J. Stephen Simms | Principal

Admissions

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of International Trade

United States Courts of Appeal:

  • District of Columbia Circuit

  • Court of Federal Appeals

  • Second Circuit

  • Third Circuit

  • Fourth Circuit

  • Fifth Circuit

  • Seventh Circuit

  • Ninth Circuit

  • Eleventh Circuit

United States District Courts:

  • Northern District of Illinois

  • District of Maryland

  • District of Columbia

  • Court of Federal Claims

States Courts:

  • Maryland

  • District of Columbia

Education & Experience

Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.)
Journal of International Law and Business, Editor-in-Chief, Outstanding Editor

Trial Attorney, Attorney General’s Program for Honor Law Graduates, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Illinois

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (M.A.)
Johns Hopkins University (B.A., International Studies)


 

Leadership and Bar Associations

Chair, Legal Working Group, International Bunker Industry Association (“IBIA”); Board member emeritus

Legal Advisor, SEA/LNG, the industry group for LNG bunkering

Elder, St. Moses Church, Baltimore

Board Member, First Fruits Farm, Freeland, Maryland

Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (“SEALI”), Maryland State Bar Association, Christian Legal Society