On May 19, Pepperdine Caruso Law alumnus Robert T. Simon (JD ‘05) of the Simon Law Group will be honored as the Young Distinguished Alumnus of the Year for 2022. Simon has been a longtime supporter of Caruso Law in a variety of ways: mentoring students through the Parris Institute for Professional Excellence Preceptor Program, hiring students as interns and alumni as attorneys for his law firm, mentoring fellow attorneys, hosting seminars such as “How to Start Your Own Law Firm” for the Pepperdine community, serving on the Board of Advisors for several years, attending Pepperdine events including the annual United States Supreme Court Swearing In Ceremony, donating to various Pepperdine causes, and founding the Southern California Trial Lawyers Conference.