JOHN J. BELANGER

Position:	Partner
Area of Practice:	Construction Law and Litigation General Civil Litigation
Admitted:	AZ
Memberships:	American Bar Association Arizona State Bar Association Maricopa County Bar Association
School:	University of Arizona - B.A. Pepperdine University - J.D.
Office(s):	Phoenix

John J. Belanger is the managing partner of Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP’s office in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Belanger has extensive experience in complex insurance defense litigation, including construction defect matters and wrongful death claims. His practice areas also include business litigation, contract and corporate law.

Mr. Belanger was born in Traverse City, Michigan but spent most of his childhood in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in English from the University of Arizona in 1998. As a Dean Scholarship recipient, Mr. Belanger attended Pepperdine University School of Law and obtained his Juris Doctor degree, Cum Laude, in 2002. He also obtained a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution form the nationally recognized Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University.

While attending law school, Mr. Belanger externed with for the Honorable Lawrence Anderson in the United States District Court, District of Arizona. Mr. Belanger was also a certified high school basketball referee for both the California Interscholastic Federation and the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Mr. Belanger over a decade of experience working as a metal stud framer and drywall journeyman.

Mr. Belanger is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court as well as before all Arizona State Courts and the United States District Court, District of Arizona. Mr. Belanger is a member of the Arizona State Bar, the American Bar Association and the Maricopa County Bar Association. He maintains active membership in the Construction Section of the Arizona State Bar.