Nicholas J. Angelides - Alton, IL
Attorney at Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lawyers in Alton, IL
One Court St Alton, IL 62002
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27
Years
Experience
Alton Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Nick Angelides is a partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy. He joined the firm in 2003, and currently helps direct the legal strategy for all of the firm’s asbestos and mesothelioma cases.
Nick has nearly 15 years of litigation experience and has handled asbestos cases throughout the country, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of individuals and families impacted by asbestos-related diseases.
Nationwide Reach
A veteran of more than 300 asbestos cases, Nick has extensive experience representing individuals exposed to asbestos through their work as pipefitters, sheet metal workers, ship yard workers, HVAC workers and more.
Nick has helped the firm grow one of the largest complex litigation firms nationwide. He also oversees the firm’s Los Angeles office.
“We have resolved thousands of cases, and we have experience filing in different jurisdictions,” Nick said. “We can give clients an educated analysis of their specific circumstances because we are a national firm with a national reach.”
Putting the Pieces Together
Nick knows how to uncover answers to help his clients hold companies accountable for exposing them to asbestos on the job decades ago
“We have conducted extensive research on asbestos-related illnesses. When we have a new client, we can hit the ground running,” Nick said. “We don’t have to reinvent the wheel.”
He approaches his clients’ cases like a detective. He investigates all aspects of a client’s asbestos exposure by piecing together where they worked, what they knew, their job duties and other possible exposures.
“You’re a detective that has to go back and recreate events from decades ago,” Nick said. “Chances are we’ve represented a client with a similar job and similar asbestos exposure. It reassures my clients to know I have prior experience handling cases with the same product that caused their illness.”
Legal Background
Nick graduated magna cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1999 and is a member of the Order of the Woolsack, an honor bestowed on those law students graduating in the top 10 percent. He received his undergraduate degree from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
Nick is licensed to practice in Missouri, Illinois and California, as well as before the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Illinois
“I became a lawyer in the asbestos field to hold companies accountable for their decision to poison workers,” Nick said.
Before joining the firm, Nick worked for the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Honorable Paul J. Simon, conducting legal research and drafting opinions. He also worked as an associate for two years at a St. Louis law firm, representing clients in matters of personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice and commercial litigation.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Up & Coming Young Lawyer Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2011
- Best Lawyers: "Best Lawyers in America", in the area of Plantiff's Personal Injury Litigation, 2015 - 2020
Other Sources of Feedback About Nicholas J. Angelides
Included on the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 1999
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Member, Order of the Woolsack
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 1999
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Non Legal Education
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Kenyon College,
Gambier,
OH
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Named Outstanding Junior History Student by History Department
Major: History
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Kenyon College,
Gambier,
OH
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
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Chair of the Asbestos Department
Past Positions
- Honorable Paul J. Simon, Missouri Court of Appeals, Clerk
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, “Local Court Procedures in Asbestos Cases”, HarrisMartin’s Midwest Asbestos Litigation Conference,St. Louis, September 27, 2013 - Present
Representative Clients
Victims of Mesothelioma
Representative Cases
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Mesothelioma and Asbestos Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1999
- Illinois, 2000
- California, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2002
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Member)
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