John W. Tavormina

 

John Tavormina is a successful and very experienced trial lawyer with multiple jury verdicts in excess of $1 million dollars. His record of jury awards, which total more than $325 million, alerts companies and insurance carriers that John will absolutely try a lawsuit to a jury if the lawsuit settlement offer is inadequate.

 

John's success has been obtained in cases involving trucking company negligence, insurance company refusal-to-pay claims, medical malpractice, business disputes and defective products. To read newspaper reports about some of his results, go to the Newsroom.

 

John is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and has many accomplishments including peer recognition as a "Personal Injury Super Lawyer" in 2003 thru 2008. He is a regular speaker at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and has written numerous publications.

 

John attended Tulane Law School where he was a member of, and published articles for, the Tulane Law Review. He spent eight years as a trial lawyer for Exxon; and, since 1987, has represented individuals and companies with injury or business claims against others.

 

Select Publications

 

Opening Statement-It's Now or Never, University of Houston Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, Houston and Dallas, May 2004

 

Eighteen Wheeler Cases, University of Houston Advanced Personal Injury and Insurance Law Seminar 2003

 

What Jurors Tell Judges About What To Do and Not Do in a Trial, South Texas College of Law Personal Injury Law Conference 2001

 

Insurance Bad Faith, State Bar of Texas 17th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Conference 2001

 

Opening Statement, given at Litigation and Trial Tactics seminar in 1997, 1998 and 2000

 

How to Win Your Bad Faith Case During Voir Dire From the Plaintiff's Perspective, given at the Texas Insurance Law Symposium in 1998

 

How You Can Win Your Case in Voir Dire From The Plaintiff's Perspective, given at Insurance Litigation: From Nuts and Bolts to Tips and Tricks seminar in 1997

 

Suing and Defending Blood Banks and Blood Product Suppliers: The Plaintiff's Perspective, given at the TTLA Advanced Products Liability Seminar in 1996