John P. Zelbst specializes in plaintiffs' civil damage cases including medical malpractice, personal injuries, product design defects, and other related areas. He has obtained many Oklahoma record verdicts including the largest recorded verdict for personal injury, in the amount of $24 million, and the largest verdict in Oklahoma against the U.S. Government, in the amount of $7 million. He practices in many state and federal courts, lectures, and teaches. He is a former President of the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member and Senior Faculty for Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College, a member of ABOTA, and a member of various other legal and civil boards.