Awards, Lectures & Education
John E. Sweeney
Awards and Recognition
Mr. Sweeney has received many awards including:
- 2022 – Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame presented by State Bar of California (now administered by California Lawyers Association)
- 2022 – Community Impact Award presented by the Los Angeles Business Journal
- 2021 – Street Fighter of the Year Award presented by Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
- 2021 – California Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the San Francisco/Los Angeles Daily Journal newspapers.
- 2017 – National Bar Association Trial Master Award. This was the inaugural award given by this organization which has been in existence since 1925.
- 2012– Leadership Award given by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition civil rights organization.
Lectures/Teaching
- Checks and Balances In Law Enforcement – Los Angeles Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission’s Statewide Convention – (2024)
- The Art of Storytelling in Jury Trials – California Lawyers Association Convention, San Francisco, CA (2023)
- How to Conduct Effective Cross Examination – Los Angeles Superior Court Diversity and Inclusion Series (2022)
- Trail Immunity in Accident Cases – Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) (2022), Las Vegas, NV
- National Bar Association Trial Advocacy College
› 2016 Toronto, Canada
› 2017 New Orleans, LA
› 2018 New York, NY
› 2022 Memphis, TN
› 2023 Minneapolis, MN
› 2024 Las Vegas, NV - How to Build a Multimillion Dollar Law Practice – Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Sun Valley, ID (2018)
- Diversity in the Legal Profession – American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) International Meeting, Barcelona, Spain (2019)
- Effective Cross Examination – ABOTA San Francisco Chapter Masters in Trial, San Francisco, CA (2022)
Education
- University of Southern California – B.A. History (1973)
- California College of Law – J.D. (1979)
Honor Societies/Bar Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) – National Board Representative
- Litigation Counsel of America
- National Bar Association (Life Member)
- John M. Langston Bar Association (Life Member)
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court (California, Nevada, Colorado)