Simmons Law Firm Selected by St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a Top Workplace for 2013

ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, a national plaintiff's law firm focused on complex litigation,  has ranked among the best workplaces in St. Louis according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The firm placed eighth out of 30 companies in the medium-size category of the publication's 2013 Top Workplaces survey.

The Top Workplaces were determined based solely on employee feedback. Surveys were sent to 1,000 companies in the St. Louis area. Less than ten percent of the participating companies were selected. The final list was published in a special section of the June 23^rd edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

"It's an honor be recognized among the Top Workplaces in the St. Louis area," said CEO Gregg Kirkland. "We believe in our employees. It's their hard work and dedication that make the firm such a positive place to come day after day."

Employees were asked to answer a variety of questions about their organization. All feedback was anonymous. In the survey, Simmons employees highlighted the firm's benefits package, monthly nurse visits, free gym memberships, the annual Miles for Meso  run benefiting mesothelioma cancer research and the Simmons Employee Foundation, a foundation run entirely by firm employees. Simmons employees have raised over $1 million to St. Louis area charities since it was founded in 2004.

One survey respondent said, "Simmons is caring about employees, caring about clients, and makes it easy to do my work – taking care of clients."

The Simmons Firm was the only law firm to be included in the mid-sized category. It ranked along with companies like Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, Schlafly Beer, and Daugherty Business Solutions, to name a few.

The Simmons Firm was founded by Chairman John Simmons in 1999 and is headquartered in Alton, Illinois, with additional offices in St. Louis, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The firm employs nearly 200 people in the St. Louis area and is the largest plaintiff's law firm in St. Louis.

The firm's practice focuses on representing individuals and businesses in cases of corporate wrongdoing, including asbestos litigation, pharmaceutical injury, environmental litigation, consumer protection, intellectual property litigation and personal injury cases.

WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement, conducted the employee survey. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplace programs with 37 major publishing partners and recognizes a list of 150 National Top Workplaces.

About Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC:
The Simmons Firm is a litigation firm with practices in asbestos, intellectual property infringement, personal injury, pharmaceutical injury litigation and commercial litigation. With offices in Illinois, Missouri and California, the firm has secured more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of thousands of individuals, families, and businesses. In addition, the Simmons Firm has pledged nearly $20 million to cancer research and proudly supports its local communities through other charitable causes. For more information about the Simmons Firm, visit http://www.simmonsfirm.com.

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