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Law Offices of Kell A. Simon: From Alabama Race Discrimination Class Actions to a Board-Certified Austin Solo Practice

Kell Simon began his career at an Alabama law firm prosecuting race discrimination class actions before relocating to Austin and founding his own firm in July 2014. He is board certified as a labor and employment law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, confirmed independently through his Super Lawyers and FindLaw profiles rather than resting on his own site’s claim alone, and focuses his practice exclusively on that area.

At a Glance: Austin Employment Lawyer Firm Overview

I. From Alabama Class Actions to a Texas Solo Practice

Kell Simon graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis with a B.A. in 1992 and earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1997. He began his career at an Alabama firm handling race discrimination class actions before relocating to Texas and founding the Law Offices of Kell A. Simon in July 2014. He is admitted to practice in Texas, Alabama, and the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama, the Western District of Michigan, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits — a broader multi-state federal court admission than most solo Austin practitioners in this category.

II. Board Certified, Confirmed Independently

Texas Bar rules prohibit any attorney from advertising as a “specialist” unless board certified in that specialty by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) or an accredited certifying organization. Simon’s certification in Labor and Employment Law is confirmed both by his own site and independently through FindLaw’s directory profile and his Super Lawyers listing, which explicitly notes his TBLS certification.

III. Practice Concentration: What This Austin Employment Attorney Firm Handles

Simon represents employees exclusively in discrimination claims under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, along with sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination matters. He has served as class counsel in multiple long-running Title VII class actions and FLSA collective actions, and accepts most cases on a contingency basis. Clients work directly with Simon rather than being handed off to associates, a structural feature of his solo practice model.

IV. Track Record

Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome. Employment settlements are frequently confidential, which limits what any firm can publish about individual case values.

Awesome Attorneys did not identify itemized public case results (specific settlement figures, verdicts, or case citations) for this firm despite Simon’s stated class-action and collective-action litigation history. His own site references “successfully litigated cases against some of the country’s largest employers” and service as class counsel in Title VII and FLSA matters, without naming specific cases or outcomes. This is a genuine gap in the public record, disclosed here directly.

V. Client Voice

Awesome Attorneys identified limited independently posted reviews for this firm; Yelp shows no reviews at the time of writing, and Facebook shows the page as “not yet rated.” The firm’s own site includes a partial client quote regarding a severance negotiation: “Kell Simon has been diligent in following up with our concerns and questions regarding a severance negotiation, however small…” This is a firm-published testimonial rather than an independently verified review, and the thin public review record is disclosed here rather than substituted with marketing language.

VI. Beyond the Courtroom

Simon is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Texas Employment Lawyers Association. Awesome Attorneys did not identify additional civic board roles or pro bono program leadership at the time of writing.

VII. Recognition

Peer-reviewed and independently conferred credentials: Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Labor and Employment Law, independently confirmed; Super Lawyers selection from 2015 to 2020, via Thomson Reuters’ peer-review process.

No marketing-program-only awards were identified for this firm at the time of writing.

VIII. The Texas Legal Backdrop

Texas is an at-will employment state, with discrimination and retaliation claims running through Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA federally and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (Texas Labor Code Chapter 21) at the state level, requiring a Texas Workforce Commission charge within 180 days. Title VII class actions, part of Simon’s stated practice, follow Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23’s certification requirements in addition to the underlying discrimination statutes. FLSA collective actions, distinct from Rule 23 class actions, require workers to affirmatively opt in rather than opt out, generally carrying a two-year limitations period (three years for willful violations).

IX. Awesome Attorneys Assessment: Weighing This Austin Employment Lawyer

This firm’s clearest strength is genuine, independently confirmed board certification combined with a documented multi-decade history in complex litigation — class actions and collective actions are a different scale of practice than individual case representation, and Simon’s Alabama-to-Texas career arc reflects sustained specialization in this single practice area since the start of his career.

The fair caveat: Awesome Attorneys could not identify itemized case results or a substantial independent client review record to verify outcomes beyond Simon’s own general claims. His Super Lawyers recognition ended in 2020, and readers should ask directly about more recent case activity and outcomes given the multi-year gap since that recognition.

X. Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (kellsimonlaw.com), including its About and practice-area pages; FindLaw’s detailed attorney biography, used to independently confirm board certification and bar admissions; Super Lawyers’ peer-review attorney profile; and a search for client reviews on Yelp and Facebook, which did not surface a substantial independent review record. Case narratives are the firm’s own published claims unless independently sourced and attributed as such. Statutory citations were checked against the Texas Labor Code and federal employment statutes. No case results, credentials, or quotes were invented.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Law Offices of Kell A. Simon prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placements clearly labeled as such, but no payment of any kind determines inclusion in, or the content of, this editorial profile. This article is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader and Law Offices of Kell A. Simon or Awesome Attorneys.