
John Sprangers’s deep experience in appellate law and high-stakes trial work makes him an asset to clients at all stages of litigation, from pre-trial strategy through appeals.
Before joining the firm, John worked in the appellate practice groups of two international law firms and as a Deputy City Attorney in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. He has drafted dozens of briefs spanning diverse areas of law at all levels of the judiciary, including eight briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court. John also represented a major consumer goods company on trial teams for two historic public nuisance trials at which tens of billions of dollars were at stake.
John is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, where he served on the law review. After graduation, John clerked for the Honorable Pamela A. Harris of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Representative Matters
Collins v. Diamond Generating Corporation (2024)
California Court of Appeal reverses $104 million wrongful death judgment based on trial court’s refusal to instruct jury on the Privette doctrine.
Read MoreValdovinos v. Kia (2024)
California Court of Appeal reverses jury’s award of unrecoverable elements of restitution and affirms new trial on civil penalties in lemon law case.
Read MoreGreisman v. FCA US, LLC (2024)
In partially published opinion, California Court of Appeal affirms order enforcing lemon law settlement that plaintiff’s counsel attempted to disavow.
Read MoreTinoco v. Michelin North America, Inc. (2024)
California Court of Appeal affirms summary adjudication for tire manufacturer in $99.7 million products liability case.
Read MoreSalto v. Empire Transportation Services, Inc. (2023)
California Court of Appeal affirms judgment in favor of transportation company following bench trial in negligence action.
Read MoreCredentials
Education
- University of Chicago Law School
J.D., with Honors, The University of Chicago Law Review, 2014 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 2008
Clerkships
- Hon. Pamela A. Harris, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (2014-2015)
Bar Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Professional Associations
Awards
- Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” (2025)
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