After graduating from law school in 1986 he spent three years serving as law clerk at the trial and appeals levels. Following his term of government employment Mr. Simpson joined a large insurance defense firm in San Diego -- McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees, Sharkey & McIntyre (now merged with Higgs, Fletcher & Mack). In 1992, motivated by a desire to help those who are the victims of misfortune, Mr. Simpson started a small firm which concentrates on serving individuals and families who have been harmed by the careless or intentional acts of others. Since 2001 Mr. Simpson has obtained numerous noteworthy verdicts, including fifteen seven-figure verdicts and two eight-figure verdicts, most of which were against large corporations and included findings of fraud, malice or oppression – leading to awards (or settlements) for punitive damages.