About John Kinney

John J. Kinney III was raised in Sacramento and homeschooled through grade 12. He attended the California Maritime Academy, where he majored in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs (summa cum laude) and sailed the Pacific Rim aboard the Training Ship Golden Bear. He then earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Liberty University School of Law with a certificate in trial advocacy, competing nationally on the law school's mock trial team and winning the Carolina Invitational Mock Trial Tournament in 2013. He also participated in the prosecution clinic, handling domestic violence, DUI, and animal cruelty cases.

John interned at Moseley Collins Law between his first and second years of law school and joined the firm as an associate attorney after passing the California bar exam on his first attempt. He handles personal injury and medical malpractice cases in state and federal court across California, Washington, and Oregon, working on discovery, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial. He is licensed in California, Washington, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the 9th Circuit, and Oregon.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Moseley Collins Law

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

$20 millionSettlement

Gregory Gross, an Army veteran, was left paralyzed after Yuba City officers slammed him to the ground during a 2020 traffic stop, breaking his neck; Moseley Collins secured a $20 million settlement in July 2023.

Yuba City, CA · 2023Civil RightsRead the full story →
$10 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2011 · #19

A two-year-old girl lost both feet, her left hand, and the fingers of her right hand after Methodist Hospital staff left her untreated in the ER for five hours with a Streptococcus A infection; Moseley Collins secured a $10 million settlement, among the largest medical malpractice recoveries in California history.

Sacramento, CA (Sacramento Superior Court) · 2011Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Liberty University School of Law
J.D.
California Maritime Academy
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Oregon

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$3.02 million · Jury Awards $3 Million Against Enloe Medical Center After Patient Dies During Device Removal
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$1.85 Million Verdict After Dump Truck Veers Into Sacramento Driver, L5-S1 Fusion Surgery Required

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