Partner
Phoenix, Arizona
Phone: 602-650-2465
Fax: 602-285-1516
Email: [email protected]
John Micheaels began practicing law in 1979. His practice focuses on medical malpractice and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.
John has taken over 75 trials to a jury in the state and federal courts in Arizona. He has a Martindale-Hubbell "AV" attorney rating and is a State Board Certified Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for over 15 years and is a Fellow in two of the most prestigious societies of trial lawyers in the country, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (with membership limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the U.S.) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (with membership limited to only 1% of trial lawyers in the U.S.) He has been named by Phoenix Magazine as one of the top lawyers in the Valley specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice and civil litigation. He has been chosen as Lawyer of the Year for the Phoenix area by Best Lawyers in the areas of Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2023. John was named the 2017 and 2021 Arizona Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers and the 2019 Lawyer of the Year by the Arizona Association of Trial Lawyers.
EDUCATION
J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law, 1979
Moot Court Board
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974
With Highest Honors
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/LISTINGS
· Lawyer of the Year, Arizona Association for Justice (2019)
· Arizona Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers (2017, 2021)
· Lawyer of the Year (2017), American Board of Trial Advocates – Phoenix Chapter
· Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona according to Arizona Business Magazine (2016)
· Phoenix Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2021)
· International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
· American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
· Best Lawyers in America
· International Society of Barristers (Fellow)
· American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate); President, Phoenix Chapter (1995-1997)
· Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys
· Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness; Member (1992-1999)
· Commission on Trial Court Appointments for Maricopa County; Commissioner (1987-1991)
· Maricopa County Superior Court; Judicial Civil Study Advisory Committee (1983-1986)
· State Bar of Arizona
1989 State Bar Convention, Chairman
Trial Practice Section, Chairman (1985-1986)
Committee on Jury Instructions, Member (1988-1989)
Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Member (1983-1984)
· Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, Chairman (1987-1989; 1994-1995; 1996-1999)