John F. “Jack” Denove is a Managing Trial Attorney at Jacoby & Meyers. Mr. Denove has been practicing as an attorney in California for over 40 years, and has tried more than 150 civil cases before a jury. He has received multiple million dollar verdicts for his clients in motor vehicle, premises liability, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance bad faith, product liability, and police brutality cases.
Mr. Denove has been asked to lecture at numerous events to both attorneys and physicians alike on topics ranging from trial practice, medical malpractice, and insurance bad faith to products liability and premises liability. He was selected by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) as a prestigious member of the Plaintiff Trial Academy (PTA) faculty to teach trial practice to other attorneys. He is highly regarded by his peers, many of which have given him public endorsements and referrals.
He holds several awards for his work as a trial attorney. He has served as the president of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Los Angeles Chapter), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Italian American Lawyers Association and the Cowboy Lawyers Association. He holds the designation of Diplomate, the highest rank of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association voted him as Trial Lawyer of the Year. He has been nominated by his peers for the Super Lawyers of Southern California list every year since 2005.
One of Mr. Denove’s favorite parts about being such an accomplished lawyer is being able to mentor young litigators and watch their growth. In his free time, he enjoys spending time riding his horses with his wife.
Education
- D. from Loyola University School of Law
- Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA
Membership & Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- President – Los Angeles Chapter – 2013
- Vice President – Los Angeles Chapter – 2012
- Secretary – Los Angeles Chapter – 2007 to 2011
- Executive Committee – Los Angeles Chapter – 2002 to 2014
- Diplomate – 2001 to present
- Advocate – 1993 to 2000
- Associate – 1983 to 1992
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Executive Committee – 2001 to 2004
- President – 2000
- President-Elect – 1999
- First Vice-President – 1998
- Second Vice-President – 1997
- Secretary – 1996
- Treasurer – 1995
- Member – 1994 to present
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Treasurer – 2012
- Board of Directors – 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2019
- Board of Governors – 2001 to 2007
- Member – 1995 to present
- ABOTA Inn of Court
- Secretary – 1990 to 1996
- Member 1987 to 2009
- American Association for Justice
- Member – 2007 to present
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors – 1986 to 1994
- Member – 1978 to 1994
- Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund
- President – 2001
- Board of Governors – 1997 to 2000; 2002
- California Trial Lawyers Association
- Member – 1982 to 1994
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member 1984 to 2007
- Italian American Lawyers Association
- President 2010
- President-Elect 2009
- Vice President – 2008
- Board of Governors – 2004 to 2007
- Member – 1977 to present
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Executive Committee of Litigation Section – 2000 to 2004
- Member 1977 to present
- Cowboy Lawyers Association
- President – 2004
- Board of Governors – 1989 to present
- Ride Committee Chairman – 2003
- Secretary – 1991 to 1994
- Member – 1989 to present
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Member 1995 to present
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities
- Founding Friend and Member – 2006 to present
- Judicial Council of California
- Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee – 2012 to 2014
- Santa Monica Superior Court
- Civil Advisory Committee – 1994 to 2002
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- Jury Committee – 1995
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- Bench Bar Committee 1999 to 2020
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- AB 3820 Committee – 2000 & 2001
- Blue Ribbon Committee – 2005 to 2008