John J. Hamlyn

Of Counsel

621 Capitol Mall
18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Areas of Law:

Litigation

Admitted to Practice in:

California, (inactive)

Experience

Lead trial attorney for many complex business litigation cases.

Lead trial attorney for out-of-state bank in successful complex real property litigation.

Lead trial attorney in complex defense cases for insurance carriers in employment, contract and coverage litigation.

Defense of international corporation in pesticide litigation.

Downey Brand LLP, Former Managing Partner

MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of California, Litigation Section, Member

Sacramento County Bar Association, Member

EDUCATION

Stanford University (LL.B., 1961)
Stanford University (A.B., 1958)

PRESENTATIONS

State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, “Effective use of juror focus groups: developing persuasive strategies and themes,” Lecturer and Panelist

CHARITABLE

Rotary Club of Sacramento, Former Member Board of Directors and Past President

Crocker Art Museum Association, Former Member Board of Directors

U.C. Davis Medical Sciences Leadership Council, Former Member Executive Committee

Sutter Club, Member and Past President

Del Paso Country Club, Member

U.C. Davis Chancellor's Club, Member

Serra Club International, Local Former President

Mercy Foundation, Board of Trustees, Former Member

Sutter Hospital Foundation, Board of Trustees, Former Member

Sacramento Camellia Festival Association, Former Escort

Crossroads (a mental health facility), Former Member Board of Directors and Past President