5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 12/26/18
in Civil Litigation
John and I worked together on several high-stakes patent infringement cases at Venable LLP, with highly successful outcomes, e.g. Ecolochem v. Southern California Edison. John has outstanding legal skills in complex civil litigation, including paten...
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John and I worked together on several high-stakes patent infringement cases at Venable LLP, with highly successful outcomes, e.g. Ecolochem v. Southern California Edison. John has outstanding legal skills in complex civil litigation, including patent litigation, and I refer clients to him with confidence. He is of impeccable character and is firmly devoted to the rule of law and ethics. Without question I believe he has earned Martindale-Hubbell's highest rankings for both skill and ethics.
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5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Managing Partner
on 12/19/18
in Criminal Law
John is an excellent and very knowledgeable attorney. Great negotiator and excellent trial attorney. As a former prosecutor in John’s home jurisdiction, we handled multiple cases as adversaries and I was always impressed with how he personalized his...
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John is an excellent and very knowledgeable attorney. Great negotiator and excellent trial attorney. As a former prosecutor in John’s home jurisdiction, we handled multiple cases as adversaries and I was always impressed with how he personalized his clients, pointed out legal deficiencies in my case, and never backed down from a trial.
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