Mr. Simmons' practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, products and pharmaceutical liability, premises liability, medical malpractice and white collar criminal defense. In 1992, Mr. Simmons served as the youngest Presidentially-appointed United States Attorney in the country, having been named to the post by President George Bush. As United States Attorney, Mr. Simmons directed the federal office for the District of South Carolina, which includes the entire state. After serving as United States Attorney, Mr. Simmons was the Chief of the State Grand Jury in the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. Prior to becoming United States Attorney, Mr. Simmons was an assistant United States Attorney in charge of prosecutions involving environmental and white collar crimes. Mr. Simmons was appointed by the Governor of South Carolina to serve on the South Carolina Commission on Ethics Reform, and has served on the South Carolina Ethics Commission. On a number of occasions, he has been selected by federal district court judges here in South Carolina to serve on the magistrate judge selection committee. Mr. Simmons has also written and lectured frequently in numerous areas of law, including serving as co-author of Environmental Crimes and Corporate Liability, published by the South Carolina Bar. In the process of achieving a distinguished academic record at the University Of South Carolina School Of Law, Mr. Simmons was a member of the Law Review, the Order of the Coif and Order of Wig and Robe. Following law school, he served as law clerk for the Honorable William W. Wilkins, Jr., formerly Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Evett L. Simmons is a graduate of Florida Southern College (B.A., 1979) and received her law degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University (J.D., 1982). She received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Suffolk University (2001). Ms. Simmons concentrates her practice in estate planning as well as probate and guardianship administration and litigation. She also practices corporate law with an emphasis in franchising. Admitted to practice law in Florida, Ms. Simmons serves as Managing Partner for the Firm. Ms. Simmons has been a speaker at The Florida Bar Elder Law Essentials Update and the National Business Institute (NBI) on probate topics. She is also a published author. Actively involved in the community, Ms. Simmons is a member of the Board of Trustees for Florida Southern College and chairs the Board’s Diversity Task Force. Ms. Simmons has been awarded honors by a variety of respected organizations, associations, and businesses.

Area of Practice: Employment Law J.K. Simms is a Partner at Thompson Burton and leads the firm’s employment law practice. J.K.’s practice is devoted to serving his clients both from a litigation avoidance and litigation defense standpoint. J.K. has extensive experience representing companies and individuals at the state level throughout Tennessee and in every federal court district in the State of Tennessee.

From an early age, Joel wanted to be one thing - a lawyer. In law school, he won virtually every award and achieved almost every honor possible. After graduating, Joel worked for an elite international law firm in Houston, Texas. For the next several years, he repeatedly defended large corporations in multiple high-stakes and high-profile lawsuits. In 2010, he started a new law firm with two of his former colleagues. In 2013, he started representing individuals who had suffered catastrophic personal injuries or lost a loved one due to the wrongful conduct of companies. Between 2013 and 2022, Joel moved away from defending companies and focused, instead, on suing them. In August 2022, Joel founded Simon Perdue for one purpose: fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. To get the Justice his clients deserve, Joel uses a combination of hard work, intelligence, and grit. He has used these skills to take on everyone from the Boy Scouts of America to some of the country’s largest oil and trucking companies. In addition to recovering millions of dollars for clients, Joel takes his commitment and relationship with each client seriously. He gives every client his personal cell number so they may reach him 24/7. Further, no client owes Joel a dime unless and until he fights and gets money for his clients. Simon Perdue’s other legal professionals share Joel’s commitment to fight and be there for each of the firm’s clients. Joel is a member of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, New Mexico’s 1st Judicial District Bar Association, and the Houston Bar Association. Since 2014, Joel has as received numerous awards and been repeatedly recognized for his passionate representation of his clients, including from America’s Best Advocates, Texas Monthly, Best of the Best and the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.