About David A.
David A. Simon built his legal path in Southern California classrooms and local courtrooms. He arrived at law school after completing an undergraduate degree at the University of California, Riverside, and finished his J.D. at California Western School of Law in 2010. Those years shaped the practical side of his training as much as the academic. He worked as a contract lawyer while still in law school, gaining early courtroom experience and learning how offices run on deadlines and detail.
After law school he continued to work in private practice. In 2012 he took a role as a lawyer in the Law Offices of Thomas Matthews. That position exposed him to more complex case work and the rhythms of sustained client representation. Earlier, in 2009, he spent time as a contract lawyer at the Law Offices of Michael Pancer. Those roles provided steady exposure to trial preparation and client counseling, building toward the independence that followed.
Simon later founded David Simon Law. He set up the firm to handle matters that he had been managing for years: criminal defense and related litigation. Founding his own practice allowed him to shape case strategy and client intake. It also meant taking on the business responsibilities of running a small firm — staffing, billing, and maintaining professional relationships — alongside practicing law.
His professional memberships reflect a continued orientation toward criminal defense. He holds current memberships in the Criminal Defense Bar Association and the Criminal Defense Lawyers Club. Those associations connect him to peers who practice in the same courts and often serve as forums for case discussion and continuing legal education.
Recognition for his work includes inclusion in the National Trial Lawyers Association's Top 40 Under 40 and a Super Lawyers award. These honors indicate peer recognition of courtroom work and performance in litigation. They are part of a professional record that sits alongside day-to-day trial preparation, motion practice, and client meetings.
Simon practices in California and maintains the local perspective that can matter in criminal cases. He handles the procedural and tactical elements that arise in trial and pretrial work, drawing on years of practice in California courts. His current practice focuses on criminal defense and related matters.
