John Fairleigh Denove

John Fairleigh Denove

For over 40 years, Denove's goal has been to become the best trial lawyer h
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  • California
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Jack's philosophy in law as in life is best summed up by a quote of Winston Churchill: "Never give in. Never, Never, Never, Never." That philosophy has served him well by giving him the drive to become a Junior Golden Gloves boxing champion, a third degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, and to receive the honor of Trial Lawyer of the Year. For more than thirty-five years. Jack's goal has been to become the best trial lawyer he can be. As a California trial attorney, Jack has tried more than 100 civil cases before a jury. He holds the designation of Diplomate, the highest rank of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is rated AVPreeminent by Martindale- Hubbell. He has served as President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and he has been on the Board of Governors and on the Executive Committee of numerous trial lawyer associations, including the Litigation Section of the LA County Bar Association, the LA Chapter of ABOTA and the Consumer Attorneys of California. He has been formally recognized as one of the attorneys who assisted the task force in the preparation of the Judicial Council of California CACI jury instructions. He holds the designation of Diplomate, the highest rank of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is the current President of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a past President of the Italian American Lawyers Association; a past President of CAALA and a past President of the Cowboy Lawyers Association. He was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America, in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. He is recognized as one of the Top 500 Plaintiff Attorneys in the United States by LawDragon. The LA Trial Lawyers Association voted Jack as Trial Lawyer of the Year and he has also been selected as a Super Lawyer of Southern California for several years. He has been selected by The Consumer Attorneys Assoc. Los Angeles

Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Elder Law
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Additional Practice Areas
  • Dog Attacks
  • Insurance Bad Faith
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Partner
Cheong & Denove
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Partner
Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Hapuarachy
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Partner
Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett
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A Law Partnership including a Professional Corporation
Partner
Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Karns
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A Law Partnership including Professional Corporations
Partner
Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett
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A Law Partnership including a Professional Corporation
Partner
Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett
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A Law Partnership of Professional Corporations
Partner
Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Antablin & Bennett
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A Law Partnership including a Professional Corporation
Partner
Cheong & Denove, APC
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Partner
Musa, Cheong & Denove
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Attorney
Roper & Folino
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Education
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Undergraduate Degree
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Loyola Law School
Law Degree
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Awards
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Super Lawyers Southern California
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Super Lawyers Southern California
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Southern California Super Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Southern California Super Lawyer
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Southern California Super Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Southern California Super Lawyer
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list
Super Lawyers Southern California
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list for several consecutive years. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at SuperLawyers.com
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2015
Southern California Super Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2014
Southern California Super Lawyer
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2013
Southern California Super Lawyer
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2012
Southern California Super Lawyer
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2011
Southern California Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2010
Los Angeles SuperLawyer Magazine
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Person of the Year
Metropolitan News-Enterprise
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2009
Los Angeles SuperLawyer Magazine
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement
Presidential Award
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Presidential Award of Merit
The Consumer Attorneys of California
Selected for inclusion in Top 500 Plaintiff Attorneys in America list
Lawdragon
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2008
Los Angeles SuperLawyer Magazine
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement
Presidents Award
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Presidents Award of Merit
Consumer Attorneys of California
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2007
Los Angeles SuperLawyer Magazine
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Selected for inclusion in Top 500 Plaintiff Attorneys in America list
Lawdragon
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyer in Personal Injury Litigation list
Best Lawyers's in America
Trial Lawyer of the Year
Los Angeles Trial Lawyer Association
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2006
Los Angeles SuperLawyer Magazine
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Edward I. Pollock Award
Consumer Attorneys of California
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Southern California list 2005
Los Angeles SuperLawyer Magazine
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Men of Achievement Award
Century City Chamber of Commerce
Ted Horn Memorial Award
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Outstanding President of the Year Award
Consumer Attorneys of California
Outstanding President of the Year Award
Consumer Attorneys of California
Presidential Award of Merit
Consumer Attorneys of California
Presidential Award of Merit
California Trial Lawyers Association
Outstanding Achievement Award
California Trial Lawyers Association
Professional Associations
Consumer Attorneys of California
Board of Directors
- Current
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
Blue Ribbon Committee
- Current
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Ride Committee Chairperson
- Current
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Executive Committee - Los Angeles Chapter
- Current
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Diplomate
- Current
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Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund
President
- Current
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Court Committee - Los Angeles Superior Court
Bench Bar Committee
- Current
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Consumer Attorneys of California
Member
- Current
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Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Member
- Current
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Member
- Current
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Board of Governors
- Current
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Member
- Current
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ABOTA Inn of Court
Member
- Current
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Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
- Current
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Italian American Lawyers Association
Member
- Current
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
- Current
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California State Bar  # 68825
Member
- Current
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Italian American Lawyers Association
Past President
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker - Live Demonstration of Voir Dire in Action
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, New Lawyers Group
Speaker: How to Get Documentary Evidence Admitted at Trial
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Dances With Documents
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Italian American Lawyers Association
President-Elect
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2009 Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Advanced Trial Skills
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Italian American Lawyers Association
Vice_President
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 26th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Closing Argument - Is It too Late
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 26th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Advanced Trial Skills
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Secretary - Los Angeles Chapter
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 25th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Proving Non-Economic Damages in A Wrongful Death Case
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 25th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Damages
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Italian American Lawyers Association
Board of Governors
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 24th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Voir Dire
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Consumer Attorneys of California
Board of Governors
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 23rd Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Maximizing Expert Opinion Testimony
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 23rd Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Evidence
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
President
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 22nd Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Closing Arguments by the Masters Part 1 and 2
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Executive Committee
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
Executive Committee of Litigation Section
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 21st Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Excellence in Trial From Masters Of The Craft
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Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund
Board of Governors
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 20th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Medicine for Lawyers
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Court Committee - Santa Monica Superior Court
Civil Advisory Committee
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 19th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Speaker: Using Expert and Lay Testimony in Professional Negligence Cases
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 19th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Mock Trial: The Premises Liability Case
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Court Committee - Los Angeles Superior Court
AB 3820 Committee
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
President
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
President-Elect
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Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund
Board of Governors
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Advocate
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
First Vice-President
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Second Vice-President
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Secretary
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Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Treasurer
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ABOTA Inn of Court
Secretary
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Court Committee - Los Angeles Superior Court
Jury Committee
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Secretary
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Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Gpvernors
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California Trial Lawyers Association
Member
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Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association,
Member
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Advocate
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Hapuarachy
Website
Dog Attack Attorney
Videos
At Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Karns we believe that the more the jury sees, the better they will understand.  If one picture is worth a thousand words, a computer animation can tell the entire story. Computer animations can allow the jury to see the accident through the eyes of the plaintiff, the defendant or a third person.  This is an example of computer animation which was played for a jury.  Attorneys at Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett have successfully represented clients for over thirty years in products liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, train accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions.  Visit the website for more information: www.cdrb-law.com Computer Animation

At Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Karns we believe that the more the jury sees, the better they will understand. If one picture is worth a thousand words, a computer animation can tell the entire story. Computer animations can allow the jury to see the accident through the eyes of the plaintiff, the defendant or a third person. This is an example of computer animation which was played for a jury. Attorneys at Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett have successfully represented clients for over thirty years in products liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, train accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions. Visit the website for more information: www.cdrb-law.com

Sometimes using a still illustration does not fully express how an actual injury occurred. In these circumstances it may be helpful to use a Mechanism of Injury Animation.  At Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett we believe the more the jury sees, the better they will understand. This is an example of a Mechanism of Injury Animation which was created for a products liability trial.  Attorneys at Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett have successfully represented clients for over thirty years in products liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, train accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions.  Visit the website for more information: www.cdrb-law.com MECHANISM OF INJURY ANIMATION

Sometimes using a still illustration does not fully express how an actual injury occurred. In these circumstances it may be helpful to use a Mechanism of Injury Animation. At Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett we believe the more the jury sees, the better they will understand. This is an example of a Mechanism of Injury Animation which was created for a products liability trial. Attorneys at Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett have successfully represented clients for over thirty years in products liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, train accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions. Visit the website for more information: www.cdrb-law.com

Sometimes using a still illustration does not fully express how an actual injury occurred. In these circumstances it may be helpful to use a Mechanism of Injury Animation.  At Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett we believe the more the jury sees, the better they will understand. This is an example of a Mechanism of Injury Animation which was created for a products liability trial.  Attorneys at Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett have successfully represented clients for over thirty years in products liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, train accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions.  Visit the website for more information: www.cdrb-law.com Normal Deployment / Late Deployment Compared

Sometimes using a still illustration does not fully express how an actual injury occurred. In these circumstances it may be helpful to use a Mechanism of Injury Animation. At Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett we believe the more the jury sees, the better they will understand. This is an example of a Mechanism of Injury Animation which was created for a products liability trial. Attorneys at Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett have successfully represented clients for over thirty years in products liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, train accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions. Visit the website for more information: www.cdrb-law.com

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Cheong & Denove
1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Toll-Free: (310) 277-4857
Telephone: (310) 277-4857
Fax: (310) 277-5254