John Hugo helps businesses across the United States solve their most critical litigation problems. Drawing on more than 20 years of courtroom experience, John litigates high-stakes state and federal cases involving professional liability, general liability, products, asbestos, and chemical claims.
John is skilled in creating strategies that resolve litigation with minimal impact on business reputations, resources, and operations. As national coordinating counsel for various companies, he develops defense themes, prepares corporate and expert witnesses, tries cases, and handles settlement negotiations. In addition, John often counsels clients on internal contracts and policies and procedures that will strengthen their position in future cases.
John has served as national litigation counsel for a variety of companies, and has been instrumental in developing defenses, experts, and trial strategy. John also monitors litigation for his clients in all fifty states and has advised and overseen litigation strategy for hundreds of claims throughout the country. He is a member of national trial teams and has defended clients in courts throughout the United States. As a result, many of his clients have seen a decrease in their indemnity costs and pending cases.
A flexible thinker, John believes there is no single avenue to achieving client goals. To ensure that strategies and outcomes match expectations, he stresses frequent communication throughout every case, and ensures that clients have all the facts they need to make appropriate decisions.
John's broad array of clients includes architects, engineers, food service providers, product and equipment manufacturers, retailers, and other professional corporations.
