About John Bertoldo

John L. Bertoldo has devoted more than four decades to representing injury victims against insurance companies in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. He earned a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Brigham Young University and began practicing law in 1985. John has been a partner at Carter Cullen since 1992 and has served as managing partner for more than three decades.

He is known for his work on high-stakes cases involving severe trauma, brain injury, and wrongful death, and for the personal relationships he builds with clients that often extend well beyond their case. John holds an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, has been selected for inclusion in the Mountain States Super Lawyers list, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from America's Top 100 Attorneys. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Nevada Justice Association, and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carter Cullen Injury Attorneys

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

$100 millionSettlementTop 20 in Nevada · #13

A Clark County judge approved a $100 million settlement in January 2024 for the families of five tourists killed when a Papillon Airways helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, with Lawrence J. Smith of the firm then known as Bertoldo Carter Smith and Cullen serving as local plaintiff counsel alongside lead counsel Gary Robb and Anita Porte Robb.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (filed as Riggs et al v. Airbus Helicopters Inc., originally D. Nev. 2:18-cv-00912) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Brigham Young University
J.D./M.B.A.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada

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