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John Fairleigh Denove
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Biography
For more than forty 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 has been invited to and has lectured to both attorneys and physicians. These lectures include such topics as trial practice, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, products liability and premises liability.
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He holds the designation of Diplomate, the highest rank of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is the immediate past President of the Italian American Lawyers Association and he has served as President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Cowboy Lawyers Association. He has been on the Board of Governors and on the Executive Committee of numerous trial lawyer associations, including the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association 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.
As a California medical malpractice attorney, Jack has successfully represented clients for over 30 years throughout California in several types of medical malpractice and medical negligence cases, including wrongful death, birth injuries, mis-diagnosis, surgical errors, emergency room errors, medication errors, nursing errors and other types of medical negligence.
As a California insurance bad faith attorney, Jack has helped clients whose insurance claims have been wrongfully denied, or their insurance coverage canceled without merit. When an insurance company is sued for bad faith, it has the money to hire the best defense attorneys. Jack believes the victim of insurance bad faith has the right to an attorney with at least as much experience. With his knowledge of insurance practice, Jack levels the playing field for his clients by aggressively defending his client's rights. He and his partners and associates have successfully handled insurance bad faith cases against numerous insurance companies.
He was selected by his peers to be included in the 2008 and the 2010 edition of 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 Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association voted Jack as Trial Lawyer of the Year and he has also been selected to the Super Lawyer of Southern California list for several years.
He has received recognition from the Members of Congress of the United States of America, California Senate, the California Legislature, the Los Angeles Superior Court, the County of Los Angels, the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the Los Angeles City Attorney, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and the Metropolitan News Enterprise.
In addition to being the immediate past President of the Italian American Lawyers Association, Jack has served as the President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Cowboy Lawyers Association. He received the Consumer Attorneys of California-California Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award of Merit in 1994, 1996 and 2000, and the Pollock Award in 2006.
Despite his numerous individual accomplishments and awards, Jack believes the best interest of the client is served by a solid team effort by all of the attorneys and staff of the law firm.
Jack received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and his juris doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law School. His interests outside the practice of law include horseback riding, painting and boxing.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Litigation
50%
49 years
Personal Injury
25%
49 years
Medical Malpractice
15%
49 years
Insurance
10%
49 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in California for 49 years
State: California
Acquired: 1976
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Location
Cheong & Denove
1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 420, Los Angeles, CA, 90024
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"Jack is one of the premier attorneys in our persoal injury community. His ability to convey the suffering of his clients to a trier of fact is unsurpassed. Many of the techniques we use at my law firm are based on Jack's ideas. I highly endorse Jack as a great asset to the legal community and especially those of us who practice personal injury law."
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Experience
Honors
2018
Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2015
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2014
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2013
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2012
Superb Rating 10/10, AVVO
2012
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2011
Superb Rating, AVVO
2011
Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution, Advocate, the Journal of Consumer Attorneys Association of Southern California.
2011
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2011
Sected to the list of Best Lawyer in Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Selected to the Leading Lawyer in America list, Lawdragon
2010
Person of the Year, Metropolitan News-Enterprise
2010
Los Angeles' Best lawyers, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Superb Rating, AVVO
2010
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2009
Presidential Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
2009
Selected to the list of Top 500 Plaintiff Attorneys in America, Lawdragon
2009
Presidential Award of Merit, The Consumer Attorneys of California
2009
Super Lawyer, Southern California Super Lawyers
2008
Presidential Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
2008
Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California
2008
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2007
Selected to Best Lawyer in Personal Injury Litigation list, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Selected to the Top 500 Plaintiff Attorneys in America list, Law Dragon
2007
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Los Angeles Trial Lawyer Association
2007
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2006
Edward I. Pollock Award, Consumer Attorneys of California
2006
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2005
Selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers
2003
Men of Achievement Award, Century City Chamber of Commerce
2001
Ted Horn Memorial Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
2000
Outstanding President of the Year Award, Consumer Attorneys of California
1996
Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California
1996
Outstanding President of the Year Award, Consumer Attorneys of California
1994
Presidential Award of Merit, California Trial Lawyers Association
1990
Outstanding Achievement Award, California Trial Lawyers Association
Work Experience
2021 - Present
Partner, Cheong & Denove
1977 - Present
Partner, Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett
2018 - 2021
Partner, Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Hapuarachy
