John L. Hammons
Born: New Orleans, Louisiana
Admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana
John Hammons graduated from Northeast Louisiana University, magna cum laude, in 1973 with a B.A. in government and from Louisiana State University Law School with a J.D. in 1976, where he received the award of First Place in the Robert L. Tullis Moot Court Competition. John is a founding member of Nelson & Hammons and has been featured in Super Lawyers continuously since 2007.
Education:
- Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973)
- Louisiana State University (J.D., 1976)
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Phi Delta Phi
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Recipient, First Place – Robert L. Tullis Moot Court Competition
- Louisiana State University Law School, 1976. Member, Governor’s Commission on Medical Malpractice, 1989-1990
Awards & Recognition:
- Governor’s Commission On Medical Malpractice, 1989-1990
- Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel, 1989-1990
- American Society Of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2000-2003
- Medical Malpractice Section Of Louisiana Association for Justice
- Professional Negligence Section of the American Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice Medical Malpractice Exchange
- Medicine & Law Committee Of American Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Section Of American Association for Justice
- Featured in Super Lawyers in 2007-2017
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers Top 25
Memberships & Associations:
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana Association for Justice (Member: Board of Governors, 1992-1993; Medical Malpractice Section)
- The American Association for Justice; American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics