John Kelly Courtney
Partner
John K. Courtney specializes in mass torts, class actions, product liability and insurance bad faith. Over the course of his career, he has tried over 20 jury and bench trials and handled multiple binding arbitrations.
VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS:
Settlement, $25 million, - groundwater pollution by rocket fuel manufacturing plant
Allen v. Aerojet-General Corp., Sacramento Case No. 97AS06295
Areas of Practice
- Negligence Claims including Personal Injury, Toxic Torts and Complex Litigation
- Anti-Trust
- Class Actions
- Product Liability
- Bad Faith
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1988
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1988
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1988
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1988
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 1988
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1985
- Honors: Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society
Honors and Awards
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, 2008 - 2009
- Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008 - 2009
- Southern California Superior Lawyer, 2007 - 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Associate, 1990 - Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate, 2003 - Present
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008 - Present
- American Association for Justice, 2008 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Sigma Nu
- Pi Alpha Theta
- Pi Gamma Mu
