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University of Pennsylvania Law School
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets, 27th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6933
Fax: 215.568.0300
Biography
John S. Stapleton, a litigator, focuses his practice on commercial and government litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels. John graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He received his undergraduate degree with high honors from Rutgers University (Rutgers College).
John has argued cases before numerous courts at the federal and state levels, including the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. His diverse experience includes disputes concerning class actions, contracts, fraud, intellectual property, real estate, medical malpractice, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), due process and other constitutional issues, government regulations, and a wide variety of business torts and other claims.
While in law school, John was a member of University of Pennsylvania Law Review, where he served as Research Editor on the Editorial Board. He also taught first-year students legal writing as an Arthur Littleton and H. Clayton Louderback Legal Writing Instructor. From 2002 to 2003, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Edward Rafeedie, Senior United States District Judge for the Central District of California. Prior to joining Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, John practiced in the litigation department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York.
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002, JD, cum laude
Rutgers University (Rutgers College), New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1999, BA, High Honors
Clerkship
The Honorable Edward Rafeedie, Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2002 – 2003
Publications
- Co-author with Daniel Segal, “U.S. Supreme Court’s Splintered Decision on State Voter ID Law: More Questions Than Answers,” The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Litigation Supplement, July 14, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association Litigation Section
- Philadelphia Bar Association
Community
- Devereux New Jersey, Advisory Board
- Leadership, Inc., Philadelphia Class of 2011
Pro Bono
- First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Pro Bono Roll of Honor, 2006 - 2011
- Various cases representing indigent clients, including an asylum case with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and volunteer work with the Support Center for Child Advocates
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania