Feldman, Shira Lauren

John O. Feighner has practiced law since 1976. An experienced civil trial lawyer, he has been a certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since September 1997. Mr. Feighner represents clients in personal injury, wrongful death, automobile liability, product liability, and commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Mr. Feighner has lectured on trial law topics for seminars sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. He has also served as a panelist in the annual Federal Court Practice seminar for the Northern District of Indiana.

Mr. Feighner served as President of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2011-2012. He also served as Indiana State Committee Chairman of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2009-2010.

Mr. Feighner recently participated in a seminar and panel discussion put on by The Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana called "Two Parties . One Oath: A Conversation on Civility."   He is quoted in an article titled "Courting Civility" on TheIndianaLawyer.com.

Since 2000, Mr. Feighner has been a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, and his peers named him one of the Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Feighner also serves as an attorney member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission and Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, 2003-2005 and 2009-2011. He has been named by the Indiana Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Indiana each year since 2003. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.

Mr. Feighner is also the Assistant Allen County Attorney, a position he has held since 1977. His role in representing Allen County government includes serving as legal counsel for the Sheriff of Allen County since 1977, and trial counsel for various county agencies in state and federal courts and other governmental legal activities.