In 1999, John D. Loftin, along with co-counsel, J. Matthew Martin and Harry C. Martin, was successful in petitioning the North Carolina Supreme Court to reverse the trial court in a capital post-conviction proceeding requiring the State to provide complete discovery to the defendant. (State v. Basden, 350 N.C. 579, 515 S.E.2d 220 (1999).

 

The next year (2000) was a very productive year for Loftin & Loftin, P.A. John published his second book entitled, The Big Picture: A Short World History Of Religions. On March 29, 2000, John, again with co-counsel, J. Matthew Martin and Harry C. Martin, obtained a jury verdict in the amount of 2.75 million dollars in Hillsborough, John's hometown. This is believed to be the largest jury verdict in Orange County, North Carolina history.

 

Then, in a custody case of first impression, Jeffries v. Moore, 148 N.C. App. 364, 559 S.E.2d 217 (2002), writ of certiorari improvidently allowed, No. 147PAO2 (North Carolina Supreme Court, February 28, 2003), John was able to get the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court to reverse a trial court.

(2006)  John has been involved in several cases of first impression that involve complex jurisdictional issues between Federal, State and Indian courts.  John, who represents Harrah's, as well as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, by and through the Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise, has litigated a number of cases across the State of North Carolina which ultimately resulted in those cases being removed from the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, to the Cherokee Court.