Background
Simms, J. Stephen was born in 1957 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
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J. Stephen Simms
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The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (Master of Arts, 1980). Northwestern University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Greber & Simms (Frederick, MD) specializing in Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Qui Tam, False Claims Act Litigation, Admiralty, Maritime Law, Antitrust, Insurance Coverage, International Commercial Law, Computer Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Illinois. 1984; District of Columbia.
1985, Maryland; United States. Courts of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits. United States. Court of International Trade.
United States. District Court for the District of Columbia, Maryland (Trial Bar), Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Northern District of Illinois. Editor-in-Chief and Outstanding Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 1982-1983. Author: "Identifying, Bringing, and Winning a False Claims Act Case," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1997.
"Using the False Claims Act for Competitive Advantage," Maryland Bar Journal 28 (January-February 1997). "Evaluating Credit Risks by Effective Maritime Recovery Planning," Dynamar-Journal of Commerce Symposium on Maritime Credit Risk Management, N.Y., N.Y. (1996). "Homeowner's Insurance, Directors and Officers' ("D&O") Liability Coverage, Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Maryland," (National'l Business Institute.
1996); "Insurance Requirements in AIA Contracts," American Bar Association-TIPS, National Institute on Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction, 1996. "The Internet: International Civil and Criminal Liability," Maryland Bar Journal 36 (September-October 1996). "Recognizing and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Non-Profit Board of Director 'Boobytraps,'" Non-Profit Risk Management Institutes, Washington, D.C., 1995.
Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Attorney General's Program for Honor Law Graduates, Antitrust Division, 1983-1985. Chair: Emerging Issues Committee, American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section ("American Bar Association-TIPs"), 1997.
American Bar Association-TIPS Professional, Officers and Directors Liability Law Committee, 1995-1996. Maryland State Bar Association, Section on International Commercial Law, 1995-1996. Admiralty Committee, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1994-1995.
Editor, Maritime Law Reporter. Member, Christian Legal Society, Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Membership
Member, Christian Legal Society, Maritime Law Association of the United States.
