible. His staff is very friendly and helpful. He is our "go to" for legal questions and he always gets the job done, even when others can't. His service is OUTSTANDING and we HIGHLY recommend him.