John N. Demas, Esq.

Mr. Demas is a founding partner of Demas & Rosenthal, LLP. He has been exclusively representing injured victims for nearly twenty years. He has successfully litigated and settled hundreds of personal injury cases and has extensive trial experience, with several multi-million dollar verdicts, including one of the largest verdicts ($4,500,000) ever against Sacramento County and the largest verdict in Tuolumne County ($2,500,000). He was recently recognized as the Trial Lawyer/Advocate of the Year by the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association in recognition for his “extraordinary trial results and intrepid work in advocating the rights of consumers.”John Demas is also a member of The Justice Roundtable, an organization consisting of 100 of the nation’s top personal injury attorneys. Mr. Demas also has a 10/10 rating, the highest possible rating, with the prominent attorney ranking web site, Avvo.com.

In addition, he has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer for 2009 & 2010, an exclusive honor limited to less than 5% of all attorneys and approximately 1% of plaintiff personal injury attorneys. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

He is very active in the legal community and is Past-President of the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association as well as a Board Member of the Consumer Attorneys of California. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at seminars and conventions at the local and State level. Mr. Demas also serves as a Settlement Conference Judge Pro Tem and Arbitrator in Sacramento County and as a Mediator for El Dorado County and Placer County. Mr. Demas is a graduate of the University of Pacific, and McGeorge School of Law, with Distinction. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his family, exercise, cycle, scuba dive, hike and enjoys traveling. He was born in Greece and speaks Greek fluently.

Education & Certification

• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D. 1992 With Distinction)
• University of the Pacific (B.A. Political Science, 1989)

Bars and Courts

• State Bar of California (1992)
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (1992)

Professional Affiliations

• Past-President, Capital City Trial Lawyers Association
• Board Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
• American Association of Justice
• Settlement Conference Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento County
• Mediator, Placer & El Dorado County
• Arbitrator, Sacramento County
• Frequent lecturer and speaker at attorney seminars and conventions

Honors & Awards

• Trial Lawyer/Advocate of the Year, Capital City Trial Lawyers Association
• Trial Lawyer President of the Year
• Presidential Award for Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California
• Numerous academic awards & scholarships
• Recipient of American Jurisprudence Awards
• Law Journal Editor
• International Moot Court Honors Board

Areas of Practices

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Products Liability
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Elder Abuse

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