John is an experienced trial attorney, whose practice includes the representation of corporations, insurance carriers and their insureds, third party administrators, governmental entities and individuals.

He practices in a wide variety of litigation and trial areas, which include:

Appellate Practice
Asbestos
Automobile and Commercial Vehicle
Charitable Immunity Claims
Civil Rights Litigation
Construction Litigation
Contract Claims
Employment Litigation
Environmental Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Intentional and Negligence Torts
PIP Claims
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Professional Malpractice Litigation
Subrogation
Tort Claims Act/Governmental Immunity
Toxic Tort
UM/UIM
Workers' Compensation Claims

John A. Mercer Jr.

John has considerable trial experience, with well over a hundred bench and jury trials. He serves and has served as national and regional litigation counsel for several corporations in asbestos matters. John has also acted as a municipal prosecutor for several towns in New Jersey.

Education

Rutgers University School of Law - Camden
Doctor of Law (JD)
1990 – 1993

Fels Center of Government, University of Pennsylvania
Masters of Government Administration (MGA), government/politics
1991 – 1992
Joint degree with Rutgers School of Law

Rutgers College
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and History
1987 – 1990

Accelerated student, completed BA in three years.
Double major in political science and history; minor in philosophy.
Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta

Admissions

New Jersey 1994
Pennsylvania 1994
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1994
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1994
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2011

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