Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms, is pleased to announce that Jayne Conroy, a named shareholder at the firm, has been listed in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most highly regarded lawyer-rating publications in the United States.

Five other Simmons Hanly Conroy attorneys also were named as "Best Lawyers" for 2017. They are Michael J. Angelides, managing shareholder of the firm; shareholders Perry J. Browder, Nicholas J. Angelides and Deborah Rosenthal; and J. Conrad Metcalf, who is of counsel with the firm.

Based in the firm’s New York office, Conroy was listed for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs. Conroy has more than 30 years of experience. She currently focuses her practice on various complex civil cases, including a high profile sex abuse case against multiple Catholic institutions and pending litigation against Volkswagen on behalf of several thousand plaintiffs who were affected by the German automaker’s recent emissions scandal. In 2016, she secured a $502 million verdict in a bellwether trial against Johnson & Johnson over its DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant.

With approximately 250 employees, Simmons Hanly Conroy is one of the country’s leading mesothelioma law firms, helping those affected by asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma.

Currently in its 23rd edition, Best Lawyers selects attorneys for its guide through surveys of leading lawyers who are asked to evaluate their professional peers. Lawyers must receive recommendations in each year’s survey to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers cannot pay to be included on the list.

About Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLC

Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC is one of the nation’s largest mass tort law firms and has recovered more than $5 billion in verdicts and settlements for plaintiffs. Primary areas of litigation include asbestos and mesothelioma, pharmaceutical, consumer protection, environmental and personal injury. The firm’s attorneys have been appointed to leadership in numerous national multidistrict litigations, including Vioxx, Yaz and Toyota Unintended Acceleration. The firm also represents small and mid-size corporations, inventors and entrepreneurs in matters involving business litigation. Offices are located in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Alton, Illinois. Read more at www.simmonsfirm.com.