John D. Claypool

John D. Claypool

Partner

Areas of Practice:

  • Personal Injury
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  • Awards/Accolades
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Lawyers background

John D. Claypool concentrates his practice in personal injury litigation. He has consistently been named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer, placing him in the top 5% of attorneys in Wisconsin.

He has been given special accolades as one of Wisconsin’s Top 50 attorneys for seven years in a row and selected in Super Lawyers for 17 years in a row.

John is a zealous advocate for his clients impacted by personal injury. Board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocates, John has settled cases in excess of $3 million in addition to having tried over 200 cases before juries. Notably, in the fall of 2015, after a week-long jury trial in Winnebago County, John earned a $1.3 million verdict for a client on a complicated premises liability claim.

Throughout his career, John has taken on large corporations on behalf of his clients, including Walmart, Walgreens, WE Energies, AT&T, ShopKo, Stanley, Black & Decker, Bowtech, Inc. and Ford Motor Company.

John is also an ardent believer in the right to a trial by jury. As such, he is frequently asked to speak on this topic and has presented at countless legal seminars.

John is frequently asked to serve as a mediator in personal injury cases because of his professional acumen and reputation. John was rated by an international service as having high to very high legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions of the Bar in Northeast Wisconsin.

John is very involved in the Fox Valley community. He has served on the Wisconsin State Bar’s Board of Governors and the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Association for Justice. Locally, John is the past president of the Outagamie County Bar Association and sat on the Board of Directors for COTS.

 

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  • Juris Doctorate (J.D.)

    University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Wisconsin, 1988
  • Outagamie County Bar Association Member

    Past President

  • Waupaca County Bar Association

    Member

  • State Bar of Wisconsin Member

    Former Board Member

  • American Bar Association

    Member

  • Wisconsin Association for Justice

    Member

  • Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin

    Member

  • National Board of Trial Lawyers

    Member

  • American Association for Justice

    Member

  • Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund, Inc.

    Board of Directors

  • Legal Action of Wisconsin, Volunteer Lawyers Project Volunteer Attorney, Outagamie County Truancy Court
  • Attorney John Claypool represented my personal injury case involving a motor vehicle accident, sustaining multiple and severe injuries. I am an engineer and try to figure things out on my own and naively and wrongly assumed I could represent myself. However, I realized [I] needed a strong lawyer as my case was clearly beyond my capability and expertise. I interviewed attorneys and am so happy I decided to work with Attorney Claypool. He provided thorough, terrific, and timely counsel throughout the process and took all the pressure off of me to allow me to focus on recovering, work, and life. He also places an emphasis on integrity which I highly value. My case lasted a long time and Attorney Claypool was right there with me until the close. He provided valuable counsel, highly respected my input and decisions along the way, and enabled a favorable outcome. I have recommended Mr. Claypool to others and, without reservation, recommend him here. If I were to need an attorney in the future, I would immediately look nowhere else but John Claypool.

    Avvo
  • The team at Herrling Clark is exceptional. John D. Claypool and his staff were always accessible, answering my questions promptly and keeping me informed at every step. It was clear from my first interaction with him that John would bring a high level of commitment and expertise to my personal injury case, all of which resulted in a positive outcome.

    Avvo
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