John P Ager

Personal Introduction

I am a life-long Arizona resident. I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where I double majored in rhetoric and social science with an emphasis in legal theory. I earned my law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law the where I was a member of the Law Review and served as an extern to U.S. District Court Judge Hon. Richard Bilby. Since then, I have trained at trial colleges hosted by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the State Bar of Arizona. I also completed the program Mediating the Litigated Case at the world renowned Pepperdine Law School Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. I am a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, both leading, peer-reviewed invitation-only associations of experienced trial lawyers and judges. I am rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, indicating my peers rank me at the highest level of ethical and professional excellence. Since 2016, I have been recognized annually by Best Lawyers in America for my work in personal injury cases, most recently as Lawyer of the Year for both 2022 and 2024. Since 2015, I have been recognized annually by Southwest Super Lawyers for my work in medical malpractice cases. In eight years as chair of the State Bar of Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, I substantially redeveloped the curriculum of the Bar’s premiere trial lawyer development program. Since 2007, I have served on the State Bar of Arizona Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, the Bar’s leading committee responsible for drafting and reviewing the rules governing the way civil cases are litigated.