Kevin P. Simmons

Partner

phone (516) 802-0630

fax (516) 802-0631

email ksimmons@simmonsjannace.com

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Kevin Simmons' practice includes general liability, commercial litigation, labor and employment and product liability defense. He began his legal career at Davis Polk & Wardwell. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Simmons litigates extensively in the federal courts. Kevin has achieved an "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, which is assigned to lawyers who have reached the height of professional excellence and who are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.

Mr. Simmons successfully defended an international pharmaceutical company in a trial involving the "whistle blower" statute. He also won one of the largest judgments ever awarded by a National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitration Panel. Mr. Simmons has lectured on "Bad Faith Insurance Litigation."

Kevin Simmons graduated from Boston College (B.S. cum laude, 1973) and Fordham University (J.D. 1979) where he was Commentary Editor of The Fordham Law Review. Publications: "The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976: Giving the Plaintiff His Day in Court," 46 Fordham L.R. 543; "Admiralty Practice Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: A Trap for the Unwary," 12 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 1091.

Areas Of Practice

General Liability Defense

Commercial Litigation

Labor and Employment

Product Liability Defense

Bar Admissions

New York, 1980

U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1980

U.S. District Court, CT.

Education

Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1979 J.D.

Law Review: Commentary Editor, The Fordham Law Review

Boston College, 1973 B.S.

Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976: Giving the Plaintiff His Day in Court, 46 Fordham L.R. 543

Admiralty Practice Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: A Trap for the Unwary, 12 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 1091

Classes/Seminars Taught

Bad Faith Insurance Litigation

Ethical Issues Arising Under Sarbanes Oxley

Past Employment Positions

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Eastern District of New York, Assistant U.S. Attorney