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Experience in San Diego courtrooms.
Mr. Shields practices in business, real estate, property damage, combat sports, and serious injury litigation, from early investigation through jury verdict.
John S. Shields
Founding attorney, Shields Litigation PC
After working for various law firms, John founded Shields Litigation PC to give clients personal attention and a legal attack plan tailored to each case. He provides direct counseling, constant attention, and a results-driven strategy on every matter the firm handles.
The best way to resolve a dispute is to focus on the goal the client wants to reach. John starts every case as if it will go to trial. That detailed preparation keeps the firm ready at every stage, gives clients leverage in negotiation, and leads to better and faster results.
Outside the courtroom, Mr. Shields is a member of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and Carlsbad Rotary.
- Bar admissions
- State Bar of California, No. 332363
Alaska Bar Association, No. 2510076 - Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States; all California and Alaska state courts; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- Education
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, J.D. (merit scholarship; advanced trial practice and advanced legal research). University of Arizona, B.A.
- Office
- 888 Prospect Street, Suite 200, La Jolla
- Memberships
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego; Carlsbad Rotary
- Languages
- English
Organizations represented or litigated against
A representative list of the corporations, public entities, combat sports organizations, and insurance companies Mr. Shields has represented or litigated against.
Corporations 14
- Samsung Electronics
- Panda Express Inc.
- Ralphs Grocery Company
- Starbucks Corporation
- Hyundai Corporation
- Toyota Corporation
- ServPro
- Simon & Schuster LLC
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Airbnb, Inc.
- William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC
- Creative Artists Agency
- Folio Literary Agency
- The Gotham Group
Public entities 9
- County of Orange
- City of Huntington Beach
- City of San Diego
- City of Oceanside
- City of Chula Vista
- Vista Water District
- City of Carlsbad
- City of Coronado
- Olivenhain Municipal Water District
Combat sports 13
- Bellator
- PFL
- UFC
- Alliance Jiu Jitsu
- J. Flores Productions
- Jay Jay Wilson
- AJ Matthews
- Jason Lambert
- BPI Fight
- Jason Herzog
- Manny Rodriguez
- Courtney Henderson
- Roy Harris
Insurance companies 6
- State Farm
- Geico
- AAA
- SafeCo
- Sedgewick
- Liberty Mutual
This list includes both parties Mr. Shields has represented and parties he has opposed in litigation. Inclusion does not imply that any organization is a current or former client, or that it endorses or is affiliated with Shields Litigation PC. All names are the property of their respective owners.