About John Bolliger

John Bolliger attended Idaho State University for his undergraduate degree, graduating summa cum laude with degrees in political science, philosophy, and sociology. He then attended the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV, where he graduated cum laude and was elected Editor-in-Chief of the Nevada Law Review, overseeing the publication of twenty-two academic articles. John authored his own article, 'On the Rights of Sentient Beings: The Case for Expanding Due Process of Law to Non-Human Animals,' published in the Mitchell Hamline Law Review. After law school, he worked at the Clark County District Attorney's Office managing hundreds of criminal cases before joining Bighorn Law, where he brings that background in advocacy to his personal injury clients.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Bighorn Law

These results are credited to Bighorn Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Clark County jury awarded $550 million, $50 million compensatory and $500 million punitive, to Nimfa Escobia after her husband Marcial was killed by a driver traveling 107 mph while impaired by alcohol, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and marijuana.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (Case No. A-21-842834-C) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$114 millionVerdictTop 20 in Nevada · #10

A Clark County jury awarded Timothy Kuhn $114 million after USAA spent years stonewalling his claim from a 2018 rear-end collision it had originally conceded was not his fault.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (Case No. A-20-821602-C) · 2025Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$101 millionVerdictTop 20 in Nevada · #12

A Clark County jury awarded $101 million against Progressive, $1 million compensatory and $100 million punitive, after the insurer delayed paying Hal Goldblatt's medical bills for months following a 2022 crosswalk collision that caused a traumatic brain injury.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (Case No. A-23-868786-C) · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$56.5 millionVerdictTop 20 in Nevada · #14

In 2021, Omar Alrabadi was beaten unconscious by two men after a dispute that began inside Chayo Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar and spilled onto the LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas. A Clark County jury found Caesars Entertainment and Three Amigos Restaurant Group each 50 percent responsible for security failures and awarded $56.5 million on August 7, 2026. The award was $15 million in past damages and $41.5 million in future damages. The jury assigned no fault to Alrabadi.

Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada (Case A-23-874247-C) · 2026Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$2.96 millionVerdict

A Clark County jury returned a $2.96 million verdict for a mother and her four children whose minivan was struck by a driver who had consumed alcohol and cannabis before traveling nearly 70 mph and crossing a median.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (Case No. A-24-885966-C) · 2026Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
J.D.
Idaho State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada

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