Simon Safir
#notjustanotherlawfirm
During law school, Simon interned with the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) where he assisted families with release from detention centers, visa applications, and removal proceedings.
Simon interned as a Certified Legal Intern for the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association and Florida A&M University College of Law Legal Clinic as a Guardian Ad Litem, representing the best interest of children inside and outside of the courts.
Simon also interned with a boutique law firm in Dallas, assisting their clients with commercial real estate, intellectual property, social media, tax planning, employment law, and corporate transactions.
In addition to all the hard work with academics and practice, Simon held leadership roles throughout his entire tenure at law school. Simon was a Supreme Court Justice for the Florida A&M University Student Government Association, where he lobbied for change to ensure that the Supreme Court would always include law students within the Court system. He was also elected as a representative for the College of Law through The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Law School Affiliates, where he was honored in receiving the “Governor of the Year” award from The Florida Bar.
Simon has moderated panel discussions, including the inaugural Florida Law Schools’ Consortium for Racial Justice discussing “Civil Rights Litigation and Coalition Building in the 21st Century.”
Simon passed the Texas Bar Exam on his first attempt, scoring in the top 10%, according to historical data.
- Animal & Dog Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- Health Care Law
- Immigration Law
- Citizenship, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Juvenile Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Trademarks
- Trademark Registration
- Divorce
- Uncontested Divorce
- Credit Cards Accepted
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24121372
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Portuguese: Spoken, Written
- Russian: Spoken
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- iLaw, PLLC -- Simon Safir Esq.
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- Litigation Intern
- RAICES, Inc (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, Inc.)
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- Legal Intern
- Platt Cheema Richmond PLLC
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- Certified Legal Intern
- Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association
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- Certified Legal Intern
- Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
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- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- LL.M. (2021) | Healthcare Law
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- Florida A&M University College of Law
- J.D. (2020)
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- Honors: Deans List Highest Grade Award
- Activities: Student Government Association Supreme Court Associate Justice The Florida Bar Young Lawyer Division Law School Affiliate Governor The Florida Bar Business Law Section Scholar Admissions Ambassador Student Animal Legal Defense Fund President Armed Forces Student Organization Secretary American Constitutional Society Treasurer Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity
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- Pro Bono College
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar College
- State Bar of Texas Society of Legal Scholars
- Class Rank #1
- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Scholar Award
- The Florida Bar
- Deans List
- Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
- State Bar of Texas
- Member
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- Civil Rights Litigation and Coalition Building in the 21st Century, Florida Law Schools' Consortium for Racial Justice, Florida
- Moderator
- Mediator
- Texas Association of Mediators
