Outside Counsel with Jeffrey B. Simon

On this two-part episode of Outside Counsel, we shed light on the issues relating to pain management and access to care in the United States. Jeffrey is joined by Claudia Merandi, founder of The Doctor Patient Forum and the national Don’t Punish Pain Rally Organization, to discuss the fight for pain patients’ rights, the complexities of chronic pain management, and why advocacy matters.

You asked, we answered! Jeffrey selects a collection of burning questions submitted by viewers through social media, and offers thoughtful insights and proposed solutions. From personal opioid challenges to justice seekers, Jeffrey tackles it all.

Jeffrey continues the conversation with renowned trial lawyer Randy Johnston, diving into the the aftermath of the Halcion verdict and sharing pragmatic strategies for holding reckless companies accountable & standing up against tort reform.

Renowned trial lawyer, Randy Johnston, joins Jeffrey to share his wild first hand account of holding Big Pharma accountable for the harm their products cause Americans.

Jeffrey sits down with Robert 'Skeeter' Salim, a nationally renowned litigator who took on Blue Cross / Blue Shield after they denied coverage for his life saving cancer treatment.

Jeffrey offers a succinct explanation of forced arbitration - a system silently steering the course of justice and consumer protection for you every American you know, in ways both subtle and profound. This is crucial information for every American consumer.

In the final instalment of my conversation with New York Times best-selling author Jeff Goodell, we dive deep into the power of the citizenry, and share accessible solutions for thwarting imminent environmental devastation due to global warming.

From losing a child to Fentanyl and building a powerful legacy, Christy Couvillier is the type of hero whose work will inevitably save lives. She joins us for the second time with an update on the real world impact of her opioid crisis advocacy work.

New York Times Best-Selling Author & climate change expert Jeff Goodell sits down with Jeffrey to offer an inside look at the devastating catalysts for his latest book, The Heat Will Kill Us First.

In part two of my conversation with author, activist, and member of Obama's Climate Crusade, Jeff Goodell, we the devastating possibilities of climate change that every American should care about.

After a landmark ruling advancing the US asbestos ban, Jeffrey sits down with Linda Reinstein, who co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) after losing her husband Alan to mesothelioma in 2006. Linda's tireless grassroots efforts and high-level public health advocacy work have made her a pivotal figure in the fight to ban asbestos and aid those impacted by its diseases.

In conversation with Major Patricia Cole, a Lee County, Kentucky, EMT who has dedicated her career to opioid harm reduction following the tragic loss of her son to an accidental opioid overdose.

Jeffrey sits down with Brian, a former multi-national tech exec who nearly lost his life to the disease of addiction. By illustrating the pathways from OxyContin to illicit heroin, and why the pugilistic “War on Drugs” policy approach to harm reduction has failed.

In the second installment of this exclusive interview, author and journalist Chris McGreal dives deep into the importance of destigmatizing the disease of opioid addiction, and how, in Chris’ assessment, corporate misconduct was aided and abetted by powerful Congressional allies and federal enforecemnt agencies.

In the first of this two-part interview, Jeffrey sits down with author and award-winning journalist, Chris McGreal, as he pulls the curtain back on his intense experience reporting from the front lines of this epidemic, as well as researching and writing his book: American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts.

Using shocking real world examples, Jeffrey questions the alarmingly weak penalties and deep legal loopholes that play a deadly role in keeping the opioid epidemic alive.

In conversation with prominent litigator & community leader Larry Taylor about the impact this relentless epidemic continues to have on lives and communities, and how the war on drugs is the epitome of selective outrage.

Exploring two landmark trials that pursued public nuisance claims against opioid manufacturers as a legal remedy for the harm the crisis has caused communities around the US, and what their rulings mean for future litigation.

A conversation with Chief Medical Officer and Addiction Specialist, Dr. Andrew Kolodny, about the real harm caused by this epidemic, who holds accountability, and what solutions loom on the horizon.