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Biography

John S. Stapleton, a litigator, focuses his practice on commercial and government litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels.  Mr. Stapleton graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  He received his undergraduate degree with high honors from Rutgers University (Rutgers College).

Handling cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, Mr. Stapleton’s diverse experience includes disputes concerning class actions, contracts, fraud, intellectual property, 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, Mr. Stapleton was a member of University of Pennsylvania Law Review where he served as Research Editor on the Editorial Board, and he taught first-year legal writing students as an Arthur Littleton and H. Clayton Louderback Legal Writing Instructor.  After law school, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Edward Rafeedie, Senior United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, CA).  Prior to joining Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, Mr. Stapleton also practiced in the litigation department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York City.

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002
J.D.
cum laude

Rutgers University (Rutgers College), New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1999
B.A., Political Science
High Honors

Clerkship

Honorable Edward Rafeedie, Senior United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Los Angeles), Law Clerk, 2002 - 2003

Publications

John S. Stapleton & Daniel Segal, U.S. Supreme Court's Splintered Decision on State Voter ID Law: More Questions Than Answers, The Legal Intelligencer & Pennsylvania Law Weekly (Litigation Supplement), July 14, 2008.

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association Litigation Section, Member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member

Pro Bono

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Pro Bono Roll of Honor, 2006, 2007
Various cases representing indigent clients, including asylum case with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and volunteer work with the Support Center for Child Advocates.

Bar Admissions

New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit