John O. Feighner
(866) 389-1417
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
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1997
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1976
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Brown University
- Culver Military Academy
Classes/Seminars
- Lecture, Trial Law Topics, Indiana State Bar Association
- Lecture, Trial Law Topics, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- One of the Best Lawyers in America, 2000 - Present
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
