John has over thirty-five years of experience trying lawsuits across California, during which he developed his expertise in trust, estate and conservatorship litigation.  Building on this experience, which includes numerous high-profile cases, he often serves as a mediator and expert witness in contested trust and estate matters.  He is routinely appointed by the Orange County Superior Court as counsel or guardian ad litem for vulnerable elders and minors in contested conservatorships, guardianship and trust matters.  He has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest possible “AV Preeminent” rating for ethics and competence; and he frequently lectures to legal and professional organizations.  He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and a member of Trust & Estates Section; the Conservatorship, Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Section and the Masters Division, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and has served on several Orange County executive boards in Trust & Estate organizations.

Devin handles general civil litigation and probate litigation, and has tried numerous cases to verdict throughout Southern California. Most of his cases involve buisness, real estate, construction and inheritance disputes. He is also the firm's appellate practitioner. He has lectured for the AIA Orange County, and is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Outside the office, he plays and occasionally coaches flag football, and is one of the longest-serving captians in Orange County's Beach City Sports Leauge.

Education: Vassar College (B.A., 2009), University of Southern California (J.D., 2013)

Bar Admissions: California, Ninth Circut Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California

Representative Matters:
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a dispute over 20 years of apartment rental profits (jury trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a major structural-engineering firm in an alleged design-malpractice case (jury trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a real estate partition action (court trial);
•    Obtained a judgment of nonsuit in a Marvin v. Marvin “palimony” action (jury trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a partnership business-opportunity dispute (court trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a business-defamation case (jury trial)
•    Obtained a $2 million reduction in damages on an elder-abuse jury verdict;
•    Obtained a $1.2 million reduction in damages on a partnership-dispute court judgment;
•    Successfully appealed a court judgment modifying a family trust to alter the distribution of a family home; 
•    Vacated a $770,000 judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction.