John Kelley Courtney

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. Selected Verdicts $16 million, Verdict - Allen v. Aerojet-General Corp., Sacramento Case No. 97AS06295 $5 million, Verdict - Long Beach Goldberg v. Marriot in 2015. Wrongful death plane crash on Catalina Island In excess of $1 million, Verdict - Chakalis v. Elevator Solutions, 2009 Selected Settlements $25 million, Settlement - groundwater pollution by rocket fuel manufacturing plant $25 million, Settlement - environmental exposure to in utero children resulting in blindness (confidential settlement) $10 million, Settlement - wrongful death auto v. auto/road design in 2016 (confidential settlement) $7.1 million, Settlement - confidential medical negligence case in Sacramento $3.6 million, Settlement - for a long haul truck drive hurt climbing onto a loading dock, Gitron v. Swift Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees John Kelley Courtney included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, 2008 - 2011 Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008 - 2009 Southern California Superior Lawyer, 2007 - 2016 America?s Top 100 Lifetime Achievement Award National Trial Lawyers Top 100 2015,2016 Other Sources of Feedback About John Kelley Courtney Included on the 2026Southern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2008 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2007 Southern California Super Lawyers list

• 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

• Consumer Attorneys of California, 1990 - Present (Associate)
• American Board of Trial Advocates, 2003 - Present (Associate)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008 - Present
• American Association for Justice, 2008 - Present
• ABOTA, LA Chapter Executive Board, 2010 - 2016
• Elected to National ABOTA, Board member, 2015 - 2018
• ABOTA, 2015 - 2016 (Civility Chair)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Alpha Sigma Nu
• Pi Alpha Theta
• Pi Gamma Mu