2012 - 2013
Partner, Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Bennett & Karns
1999 - 2002
Partner, Cheong, Denove, Rowell, Antablin & Bennett
1978 - 1999
Partner, Cheong & Denove
1977 - 1977
Partner, Musa, Cheong & Denove
1976 - 1976
Associate, Roper & Folio
Associations
2012 - Present
America Board of Trial Advocates, Los Angeles ChapterVice President
2007 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaBoard of Directors
2002 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesExecutive Committee - Los Angeles Chapter
2001 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesDiplomate
1999 - Present
Court Committee - Los Angeles Superior CourtBench Bar Committee
1995 - Present
Trial Lawyers for Public JusticeMember
1995 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaMember
1994 - Present
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesMember
1989 - Present
Cowboy Lawyers AssociationMember
1989 - Present
Cowboy Lawyers AssociationBoard of Governors
1987 - Present
ABOTA Inn of CourtMember
1982 - Present
Association of Trial Lawyers of AmericaMember
1977 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
1977 - Present
Italian American Lawyers AssociationMember
2010 - 2010
Italian American Lawyers AssociationPresident
2009 - 2009
Italian American Lawyers AssociationPresident-Elect
2008 - 2008
Italian American Lawyers AssociationVice President
2007 - 2008
American Board of Trial AdvocatesSecretary - Los Angeles Chapter
2005 - 2008
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationBlue Ribbon Committee
2004 - 2007
Italian American Lawyers AssociationBoard of Governors
2004 - 2004
Cowboy Lawyers AssociationPresident
2003 - 2003
Cowboy Lawyers AssociationRide Committee Chairperson
2002 - 2002
Consumer Attorneys Public Education FundBoard of Governors
2001 - 2001
Consumer Attorneys Public Education FundPresident
2001 - 2006
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaBoard of Governors
2001 - 2007
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaBoard of Governors
2001 - 2004
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesExecutive Committee
2000 - 2001
Court Committee - Los Angeles Superior CourtAB 3820 Committee
2000 - 2000
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesPresident
2000 - 2004
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationExecutive Committee of Litigation Section
1999 - 1999
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesPresident-Elect
1998 - 1998
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesFirst Vice-President
1997 - 2000
Consumer Attorneys Public Education FundBoard of Governors
1997 - 1997
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesSecond Vice-President
1996 - 1996
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesSecretary
1995 - 1995
Court Committee - Los Angeles Superior CourtJury Committee
1995 - 1995
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesTreasurer
1994 - 2002
Court Committee - Santa Monica Superior CourtCivil Advisory Committee
1993 - 2000
American Board of Trial AdvocatesAdvocate
1991 - 1994
Cowboy Lawyers AssociationSecretary
1990 - 1996
ABOTA Inn of CourtSecretary
1986 - 1994
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard of Governors
1983 - 1992
American Board of Trial AdvocatesAssociate
1982 - 1994
California Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
1978 - 1994
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association,Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Jane Doe vs Starucks
Starbucks settles slip and fall for $4.8 million
Education
1976
Loyola Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1973
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts Degree
1971
Santa Monica City College
Associate Arts Degree
Speaking Engagements
2011
Webinar, now available On-Demand
Malingering Allegations? Limitations on the Mental Health Expert's Role and Turning the Tables on the Defense.
2011
Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire Annual Meeting
"Understanding Pain"
2011
CAALA, Annual Convention
Direct and Cross Examination of Experts
2010
CAALA , New Lawyers Group
How to Get Documentary Evidence Admitted at Trial
2009
CAALA, 2009 Las Vegas Convention
Advanced Trial Skills
2008
CAALA, 26th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Closing Argument - Is It too Late
2008
CAALA, 26th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Advanced Trial Skills
2007
CAALA, 25th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Proving Non-Economic Damages in A Wrongful Death Case
2007
CAALA, 25th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Damages
2006
CAALA, 24th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Voir Dire
2005
CAALA, 23rd Annual Las Vegas Convention
Maximizing Expert Opinion Testimony
2005
CAALA, 23rd Annual Las Vegas Convention
Evidence
2004
CAALA, 22nd Annual Las Vegas Convention
Closing Arguments by the Masters Part 1 and 2
2003
CAALA, 21st Annual Las Vegas Convention
Excellence in Trial From Masters Of The Craft
2002
CAALA, 20th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Medicine for Lawyers
2001
CAALA, 19th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Mock Trial: The Premises Liability Case
2001
CAALA, 19th Annual Las Vegas Convention
Using Expert and Lay Testimony in Professional Negligence Cases
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Misdiagnosis Of Cancer
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Dances With Documents
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Presenting Medical Evidence: 21 Practice Pointers
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Litigating The Disability Insurance Bad Faith
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Cross Examination Of Witnesses
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Persuasive Closing Argument
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Cross Examination As A Sword
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Demonstrative Evidence In The 21st Century
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Finding The Smoking Gun
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
What Do You Do When Your Client Or The Defendant Declares Bankruptcy
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
Trade Libel
N/A
CAALA, Annual Las Vegas Convention
How to Litigate a Dog Bite Case
Publications
2007
The Advocate-Journal of Consumers Attorneys Association
Proving Non-economic Damages in Wrongful Death
2006
The Advocate-Journal of Consumers Attorneys Association
Back to Basics: Trying a Motor Vehicle Collision Case
2004
The Advocate-Journal of Consumers Attorneys Association
Fulfilling the Legislative Intent of Code of Civil Procedure Section 667.7
2004
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Forum Magazine
Evidence, Objections, Direct and Cross Examination
2000
Los Angeles Times
Juries Aren’t Just Emotional Pushovers
1999
N/A
The Advocate-Journal of Consumers Attorneys Association
Challenges for Cause: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Languages
English