John R. Crone

Partner

  • Office Contact Info
  • Biography

    John Crone works with individuals and private entities on complex litigation matters involving a wide range of issues including labor and employment, construction, business, commercial, and administrative matters. He represents clients in any forum where litigation occurs, whether at trial or on appeal before state, federal, and administrative tribunals. John also advocates for clients before Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board and assists in solving marijuana related problems in the areas of entity formation, operations, and regulatory compliance. 

    John represents clients throughout Alaska and beyond. Prior to joining GRSM, he worked for a full service Alaska law firm handling a wide variety of litigation and transactional matters, including representing employers and employees in all manner of disputes, consolidated pharmaceutical and products liability litigation, and class actions.

    Admissions

    • Alaska 
    • Colorado 
    • U.S. District Court, District of Alaska
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan 
    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Districts of Alaska and Colorado
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

    Memberships

    • Alaska Bar Association

    Community Involvement

    • Volunteer Attorney, Alaska Martin Luther King Day: Free Legal Clinic, 2013-2014, 2024
    • Community Outreach Director, Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Association, 2020
    • Volunteer Attorney, Employment Law Line 9, NBC9News Denver, 2017-18
    • Judge, Advocates Cup, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2017
       
  • Practice Areas
  • Publications & Presentations

    Presentations

    • Co-Chair, Orthopedic Devices and Hernia Mesh, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, September 2017
    • Speaker, Mass Tort Med School + Class Actions, HB Litigation Conferences, Orlando, Florida, March 2017
    • Speaker, Document Destruction; Spoliation; Litigation Holds; and Privilege, 16th Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2016
       
  • Education

    Education

    J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2012

    • Clinical Practice Award, 2011

    B.A., Columbia College Chicago, 2007

    Honors 

    Best Lawyers in America®, distinction in Litigation – Labor and Employment (2021-2024)

    Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
     

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