John Caputo, Attorney

Since the 1970s, John A. Caputo has litigated and tried before juries hundreds of cases representing people injured or killed as the result of the negligence and carelessness of companies, professionals, and other individuals.

Mr. Caputo embraces the belief that "nothing is accomplished well without passion." He describes his love of the work and his intense focus on attaining the best recovery possible for his clients as the foundation of all the attributes that have made his practice successful - experience, skill, dedication, and integrity.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Duquesne University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1972
DePauw University	B.A.		1969

State / Court
Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania, 1972
  U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1984
  U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit , 1984
  Allegheny County Bar Association
   Judiciary Committee, 1996-1999
   Civil Litigation Section, Chairperson, 1989
   Voir Dire Rules Subcommittee
   Charter Fellow, ACBA Foundation
  American Association for Justice
  Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
   President, 2002–2003
   Vice President, 2001
   Secretary, 2000
   Treasurer, 1999
   Board of Governors, 1989–1991, 1996–1998
  Member, Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1990–1996
  

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
  Best Lawyers, personal injury lawyers, 1994–present
  Super Lawyers, top five percent of lawyers
  

• John A. Caputo has obtained significant verdicts and settlements. The following is a representative sample of those. Note; however, that every case is fact specific. The results reported here do not mean or guarantee that a same or similar result will be obtained in a different case. More than $16 million settlement—brain damage from medical testing $8 million settlement during trial—brain damage from delay in medical diagnosis $5 million verdict—paralysis followed by premature death caused by a drunk driver served at a tavern $5 million settlement—brain injury to infant from delayed delivery $4.3 million settlement—brain injury to infant followed by premature death from delayed delivery $4 million verdict—amputations from delayed diagnosis and treatment of meningococcus infection $4 million arbitration award—bipolar disorder from a severe brain concussion in a motor vehicle collision $3.5 million settlement—death of housewife and mother from delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer from misread of Pap specimens

• National Institute of Trial Advocacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Duquesne University School of Law
  Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
   Trial Certification Program
   Co-teaching Litigation Planning and Strategy since 2003
  Lecturer
   Pennsylvania Bar Institute
   Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  

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