Background
Worden, John S. was born on February 5, 1965 in Vallejo, California, United States.
Worden, John S. was born on February 5, 1965 in Vallejo, California, United States.
Seattle University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1986). University of Puget Sound (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Honors Program, 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards.
Note and Comment Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1988-1989.
Aide to United States. Senator Slade Gorton, 1985.
Worked at Morgenstein & Jubelirer, Limited Liability Partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in Civil Litigation, Product Liability, Antitrust, Securities, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Construction, Employment Law, Toxic Tort, Environmental, Legal Malpractice and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1989, California, United States. District Court, Northern District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Recipient: Multiple American Jurisprudence Awards. Note and Comment Editor, Seattle University Law Review, 1987-1989.
Aide to United States. Senator Slade Gorton, 1985.
Author: "Liquidated Damages for Delay in Completion of Commercial Construction Projects: Are They Recoverable by the Owner When the Owner Contributes to the Delay?" Santa Clara University Lódz. Review, Fall 1993.
"Potential CERCLA Liability of Parent Corporations for the Acts of their Subsidiaries," University of Idaho L. Review, Fall 1993. "The Monsters Behind Molehills: How to Litigate Efficiently Small "Complex" Cases," The Recorder, July 1993. "Litigating a Small Complex Case Cost Effectively," ABTL Report, November 1994.
"The Recoverability of Liquidated Damages in California for Commercial Construction Delay Caused by the Mutual Fault of the Developer and Contractor," California Construction Law Reporter, September 1995.
"The Waiver of Damages Provision in Commercial Construction Contracts: A Most Potent Weapon," California Construction Law Reporter, December, 1995 and ABTL Report, March 1996. Member: The Bar Association of San Francisco (Chair, Antitrust and Securities Litigation Section, Barristers Club, 1994-1995, Director and Secretary, 1996.
Barrister of The Year, 1995). Morgenstein & Jubelirer was founded March 1, 1982 with 3 partners and 5 associates.
The firm now has 12 partners and 12 associates.
The firm practices only litigation and litigation-related counseling for both plaintiffs and defendants. Morgenstein & Jubelirer represents clients in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies. The firm has a very active trial practice, but employs alternative dispute resolution where it benefits its clients.
Morgenstein & Jubelirer offers the high quality work and efficiencies of a large firm, but maintains the personal attention to each client of a smaller firm.
Committed to pro bono work, the attorneys provide legal services to various charitable and civic organizations.
Member: The Bar Association of San Francisco (Chair, Antitrust and Securities Litigation Section, Barristers Club, 1994-1995, Director and Secretary, 1996. Barrister of The Year, 1995).