John R. Cadarette

Mr. Cadarette is the firm's Chairman and one of the senior founding members of The Claro Group. He is part of the firm’s Disputes, Claims and Investigations practice, which is dedicated to assisting clients with the resolution of major insurance claims and other complex disputes. Mr. Cadarette maintains his primary office in the Los Angeles area.

John's passion and expertise is helping clients resolve complex claims via strategic business negotiations, rather than through litigation. He has more than 35 years of complex claims negotiation experience, and has been the lead or co-lead on teams that have recovered over $3 billion for their clients, many of whom are listed in the Fortune 500.

Prior to co-founding The Claro Group, John was a Managing Director with the consulting firm of LECG; a Worldwide Partner with Arthur Andersen; and a Partner in one of California's oldest and largest law firms, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (n/k/a Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), where he led the firm's Tort and Insurance Litigation practice group and served as the Managing Partner of its Los Angeles office.