John Gordon Cooney

Background

Cooney, John Gordon was born on March 22, 1959 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Son of John Gordon Senior and Patricia Ruth (McEwen) Cooney.

Education

Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1981; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Villanova U., 1984.

Career

Law clerk to honorary judge J. William Ditter Junior, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1984-1986; associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Philadelphia, 1986-1992; partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Philadelphia, since 1992. Adjunct lecturer Villanova U. School of Law, since 1993. Barrister University of Pennsylvania Law School Inn of Court, 1994-1996.

Achievements

• John Gordon Cooney has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Rosemont School of the Holy Child, since 1997. Alumni board of managers Episcopal Academy, since 1996. Member American Bar Association (commission on class actions and derivative suits), Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association (professional guidance committee, federal courts committee), Union League Philadelphia, Merion Cricket Club, Wesleyan University Alumni Association (president Phila.area 1993-1996), Arthritis Foundation (board dirs Eastern Pennsylvania chapter 1993-1996), Order of Coif.

Connections

Father:

John Gordon Senior Cooney

Mother:

Patricia Ruth (McEwen) Cooney