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John Baker joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in early 2018. He was born and raised in Norfolk and graduated from Norfolk Collegiate School. After high school, John attended Hampden-Sydney College, where he was a Venable Scholar and graduated cum laude in 2006. John represented his class in the Student Senate each year at Hampden-Sydney, and he served as its chairman during his senior year. John also received the James Madison Public Service Certificate and was a member of the Society of 1791, Hampden-Sydney’s leadership organization. John attended the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was a member of Phi Delta...

As a criminal defense attorney, John has fought aggressively for his clients’ rights in cases involving serious felonies, including murder, malicious wounding, drug possession/distribution, white-collar crimes, and sex crimes (e.g. rape, child pornography) as well as all types of misdemeanors, including DUI, assault and battery, and simple driving infractions, such as reckless driving. As a civil litigation lawyer, John has experience in both jury trials and bench trials, and has represented clients in cases worth millions of dollars. Early on in his career, he litigated patent infringement cases all over the country. Over the years, he has continued to excel in...

Prior to establishing my practice in Los Angeles, I served as counsel in Washington, D.C. for individuals and law firms representing Fortune 500 Companies in Antitrust matters before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and Federal Communications Commission. Since relocating to Los Angeles in the early 2000's I've represented small business owners, corporations, employers and employees, landlords and tenants, property owners and claimants in litigating disputes over contracts, commercial transactions, employment relationships and real estate and family matters. I've represented clients by appearing and arguing before the California Superior Courts, California Courts of Appeal, United States District Court...