About John Marshall
John Marshall Feder is a seasoned personal injury attorney based in San Francisco, California. He has been practicing law since 1978, specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, employment law, and products liability. As a partner at Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn, he is known for his tenacity and compassion, securing significant settlements and verdicts for his clients over the past four decades. Feder earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975. He then obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) in 1978.
Throughout his career, Feder has handled numerous complex cases, including product liability, medical malpractice, elder abuse, public entity liability, and accidents involving trucks and taxis. Notably, he and his colleagues secured a $20 million settlement for a wrongful death case and an $18 million jury verdict in a dangerous roadway case. Feder has held several leadership positions within the legal community. He served as President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association in 2007 and was the State President of the Consumer Attorneys of California in 2014. He has been a finalist for the Consumer Attorneys of California’s Attorney of the Year Award in 2006 and 2010 and for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2007.
He is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the American Association for Justice, and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Feder has been recognized in the California Super Lawyers list every year since 2006 and has been included in the Best Lawyers in America since 2013. Feder's commitment to the legal profession extends beyond his practice. He has written and lectured extensively on personal injury law for various organizations and served on the faculty of the U.C. Hastings College of Advocacy.
He also serves as a settlement conference panelist for the Marin and San Francisco Superior Courts and the Bar Association of San Francisco. Outside of his professional life, Feder enjoys traveling, waterskiing, and bicycling with his family. He takes pride in his daughter's achievements, including her competitive singing on national television. Feder's dedication to his clients and the legal community shows his standing as a attorney in San Francisco. {
