Feighner, John O.

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Lawyer Overview

John O. Feighner has practiced law since 1976. An experienced civil trial lawyer, he has been a certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since September 1997. Mr. Feighner represents clients in personal injury, wrongful death, automobile liability, product liability, and commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Mr. Feighner has lectured on trial law topics for seminars sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. He has also served as a panelist in the annual Federal Court Practice seminar for the Northern District of Indiana.

Since 2000, Mr. Feighner has been a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, and his peers named him one of the Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Feighner also serves as an attorney member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission and Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, 2003-2005 and 2009-2011. He has been named by the Indiana Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Indiana each year since 2003. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.

Mr. Feighner is also the Assistant Allen County Attorney, a position he has held since 1977. His role in representing Allen County government includes serving as legal counsel for the Sheriff of Allen County since 1977, and trial counsel for various county agencies in state and federal courts and other governmental legal activities.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Automobile Liability
• Product Liability
• Employment cases in the State
• Federal Courts
• Commercial litigation matters
• In Corporate
• Civil Mediation
• Federal Civil Rights

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1976

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member of Executive Committee, Vice President 2009)
• American Association For Justice
• Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission (Attorney Member, 2003-2005; 2009-2010)
• Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Attorney Member 2003-2005; 2009-2011)
• Allen County Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Benjamin Harrison Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Former President)
• Sheriff of Allen County (Legal Counsel)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• One of the Best Lawyers in America, 2000 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Lecture, Trial Law Topics, Indiana State Bar Association
• Lecture, Trial Law Topics, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1976
  Honors: cum laude
• Brown University, 1973
• Culver Military Academy, 1969

Address

444 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1911

Phones

260-918-4836
866-389-1417

Faxes

260-422-0274

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hallercolvin.com