About John Shook

John B. Shook is a founding Partner at Shook & Stone in Las Vegas, Nevada, with over 18 years of legal experience. His expertise covers product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, car accidents, and insurance bad faith.

Shook earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1994 and his Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from Oklahoma State University in 1991. He is admitted to practice in Nevada.

The State Bar of Nevada has certified Shook as a Personal Injury Specialist, and he serves as an arbitrator for the Eighth Judicial District court-annexed arbitration program. His honors include AV Preeminent rating, Avvo 10.0, Super Lawyers, and Client Champion - Platinum award. In 2015 he co-founded SpectrumConnects, a nonprofit helping children on the autism spectrum.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$15.88 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2011 · #14

A Clark County jury awarded $19,854,217 to Thomas Novick, a construction worker run over by a 14,000-pound rough-terrain forklift, in a case tried by John Shook of Shook & Stone.

Las Vegas (Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County), Nevada · 2011Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Oklahoma State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada

Awards & recognition

Personal Injury Specialist - State Bar of Nevada
AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell)
Avvo 10.0
Super Lawyers
Client Champion - Platinum

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