Shareholder Perry Browder is head of the Asbestos Group at Simmons Hanly Conroy. He has worked for more than 20 years helping numerous families resolve hundreds of million dollar-plus cases. He started at the firm in 2001 and played a key role in helping the firm develop a national reputation. Within a few years, he had successfully secured one of the largest asbestos verdicts in the country, including a $250 million verdict against U.S. Steel. Today, Perry manages the firm’s nearly 40 asbestos attorneys who are organized into multiple asbestos trial teams. Perry grew up in Chicago and graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1988. After working at Simmons Hanly Conroy for nearly eight years, he became a member of the leadership committee in 2009. Valparaiso University School of Law, 1988, J.D. Bradley University, B.S.; Major: Political History