John R. Hanson - Santa Ana, CA
Attorney at Worthe Hanson Worthe & Kaskiw, LLP
Aviation Lawyers in Santa Ana, CA
400 North Tustin Ave. Suite 263 Santa Ana, CA 92705
Santa Ana Aviation Lawyer
Updated: 02/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Aviation
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Defense
- Appeals in State and Federal Courts of Appeal
- Personal Injury defense
- Products Liability defense
- Business Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
John R. Hanson is an Honors graduate of Western State University College of Law, (1990). Mr. Hanson was born in Lackawanna, New York in 1960. He is a partner in the Worthe Hanson Worthe & Kaskiw, LLP. Mr. Hanson was admitted to the California Bar in 1990. Mr. Hanson has extensive experience in the areas of aviation, insurance coverage and bad faith, products liability defense and appellate practice. He has co-drafted insurance policies and was deeply involved in development of federal preemption defenses to aviation tort claims, including the so-called DVT litigation. He resides in Tustin, California with his wife Sheila and has two adult children.
Education
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Legal Education
- Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner/Shareholder
Classes and Seminars
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Litigating Summary Judgment Motions in Products Liability Cases - presented to the Products Liability section of the Orange County Bar, 2004 - Present
- Panelist, Gaming the System, Medical-Legal Issues for the New Physician - presented to University of California at Irvine Medical Center, 2003 - Present
Published Works
Articles
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Contributor, ABA Automobile Law Committee annual case digest.
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Co-author, Automobile Law Committee newsletter.
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Contributor, Recent Developments in Aviation Law, 1994.
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of California, 1990
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
- Supreme Court of Nevada, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Orange County Bar Association, Aviation Section. (Member)
Contact
400 North Tustin Ave.
Suite 263
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-790-3944
Fax: 714-285-9700
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.whwlawcorp.com
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