Background
Aldock, John D. was born on January 20, 1942 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
Aldock, John D. was born on January 20, 1942 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, 1964). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1967).
Worked at Shea & Gardner (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1968, District of Columbia. 1973, Maryland.
Beta Gamma Sigma.
Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1965-1967. Author: "The Georgine Settlement Class Action: What It Is, Where It May Lead and The Ethical Considerations Presented," Defense Research Institute, 1995. "Constitutional and Other Legal Hurdles to Classwide Resolution of ?Future? Personal Injury Claims," American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1996.
"The Use of Settlement Class Actions to Resolve Future Claims in Mass Tort Litigation," American Bar Association National Institute on Class Actions, 1997. "The Future Use of Settlement Class Actions to Resolve Mass Tort Claims," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1997. Law Clerk, Judge Luther W. Youngdahl, United States.
District Court, District of Columbia, 1967-1968. Assistant United States. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1968-1971.
Member: Judicial Conference for D.C. Circuit. District of Columbia Judicial Conference. United States. District Court of D.C. Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group.
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Rules to the United States. District Court, 1987?. Vice-Chairman, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, D.C. Court of Appeals, 1979-1983.
Deputy Independent Counsel, 1984. President, Assistant United States. Attorneys Association for the District of Columbia, 1975.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Mediator, United States. District Court, District of Columbia.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Maryland State and American Bar Associations. American Law Institute.
Shea & Gardner was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1947 by two former high-ranking government lawyers. The firm, which now has 38 partners, is engaged in general civil and criminal litigation in the federal and state courts across the United States, rulemaking and adjudicative proceedings before administrative agencies, domestic and international corporate advice and transactions, legal counseling, commercial and labor negotiations, arbitration and mediation, and legislative representation. The firm is nationally known for the quality of its lawyers, its responsive and efficient approach to the needs of its clients, and the results it achieves for clients with difficult problems.
Author: "The Georgine Settlement Class Action: What It Is, Where It May Lead and The Ethical Considerations Presented," Defense Research Institute, 1995. "Constitutional and Other Legal Hurdles to Classwide Resolution of ?Future? Personal Injury Claims," American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1996. "The Use of Settlement Class Actions to Resolve Future Claims in Mass Tort Litigation," American Bar Association National Institute on Class Actions, 1997.
"The Future Use of Settlement Class Actions to Resolve Mass Tort Claims," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1997. Law Clerk, Judge Luther W. Youngdahl, United States. District Court, District of Columbia, 1967-1968.
Assistant United States. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1968-1971.
Member: Judicial Conference for D.C. Circuit. District of Columbia Judicial Conference. United States. District Court of D.C. Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group.
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Rules to the United States. District Court, 1987?. Vice-Chairman, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, D.C. Court of Appeals, 1979-1983.
Deputy Independent Counsel, 1984. President, Assistant United States. Attorneys Association for the District of Columbia, 1975.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Mediator, United States. District Court, District of Columbia.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Maryland State and American Bar Associations. American Law Institute.