Leemon, Thomas R.

Almost thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer and appellate lawyer handling all aspects of complex civil litigation before numerous federal and state trial courts and appellate courts. Experience includes numerous first-chair jury trials and bench trials. Heavy emphasis on legal writing and appellate law.

Current focus is representing large classes of consumers who have suffered damages as a result of a wide variety of unfair acts and business practices, including the illegal practices of predatory lenders.

Pending cases include class actions and class arbitrations against payday lenders, title lenders, debt adjustors and other financial services organizations. Other pending cases involve ERISA, environmental law and gender discrimination. Over the years, litigated cases have involved torts, insurance law, equitable issues, commercial law, the Fair Labor Standards Act, contract disputes and products liability.

Lead brief writer for Missouri Supreme Court case of Huch v. Charter Communications, Inc., 290 S.W.3d 721 (Mo. 2009), voted the Best Appellate Win of 2009 by the readership of Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The Simon Law Firm's Consumer/Class Action Department was named one of the Most Influential Appellate Lawyers by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in January, 2011.

Experience as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri included civil and criminal investigation and litigation of consumer and commercial fraud cases, including fraud in the areas of automobile sales and repair, health care fraud, telemarketing fraud, diploma mills, deceptive pricing and bogus charities. Developed several high-profile sting operations, including the creation of a fake college, which led to the successful prosecution a fraudulent accrediting association.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Founder and primary author of Dangerous Intersection (www.dangerousintersection.org), a website that attracts 140,000 visitors per month, and serves seven million pages to users every year. Topics include cognitive science, media reform, sustainable living, public policy and consumer law.
• Musician - Taught private guitar lessons for eight years. Performs music locally (guitar and singing), including sessions at the Tower Grove Farmer's Market and Schnucks Culinaria, downtown.
• Proud bicycle commuter from the Shaw Neighborhood to downtown. Avid photographer.
• Resides in the Shaw Neighborhood of the City of St. Louis. Married to Anne Jay, with two daughters, Charlotte (10) and JuJu (12).