About John Acken

John Louis Acken is a Partner in the South Sound offices of GLP Attorneys and has been exclusively representing victims of personal injury for nearly 25 years.

John is admitted to practice in the states of Washington, Florida, Maine, and New Hampshire. Since 2008, he has been Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an Expert in Civil Trial Law, which is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar regarding an attorney’s special knowledge, skills, proficiency, professionalism, character, and ethics in Civil Trial practice.

John remains active in the local community and has been a member of Rotary International over 25 years. He is a past Member of the Board of Directors for the Haines City Rotary Club and is a current member of the Gig Harbor Midday Rotary Club.

Proven verdicts and settlements at GLP Attorneys

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

$887,000SettlementTop 20 of 2007 · #20

The Washington Supreme Court abolished a century-old contractor immunity rule to revive the wrongful-death claim of a foreman killed when cement blocks collapsed into an excavation pit, producing an $887,000 settlement after remand.

Washington Supreme Court / King County · 2007Wrongful 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

Drake University Law School
J.D., 1997
University of Florida
Undergraduate, 1994

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Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
$123 Million Verdict for Aurora Bridge Duck Boat Crash, Largest Non-Punitive PI Verdict in Washington
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Budge & Heipt, PLLC
$25 million · Federal Jury Awards $25 Million to Jail Detainee Over an Untreated Blood Clot That Cost Him His Leg
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
$16.67 million · King County's Largest Asbestos Verdict: $16.67 Million for Camas Paper Mill Worker's Family

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