122 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
John’s practice includes bankruptcy, commercial transactions, wills, trusts, and estate planning and administration. He has a certificate from Temple University School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program in Estate Planning. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.
As a former adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law, John taught the Corporate Reorganization & Chapter 11 course, and has also lectured on Business Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, University of Vilnius, Lithuania, and ETLE University, Budapest Hungary. John has represented clients in the Enron, Adelphia, Nortel, and Orleans Builders bankruptcy cases, as well as clients in the United States Bankruptcy courts in Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965.
Contact Us TodayPractice Areas
- Bankruptcy Law
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Wills and Trusts
- Business and Commercial Transactions
- Orphans’ Court Litigation
Lectures & Academic Positions
- Widener University School of Law, Adjunct Professor – Corporate Reorganization Ch. 11 (2000-2015)
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Education Committee (1993-2010)
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute – Consumer Bankruptcy (1997)
- Delaware County Community College – Business Law (1981-1982)
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Certificate in Estate Planning
- Widener University School of Law, J.D.
- Temple University, B.A. in Political Science
Admissions
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York State Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd and 3rd Circuits
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York
Memberships
- Chester County, Philadelphia and New York State Bar Associations
- Chester County and Philadelphia Estate Planning Councils
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Commercial Law League of America
- Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Retired Board Member
- Widener University School of Law, Board of Overseers, Retired Board Member
- Widener University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Retired
- Widener University School of Law Alumni Association, Past President
Community Involvement
- Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Retired Board Member
- Chester County Bar Association Access to Justice Program, Pro Bono Services
- Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union, General Counsel
