Law School:
Southwestern Law School, J.D. 1987
S.C.A.L.E. Program
Law Review
College:
Indiana University, B.A., 1984
Member:
State Bar of California, 1987
Born:
South Bend, Indiana
John M. Caron is an experienced litigation attorney who has been representing
clients in toxic tort, products liability and professional liability matters
since 1987. Mr. Caron is tenacious, determined and genuinely concerned
for his clients. He prides himself on providing aggressive yet compassionate
representation for
asbestos cancer victims and their families.
Mr. Caron graduated with honors from Indiana University in Bloomington,
Indiana in 1984, completing his undergraduate curriculum in three years.
After working a year for a major pharmaceutical company, Mr. Caron attended
Southwestern University School of Law located in Los Angeles, California.
As part of an accelerated program emphasizing application of legal theories
to practical skills which accepts less than 50 students per year (Southwestern's
Conceptual Approach to Legal Education Program, or S.C.A.L.E.), Mr. Caron
was able to complete his law degree in just two years. Mr. Caron also
served as an editor for Southwestern’s Law Review.
Mr. Caron began his legal career working at an insurance defense law firm
where he became one of the firm’s youngest partners at age 28. As
a defense attorney, Mr. Caron succeeded in consistently obtaining outstanding
results for his clients through trial, arbitration and mediation.
Mr. Caron joined the Law Office of
Roger G. Worthington in 2005 where he has devoted his practice solely to the representation
of asbestos cancer victims. He became a partner with the firm in 2007.
The in-depth, behind-the-scenes understanding of how insurance companies
evaluate and settle personal injury claims which Mr. Caron gained as a
defense attorney, has proven invaluable to the firm’s representation
of asbestos cancer clients.
Mr. Caron is a frequent speaker and contributor to Veterans and Union meetings
where he seeks to advance awareness of asbestos disease and the rights
of affected families. Mr. Caron is also devoted to the cause of raising
funds to find a cure for asbestos cancers.
Known for his energy, insight and dedication to his clients, Mr. Caron
is uniquely qualified to help asbestos cancer victims obtain the compensation
they deserve.