State Bar of California/California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame.
John Sweeney is “the Atticus Finch of the world of police-misconduct litigation: a gentleman who is brutally effective"
John Sweeney “ranks among the best civil rights lawyers of his generation and in the U.S. today."
State Bar of California/California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame.
John Sweeney is “the Atticus Finch of the world of police-misconduct litigation: a gentleman who is brutally effective"
John Sweeney “ranks among the best civil rights lawyers of his generation and in the U.S. today."
Legendary Trial Lawyer
John E. Sweeney is widely known as one of the best trial lawyers of his time. He has reached the rare plateau in the profession and is considered a Grand Master trial lawyer. His personality and drive are suited for taking on – and winning the most difficult case. He has worked on some of the most important precedence-setting cases in California history.
His work on groundbreaking police excessive force cases has brought him an international reputation. His success on serious injury cases has made him the “go-to” lawyer on serious injury cases, which have brought his clients over $100 Million in compensation over a 40-year career. Mr. Sweeney’s career was recently profiled in New York Magazine in a story that made international headlines. Click Here to read the article: The Man Who Cracked the Code of L.A.’s Notorious Sheriff Gangs