John Schroeder - Irvine, CA
Attorney at Chung & Reynolds, P.C.
Business Litigation Lawyers in Irvine, CA
38 Corporate Park Irvine, CA 92606
Irvine Business Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 04/09/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business Litigation
- Business Transactions
- Commercial Trucking and Crane & Rigging
- Construction
- Employment Law
- Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Public School Construction
- Real Estate
Attorney Information
Overview
John Schroeder concentrates his practice in the areas of construction, personal injury, inverse condemnation, real property and business disputes. Mr. Schroeder is a highly accomplished trial attorney with over 42 years of high profile trial experience. He has over 25 trials to verdict with 8 trials over 20 days in length. He was a partner in his own firm for over 25 years. He has supervised attorneys throughout his career and enjoys mentoring young attorneys.
In the area of construction, Mr. Schroeder has represented plaintiffs, general contractors, specialty contractors and engineers. Mr. Schroeder has experience in restoration construction, new construction and in public works construction. He has handled some of Southern California's largest inverse condemnation/landslide cases. He also has years of experience with credit unions handling a wide array of matters.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1980
Juris Doctor
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1980
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Non Legal Education
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California State Polytechnic University Pomona, 1977
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Student Body President, 1975-76
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California State Polytechnic University Pomona, 1977
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Law Offices of Richard Jon Weisman, 170 Broadway, New York, New York 1980-82
- Carter, Monkman, Cooper, Sanborn and Mills, Los Angeles, 1982-84
- Robert Parker Mils, APC, Pasadena 1984-86
- Mills & Schroeder, APC, Pasadena 1986-94
- Law Offices of John Schroeder, APC, Brea 1994-2010
- NM Law, Inc. 2019 – 2022
Pro Bono Activities
- CHP 11-99 Foundation, over 25 years as Director, Past President and Chairman of the Board, Chair Scholarship Committee
- Past General Counsel to the Insurance Contractors of America
- Los Angeles and Orange County Superior Court Settlement Officer
- Orange County Bar Association Fee Arbitrator
- Past Special Counsel to The Sisters of The Holy Faith
- President and Director of Yorba Linda Basketball
- Director, Los Angeles Chapter of the National Football Hall of Fame
Representative Cases
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Assisted in writing AB 2998 and amendments to Business & Professionals Code regarding exceptions to Home Solicitations Act for contractors
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Liberty Transport v. Harry W. Gorst Co. Inc., (1991) 229 Cal. App.3rd 417
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Lead counsel in landslide/inverse condemnation case against City of Carlsbad. Total settlement over $12,000,000
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Lead Counsel for over 40 homeowners in a landslide/inverse condemnation case against City of Oceanside. Total settlements over $7,000,000
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Numerous lead counsel cases in micro tunneling specialty construction
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Co-counsel for Estate of Rock Hudson in first major AIDS case
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Lead defense counsel in first eight figure mold case in Los Angeles County
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Co-lead counsel in the “infamous” Mitchell Brothers case in San Francisco
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Represented a patient who had both eyes stabbed with a 20 gauge needle. Large confidential settlement
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Obtained one of Orange County’s largest settlements during trial of a medical partnership dispute
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Obtained $25,000 in sanctions on appeal
Bar Admissions
- California
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- United States Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Orange County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Southern California Defense Counsel
- Celtic Bar Association
- Consumers Attorney of Los Angeles
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