Background
Simon, Morton S. was born on May 19, 1946 in South Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Simon, Morton S. was born on May 19, 1946 in South Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1971). Thomas Shearman Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, 19681971.
Worked at Simon & Oppenheimer (Santa Fe, New Mexico) specializing in General Civil Practice. Litigation, Labor, Contract, Constitutional, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Real Estate and Civil Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Massachusetts.
1972, Colorado and United States.
District Court, District of Colorado. 1973, New Mexico and United States.
District Court, District of New Mexico. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Thomas Shearman Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, 1968-1971.
Adjunct Professor: University of New Mexico Law School, 1974-1975. Attorney: Colorado Rural Legal Services, 1971-1972. Community Law Center, 1972-1974.
Member, Lawyers Coordinating Committee, American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer, 1982.
Member: State Bar of New Mexico (Chair, Employment and Labor Law Section, 1989-1990). Morton South. Simon began his practice in Santa Fe in 1972.
That practice evolved with other partners, including the Honorable Michael East. Vigil, currently a New Mexico District Court Judge for the First Judicial District and the Honorable Peggy J. Nelson, currently a New Mexico District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District.
First Judicial District Bar Association. State Bar of New Mexico (Chair, Employment and Labor Section, 1989-1990). New Mexico Trial Lawyers.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Lawyers Guild.