Westin attorney Jay Simons gets set to begin a mediation session at his residence Thursday, December 8. Simons, a legendary Broward County personal injury and medical malpractice attorney, as well as a former judge, will turn 100 Monday, December 19, but still continues to work part time as a mediator. Photo by Andy Newman.

Westin attorney James Jay Simons is much more likely to spend his upcoming 100th birthday in a Zoom mediation than a porch swing.

“I love what I do, and I just can’t see myself sitting around in a rocking chair doing nothing,” he said.