Since graduating from law school in 1997, Mr. Simon has dedicated himself to representing plaintiffs in employment-related matters, and has developed an expertise in many aspects of employment law. He is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Much of Mr. Simon's success stems results from personal attention to each of his clients and the tenacity to see each case to its best possible conclusion.
Mr. Simon was born in Washington D.C. in 1969 and grew up in the New York and the D.C. areas. Mr. Simon received a B.A. from St. John's College in 1992 and his law degree from the New York University School of Law in 1997.
In 2007, Mr. Simon moved to Austin, Texas, and is now a partner in the law firm of Terry, Simon & Kelly, P.L.L.C. His practice has spanned the full spectrum of employment law, from race, sex, age, national origin and disability discrimination cases, to sexual harassment whistleblower, Family and Medical Leave, and minimum wage and overtime cases. Mr. Simon has served as class counsel in several complex, long running class actions brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Posted by Beverly | August 06, 2014 | Discrimination
Discrimination Case
Kell Simon is one of those lawyers who combines compassion for clients with unyielding advocacy for their case. Kell became my lawyer after months of being in the legal hands of another who had completely mishandled the rights and concerns of my case. I couldn't have gotten through the employment dis...
Posted by Michelle | February 07, 2011 | Wrongful Termination
Positive Outcome
I contacted Kell to help me with a wrongful termination lawsuit. The case was somewhat complicated and the other side was not that easy to deal with. Kell was always professional in his contact with me and in digging for the facts. We were able to move my case to mediation and settle it in a satisfac...
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Employment and labor lawyer
2011
Board Certification in Labor & Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
2014 - Present
Owner, The Law Offices of Kell A. Simon
2012 - 2014
Partner, Terry, Simon & Kelly, P.L.L.C.
2007 - 2012
Employment attorney, Ross Law Group
2006 - 2007
Associate, Sprenger & Lang
1997 - 2006
Associate, Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis
2012 - Present
Texas Employment Lawyers Association
2007 - Present
Austin Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
1997 - Present
National Employment Lawyers Association
Resolved
Resolved
Resolved
Resolved
1997
2014
Purloined Documents - Effects on the Plaintiff's Case
2011
The E.E.O.C.'s New Regulations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
English
Legal Answers
What do I do when FMLA is exhausted?
14 Jul 2014
Can I sue a company for wrongful termination and negligence of proper exit interviews, procedures that followed when fired?
22 Nov 2013