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About John
JOHN R. LAYMAN | ATTORNEY AT LAW
About John:
John has been a partner in the firm since 1983. His practice involves serious personal injury complex litigation, with an emphasis on traumatic brain injuries and spinal/aquatic injuries.
John is active within the Washington State Brain Injury Association and has served as past executive director for the local chapter. John is currently the president of the Foundation Board for Inland Northwest Hospital Service and is past president of St. Luke's Rehabilitation Advisory Board of Directors. He also is a member of the executive committee and Vice-Chairman of Banner Bank. He has received his Aquatic Specialty Certification.
Because of his extensive and diverse experience with brain injuries and his extremely successful representation of its victims, John garners the highest level of respect within the medical community, and has been honored by his peers as one of the State of Washington's "Super Lawyers". John also was named as one of Washington's top 100 trial lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. Feel free to review the testimonials of several of John's peers in the medical community.
Honors and Awards
Annual Guide to Commercial Litigation Top Lawyer 2011
Spokane and Coeur D’Alene Living Top Lawyer, Top 100 Legal Eagles. 2011
Best Lawyers Best Attorneys in WA 2012
American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2010, 2011, 2013
The Best Lawyers in America The Best Lawyer in America 1995-2006
Bar Admissions
Washington
Idaho
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court — Western District of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals — 9th Circuit
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Spokane County Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of American
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Banner Bank — Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
INHS Foundation — President
Brain Injury Association of Eastern Washington — Former President
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Hospital — Former President, Advisory Board
Valley Hospital Foundation — Former, Board of Directors
Washington State Chiropractic Association — Member
Life Chiropractic College West — Board of Regents
Education
J.D. — Gonzaga University School of Law — 1983 — Cum Laude
B.A. — Washington State University — 1980 — Cum Laude