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University of Maryland Carey School of Law
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets, 27th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6933
Fax: 215.851.1049
Biography
John Stinson, a litigator, graduated summa cum laude in 2008 from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he served on the Executive Board of the Journal of Business & Technology Law. Following graduation, John clerked for the Honorable Louis H. Pollak of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Prior to attending law school, John spent 12 years working for nonprofits and public agencies, most recently in development and government relations for Teach For America.
Education
University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 2008, JD, summa cum laude
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2000, MA
Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1993, BA, cum laude
Clerkship
The Honorable Louis H. Pollak, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2008 – 2009
Honors and Awards
- Sam Allen Memorial Prize for Excellence in Scholarship & Leadership
- Meyerhoff Scholarship, University of Maryland Law Leadership Scholars
- University of Maryland School of Law, Journal of Business & Technology Law, Executive Notes and Comments Editor
- Named Best Judge in Fall Competition, Moot Court Board, 2007
- Myerowitz Moot Court Competition; Runner-up, Best Brief; oral semifinalist
- Maryland Law Teaching Fellow
Publications
- "Indicting 'Invective' in the Internet Age: United States v. Cassidy," BNA United States Law Week, March 13, 2012 (with Daniel Segal)
- “Secret Indictments: How to Discourage Them, How to Make Them Fair,” Drexel L. Rev. (2009)
- “Back to Fundamentals: The Worsening Results of Ignoring the Social Contract in Baltimore City,” 8 Md. J. Race, Religion, Gender & Class 291 (2009)
- “Republic Properties v. Mission West Properties, L.P.: Discouraging Forum Shopping in Maryland by Properly Implementing the Entity Theory of Partnerships,” 2 J. of Bus. & Tech. L. 453 (2007)
Teaching / Lecturing
- Writing Seminars, Johns Hopkins University, 1999 – 2002, lecturer
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
