John is a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Group. John is an active trial lawyer who has tried approximately 100 jury trials to verdict in both state and federal court in more than 10 different cities throughout Florida. His cases have included personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice, long-term healthcare and pharmaceutical litigation.
John has represented several major national corporations in defense of personal injury litigation. In addition, he has served as counsel for pharmaceutical corporations in cases throughout Florida. He has represented numerous long-term healthcare providers, hospitals and physicians during his career.
For the first several years of John’s career, he represented numerous individuals and corporations as counsel selected by some of the largest insurance carriers in America. He has tried numerous cases involving automobile litigation, products liability, medical malpractice, premises liability and construction litigation in the personal injury arena.
John is active in both professional and Bar-related activities. He is the President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). As such, John leads over 6,000 seasoned trial lawyers nationwide. John has previously served as the National Secretary for ABOTA and National Vice President. He was President of FLABOTA in 1998 and President of the Tampa Bay Chapter in 1995. John is a Master in the J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn of Court.
John has also given back to the community. He served on the Executive Board of Seminole Boosters, Inc. following an earlier career as a football player for Florida State University. In addition, he was a charter member of the University Center Club in Tallahassee where he served on the Board of Directors. John has previously served as the President of HARC and the President of its Foundation. John is a proud trustee of The Kaul Foundation where he has helped to direct donations to many local, state and national charitable organizations and institutions of higher learning.