John H. Howard - an Oxnard, CA Mass Tort Claims Lawyer

Oxnard Mass Tort Claims Lawyer

Updated: 04/23/2026

Areas of Practice

Mass Tort Claims
Serious Personal Injury
Public Entity Liability
Property Damage Due to Wild Fire or Flooding
Campus Security Abuse
Legal/Medical Malpractice
Bicycle Safety
Sexual Abuse

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

After earning his bachelor’s degree from Pacific University in 1972 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Ventura College of Law in 1979, Mr. Howard began his solo practice in 1979. After 36 years in solo practice, Mr. Howard joined the Lowthorp Richards LLP firm as Of Counsel in 2014. Mr. Howard is currently in his 45th year practicing law and has been recognized throughout his career for his excellence and ethics as an accomplished trial lawyer. He has obtained over 20 verdicts and judgments for a million dollars or more than other Ventura County attorneys and is still as enthusiastic about representing clients who have legitimate claims as he was when he began his law practice.

Although Mr. Howard has committed himself to the practice of law, he also takes pride in serving the community. He is a veteran who served in the United States Navy Reserve for over a decade and contributes a significant amount of his time toward community-oriented services.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

Cal-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year 2021
Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year 2006 and 2016
Voted Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the Ventura County Bar Association, 2011
Civility Award from the ABOTA (California Coast Chapter), 2010
Listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association President 1992
Ventura County Bar Association President 1997
U.S. Navy Reserve 1987-1999
AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Lawyers for over 30 years
ABOTA Cal Coast Chapter President 2004
Ventura County Branch Arthritis Foundation President 1987
ABOTA Foundation Senior Life Fellow 2021
National Board Member Cal Coast Chapter of ABOTA 2018-2024
High School Football and Baseball Coach 2003-2023

Other Sources of Feedback About John H. Howard

Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Ventura College of Law, Ventura, California
Non Legal Education
- Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, 1972
  B.A.
  Major: Business and Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

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Attorney
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Past Positions

United States Naval Reserve, Lt. Commander, 1987 - 1999
Ventura County, Judicial Nominations Evaluation Committee, 2002 - 2008
ABOTA, National Representative, 2005 - 2023

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Masters in Trial
James Otis Seminars
Lectured re Civility to Law Students

Pro Bono Activities

President of the Ventura County branch of the Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation
Coached Varsity Football and Baseball for Villanova Preparatory School, 2003 - 2014
Ventura County Bar Pro Bono Volunteer

Representative Cases

Fermino v. Fedco, 30 Cal.Rptr.2d (Cal. 1994), Supreme Court of CA , S033096
David v. Hernandez, 226 Cal.App.4th 578 (2014, Court of Appeals of CA 2nd Dist Div. 6, B245342

Ancillary Businesses

Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman

Bar Admissions

California, 1979

Other Affiliations

Ventura County Trial Association, President, 1992
Ventura County Bar Association, President, 1997
California Coast Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates, President, 2004

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Contact

Oxnard, CA

300 E. Esplanade Drive
Suite 850
Oxnard, CA 93036

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Phone: 805-309-9296

Fax: 805-983-1967

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Website: https://www.johnhowardlaw.com

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