Craig Simon '74

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Craig Simon '74, well-known and well-respected attorney and litigator, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, suddenly and unexpectedly. He was 71.

Simon served as managing partner of Berger Kahn and was a litigator and attorney for over five decades. In 2021, he was awarded the California Lawyer of the Year Award for his work on the Woolsey Fire $2.2 billion settlement. The Daily Journal named him among the Top 100 Attorneys in California.

Simon is described in an online obituary as "deeply altruistic, spreading his wealth with an open heart and no expectation of anything in return. He worshiped his wife, Joan, took pride in his three children, and was always up for playing with his grandkids." His "devotion to family and an abundance mindset" were instilled in Simon by his mother, Harriet, one of the first female real estate agents in Los Angeles.

His obituary describes his final days as being "full of strength and fortitude after a sudden onset illness." Endowed with a "larger-than-life spirit, humor and generosity..., he was a born entertainer and master storyteller with a penchant for riotous jokes and impersonations."