Background
Leon, John Philip was born on August 14, 1956 in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard and Catherine (Garity) Leon.
Leon, John Philip was born on August 14, 1956 in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard and Catherine (Garity) Leon.
Glassboro State College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). Rutgers University (j.D., 1981). Member, 1979-1980 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, Rutgers Law Journal.
Worked at Horn, Goldberg, Gorny, Plackter, Weiss & Perskie (Voorhees, New Jersey) specializing in General Practice. Litigation in all New Jersey State and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts. Casino, Administrative, Municipal, Corporate and Employment Law.
State and Municipal Land Use and Environmental Law.
Real Estate, Business and Corporate Acquisition, Development and Financing. Banking, Securities and Insurance Law.
Products Liability, Torts and Medical Malpractice. Health Law. Trust and Estates.
Tax. Workers Compensation.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, New Jersey. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1985, United States. Supreme Court.
Member, 1979-1980 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, Rutgers Law Journal.
Author: "New Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure," January 26, 1987, 113 New Jersey Law Journal 77. Law Clerk to Honorable Rudolph J. Rossetti, New Jersey Superior Court, 1981-1982.
Adjunct Professor Glassboro State College, 1980-1981. Member: Camden County and New Jersey State Bar Associations.
Historically, our law firm has had an extremely strong orientation toward litigation.
Our roots are local and we are involved in the community. We have a commitment to Atlantic City and all of southern New Jersey. Our lawyers are practical and achieve good common sense results.
We offer sophisticated, "big city" service at realistic rates.
Because of our tradition of aggressive litigation, our local roots and our commitment to our clients, our firm with over 40 attorneys and more than 150 employees has succeeded in developing a large small-town attention to our clients.
Camden County (Member, DebtorCreditor Committee, since 1986. Lawyer-Realtor Committee, since 1986), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Voorhees Office).
Married Susan Ann Leon, January 3, 1981. Children: Heather, Sean.