
John Heenan
About John Heenan
John Heenan is a graduate of the University of Montana (honors) and the University of Montana School of Law (high honors). After college, he worked as a truck driver, forklift operator, and teamster intern before beginning his legal career as a law clerk for Chief United States District Court Judge Richard F. Cebull. He then entered private practice handling civil and criminal matters. In 2009, John tried McCollough v. Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger, resulting in one of the largest jury verdicts against a debt collector in the country ($311,000). In 2014, he co-tried King v. GEICO Insurance, which yielded a $2,700,000 jury verdict, and in 2015 he secured a $2,050,000 verdict in Norman v. Deutsche Bank, one of the largest wrongful-foreclosure verdicts on record. John has served as lead or co-lead counsel in consumer class actions recovering more than $50 million for consumers in Montana and across the United States. He holds an AV rating, is listed as a Super Lawyer, and has been recognized among the best consumer protection lawyers in the country. He is a proud member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and the Montana Trial Lawyers Association.
Notable case results
Jury verdict against a debt collector in McCollough v. Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger (2009)
Jury verdict in King v. GEICO Insurance (2014)
Jury verdict in Norman v. Deutsche Bank wrongful foreclosure case (2015)
Lead/co-lead counsel in consumer class actions recovering more than $50 million
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.




