About Fred Simon
Fred Simon has practiced law in Louisville, Kentucky since 1974 and has extensive experience advising and representing both individual and corporate clients on liability issues in federal and state courts.
Mr. Simon is a volunteer firefighter with the Harrods Creek Fire Department presently holding the rank of lieutenant and serves as Chairman of that district's Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Jefferson County (Kentucky) Fire Trustees Association and is serving his second full term as Mayor of Glenview Hills, Kentucky.
Mr. Simon has merged his professional background with his love of the fire service to develop and make presentations to first responders on relevant personal and departmental legal issues as well as offer consulting services on timely liability concerns.
Practice Areas
- Consulting and drafting of SOPs and SOGs
- Liability risk assessment and management
- Mediation and arbitration of disputes
- Litigation of disputes in Federal and state courts
- Intradepartmental disciplinary policy assessment and practices
Professional Associations and Civic Activities
- Mayor of Glenview Hills, Kentucky – 1999 to date
- Volunteer (Lieutenant) Firefighter, Harrods Creek Fire Protection District – 1999 to date
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, Harrods Creek Fire Protection District – 2001 to date
- Jefferson County (Kentucky) Fire Trustees Association Vice-Chairman & Executive Board Member – 2004 to date
- Former Instructor, University of Louisville School of Business
- Former Instructor, Jefferson County Adult Education Classes
- Continuing Legal Education Lecturer – NBI Seminars
Education
- B.A., Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, June, 1971
- J.D., University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, June, 1974
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky Supreme Court, October, 1974
- United States District Court, Western District of Ky., April, 1976
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Ky., May, 1989
- United States Supreme Court, May, 1993
