John B. Shook

The founding partner of Shook & Stone, John B. Shook has offices in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. He serves clients in both locations from his Las Vegas office, helping them with personal injury matters involving medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, automobile accidents and wrongful death. 

Graduating with a B.S. in marketing and management from Oklahoma State University in 1991, Mr. Shook earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1994. He was admitted to practice the same year in Nevada and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada; and later, in Oklahoma (1995). He has represented clients before several state and federal courts, including the Nevada Supreme Court. 

A zealous advocate for his clients, Mr. Shook has acted as lead trial counsel in many complex personal injury trials, representing victims and families of those who are injured or killed due to negligence of a third party. He has helped his clients get multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in severe injury and wrongful death cases, which also includes the most recent $19.8 million verdict for a construction worker who underwent a leg amputation due to a workplace injury.

The State Bar of Nevada has certified Mr. Shook as a Personal Injury Specialist, and he serves as an arbitrator for the Eighth Judicial District court-annexed arbitration program. Honored for his integrity, professionalism and dedication, he has received the Client Champion - Platinum award and peer- review rated as AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell. Furthermore, he has a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo based on his vast legal knowledge, five-star client reviews and endorsements from fellow attorneys. 

Mr. Shook is a licensed practitioner for more than two decades, and he maintains his ties to the legal community by being an active member of the:

• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Nevada Justice Association

Constantly working to make his community a better place, Mr. Shook and his wife support various causes, including the HELP of Southern Nevada, the Children’s Advocacy Project (legal aid of Southern Nevada), the Families for Effective Autism Treatment, the New Horizons Center for Learning and the annual KLUC Toys for Tots Toy Drive. He is also the founder of SpectrumConnects, which helps kids with autism connect with each other based on mutual interests. 

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.