Simmons Hanly Conroy

Founded in 1999 by chairman John Simmons, Simmons Hanly Conroy is one of the nation’s largest mass tort law firms and a leading voice for victims of mesothelioma and asbestos exposure. With more than 250 professionals, including over 75 attorneys, in six offices located throughout the country, the firm has recovered millions in verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients who have been harmed by corporate wrongdoing. The firm’s attorneys rank among the top trial lawyers in the country in the areas of mesothelioma and asbestos exposure, dangerous drugs and medical devices, consumer protection and more.

Main areas of practice

Drawing from centuries of collective experience representing American families and businesses, Simmons Hanly Conroy attorneys have sued the largest corporations in the United States and prevailed, utilizing an arsenal of skill sets and resources to represent a host of clients wronged in every conceivable way: the opioid epidemic, terrorism, child abuse, dangerous drugs and devices, toxic exposures, and economic conspiracies. Facing challenging circumstances and fierce opposition, the firm has proven time and time again that they are a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. Notable litigation areas include:

Asbestos and mesothelioma: Simmons Hanly Conroy has earned a reputation as a leading national asbestos litigation firm. The firm’s track record in asbestos and mesothelioma litigation spans more than 17 years, recovering over $5bn for exposure victims. Simmons Hanly Conroy still holds the distinction of having secured the largest asbestos and mesothelioma verdict ($250m in 2003) for a single plaintiff in the United States.

Dangerous drugs and medical devices: thousands of people have turned to Simmons Hanly Conroy to help them in dangerous prescription drug and medical device cases. Notable successes include the firm’s recent $247m verdict in 2017 and $5bn and $502m verdicts in 2016 regarding the bellwether trial against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement devices. The firm’s attorneys have been appointed to leadership roles on high-profile pharmaceutical multidistrict litigations such as Yaz, testosterone replacement therapy and transvaginal mesh.

Class actions and mass tort litigation: the attorneys of Simmons Hanly Conroy hold leadership positions in many mass tort multidistrict litigations, including shareholder Jayne Conroy’s appointments to the plaintiff’s executive committee in the ongoing Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn litigation, the ongoing Volkswagen ‘Clean Diesel’ marketing sales practices and products litigation, and as co-chair to the Environmental Testing Committee in the ’Deepwater Horizon’ MDL resulting from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Shareholder Paul J. Hanly Jr. serves as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the Prescription Opioid MDL, which alleges pharmaceutical companies and physicians engaged in the fraudulent marketing of prescription opioid painkillers, leading to the nationwide opioid epidemic.

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