John A. Yanchunis

Class Actions give the common man the ability to take on the largest corporation, and provides an opportunity to redress the wrong caused by these organizations.

– John A. Yanchunis is located in Morgan & Morgan's office in Tampa, Florida.

John A. Yanchunis - Morgan & Morgan Lawyer

Bio Overview:

John was born in Ohio and was raised on military bases around the world by parents who had both served in the military. Upon graduation from law school, John served as a law clerk for the Honorable Carl O. Bue, Jr., a United States District Judge in Houston, Texas. Upon the completion of a two year clerkship, John began his career as a trial lawyer. John has handled a diverse size of complex consumer and commercial disputes, and for the last 13 years he had focused his practice on consumer class action litigation. He has served as co-lead counsel in the successful prosecution of the two largest class action cases in the United States, Fresco vs. Automotive Directions, Inc., Case No. 03-61063-JEM et al; and Fresco vs. R.L. Polk Case 0:07-cv-60695-JEM (Southern District of Florida), and served as lead, co-lead or class counsel in numerous other consumer class actions.

Education:

University of Florida, B.A. 1976
Florida Blue Key, Omicron Delta Kappa
South Texas College of Law, J.D.
Magna cum laude, 1980; Order of the Lytae and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the South Texas Law Journal

Professional Activities:

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners	Member, 1997 to 2002 - Presently an Emeritus Member
The Florida Bar Foundation	Board of Directors, 2003 to 2006 - Fellow
Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law	Chairperson, 1995 to 1997 Vice Chairperson, 1994 to 1995 Member, 1990 to 1994
Standing Committee on Professionalism	Member, 1991 to 1993
Supreme Court’s Judicial Management Council	Member, 2008 to Present
Consumer Protection Law Committee	Member, 2009 to Present
Continuing Legal Education Committee	Member, 1991 to 1992
Public Relations Committee	Member, 1989 to 1990
Board of Governors of Young Lawyers, Division of the Florida Bar, Sixth Circuit Representative	Member, 1988 to 1992
Unlicensed Practice of Law Committees: 6A Circuit Committee 6B Circuit Committee	Chairperson, 1986 to 1995 Member, 1985 Chairperson, 1995

Community Activities:

Elder Law Advisory Board, College of Law and The Center for Excellence in Elder Law – Stetson University College of Law	Member, 2003 to 2008
Community Law Program	Member
St. Vincent de Paul Society, St. Petersburg Downtown Conference	Vice President, 2001
Boy Scouts of America	National Council Member, Council Representative, 2005 to 2007
West Central Family Council of The Boy Scouts of America	Council President, 2005 to 2007 Member of Executive Committee, 2003 to Present Skyway District Chairman 2003 to 2004

Received the Silver Beaver, 2006; District Award of Merit - Skyway District, 2005

Court Admissions:

The Florida Bar – 1981
The State Bar of Texas – 1980
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals: Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court, Southern, Northern and Western District of Texas
United States District Court, Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin
United States District Court, Middle and District of Florida
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court of Connecticut
United States District Court of Colorado

Practice Areas:

Class Action Litigation
False Claims Act Cases

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