John S. Cagan represents clients in complex commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Hueston Hennigan, Mr. Cagan served as a law clerk to the Hon. Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and as a litigation associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.
Upon graduation from UCLA School of Law, Mr. Cagan was elected to the Order of the Coif and earned Moot Court Honors. While in law school, he served as the editor in chief for the Chicanx-Latinx Law Review and externed for both the Hon. James V. Selna of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and for the Criminal & National Security Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Mr. Cagan won the Hispanic National Bar Association Vision in Action Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition and earned Masin Family Excellence Gold and Silver awards for top academic performance.
Mr. Cagan also previously served as an assistant pastor, ministering to underserved communities in Los Angeles and leading humanitarian service trips to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, the Dominican Republic, and India.