John W. Shaw has extensive jury trial experience in a number of sophisticated matters. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). His legal experience includes state and federal jury and court trials involving product liability, consumer products, ski bindings, aircraft accidents (fixed wing, rotor craft, component, insurance coverage, and bad faith), toxic exposure, industrial chemical plant exposure, CERCLA, wrongful death, insurance coverage and bad faith, premises liability, construction (personal injury) and work-place exposure, security guard liability, commercial transactions and disputes, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) litigation, breach of contract, and automobile design liability. John has extensive experience in resolving catastrophic injury and death cases for Fortune 500 companies involved in construction site and industrial accidents including exposure cases and episodic losses, power press machines, punch presses, "Slitter" machines, gas turbines, forklift accidents, valves and pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, recreational products, and medical devices, for example. He has appeared in the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California District Courts of Appeal. He supervised the claims office of a general managing agent for general aviation aircraft on behalf of London reinsurers pursuant to a treaty arrangement.
Professional Memberships And Activities
· Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Judges Committee
· Board of Directors - Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), 1999-present
· Defense Research Institute
· Los Angeles County Bar Association
· Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Distinctions
· Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society
· AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated - Martindale-Hubbell
· Southern California Super Lawyer, 2009-present
Other Information
· John has served as a judge pro-tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Court and a court appointed volunteer arbitrator and mediator in an effort to assist other parties in the resolution of matters prior to trial.