Background
Senior, John W. Thornton was born on July 3, 1928 in Toledo. Son of Cletus Bernard and Mary Victoria (Carey) T.
Senior, John W. Thornton was born on July 3, 1928 in Toledo. Son of Cletus Bernard and Mary Victoria (Carey) T.
AB magna cum laude, University Notre Dame, 1950. Bachelor of Laws summa cum laude, University Notre Dame, 1956. Juris Doctor, University Notre Dame, 1969.
Postgraduate, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
Associate area defense firm, Miami, Florida. Partner Dixon, DeJarnette, et al, 1956-1967, Stephens, Demos, Magill & Thornton, Miami, 1968-1976. Private practice Thornton & Mastrucci, P.A. and predecessor firm, from 1976.
Chairperson legislation committee Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council, Inc., since 1984, legislation and administrative code representative on hospital risk managers qualifications, rules and liability and nursing home rules and liability, since 1986. Lecturer Florida tort insurance law hospital and physician series on risk management American Institute Medical Law, University Miami School Trial Techniques. Lecturer South Florida Hospital Risk Management Society.
Legislation attorney Florida School Board Association. Presenter legal, healthcare and insurance industry conferences. Civil, state and fe. trial lawyer, 1956^.
Member insurance advisory board, City of Coral Galbes, Florida, 2000^. Lecturer in field.
Member Dade County School Board, since 1967. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1950-1953, Korea. Member American Bar Association (vice chairman torts and insurance practice section, chair senior issues law committee, torts and insurance practice section, since 1999, active senior lawyers division 2001^), Association of Trial Lawyers of America, International Association Defense Counsel (chairman medical malpractice committee 1975-1976, chairman professional errors and omissions committee since 1987, chair excess, surplus lines and reinsurance law committee 1988), Defense Research Institute (chairman practice and procedure committee 1976-1977), Federation Defense and Corporation Counsel (chairman auto and casualty insurance section since 1987, chairman legislation committee 1984-1988, vice chairman ethics committee 1990-1994, member task force on nursing home liability since 1998), Florida Defense Lawyers Association (board directors 1976), International Association Insurance counsel (chairman medical malpractice 1972-1974, committee 1975^, defense counsel committee 1976-1991, reinsurance excess and surplus lines committee 1980-1999, speaker and presenter 1966-2003), Dade County Defense Bar Association, Federal Insurance Corporation Counsel (casualty insurance law committee since 1972, medical malpractice committee 1974^, excess surplus and reinsurance committee since 1976, publications committee 1976-1987), Maritime Law Association United States, Florida Defense Lawyers Association (board directors, chairman legislation committee 1974-1977), International Law Society, Broward County Bar Association, American Judicature Society, American Health Care Association, Congress Romanian Americans, Coral Gables Club, Ocean Reef Club, Riviera Country Club, Sapphire Valley Country Club.
Son of Cletus Bernard and Mary Victoria (Carey) T. M. Mary Feeley, March 10, 1951. Children: John W. Junior, Jane Thornton Mastrucci, Deborah Thornton Hasty, Michael.
M. Gabriela Marin, 1994.