John J. Spillane

John has been maintaining an active litigation practice since he was first licensed in 1993. With a background in personal injury and product liability litigation, John brought his experience to a national plaintiffs’ firm in January 2000, and has been actively managing and litigating serious personal injury and death cases across the United States for more than a decade. For more than eleven years his practice has focused on mesothelioma cases and protecting the rights of clients both in both the judicial and legislative branches. He has managed, litigated and consulted on mesothelioma cases in numerous jurisdictions across the country.

John attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where he received a B.S. in 1988, and he later graduated from The Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1993. John has maintained a residence in Dallas, Texas since that time and has been married to his wife Stephanie since March, 1999. Together they have one son, Jack, who is a huge fan of any and all dinosaurs and the proud “big brother” to a yellow lab named Scotty.

Bar Admissions:

State of Pennsylvania, 2010
State of Texas, 1993
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas

Education:

Southern Methodist University, J.D. 1993
Trinity University, B.S. 1988

Professional Memberships:

American Association for Justice
Louisiana Association for Justice
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Published Legal Decisions / Significant Verdicts:

General Motors Corp, et al v. Grenier, — A.2d –, 2009 WL 2581722, Del. Supr. August 24, 2009
In Re Asbestos Litigation, 929 A.2d 373 (Del. Super. 2006)
In Re Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC and Georgia-Pacific Corporation, 2006 WL 2669365 (Tex. App.-Hous. (14 th Dist.))
In Re Daimler Chrysler Corporation, 2005 WL 1565257 (Tex. App.-Hous. (14 th Dist.))
Daimler Chrysler Corp. v. Ferrante, — S.E.2d –, 2006 WL 3345000 (Ga. 2006)
Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. v. Bailey, 92 SW 3d 577 (Tex. App. (3rd Dist.)) 2002

Professional Presentations:

“Reporting Requirements for Medicare ad Beyond: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” Harris Martin Louisiana Asbestos Litigation Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana 2011.

“Revoking the Premise Owner’s Get Out of Jail Free Card.” Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference. San Francisco, California 2010.

“The Out-of-State Plaintiff. Why Delaware?” Harris Martin Delaware Asbestos Litigation Conference. Wilmington, Delaware 2007.

“Litigating Your Case at the Pretrial Conference.” Mealey’s Asbestos Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2006.

“Current Issues in the Litigation of Non-Standard Defendants.” Mealey’s Asbestos Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005.

“Ethical Considerations in Mass Tort Settlements.” Mealey’s Asbestos Litigation Conference. Chicago, Illinois 2004.