John has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the field of catastrophic injury law in Pennsylvania. His relentless and meticulous approach to prosecuting the most complex cases on behalf of severely injured plaintiffs and aggrieved families has led to a litany of ground-breaking results across the state. In his career thus far, John has helped to secure a remarkable total of over $400 Million in verdicts or settlements as counsel for individual clients.
John’s practice focuses on the representation of the most vulnerable – infants and young children who have suffered devastating injuries or even death from medical negligence. Tragically, these cases often involve severe, permanent injuries to children, such as brain damage, paralysis or cerebral palsy that will change their lives forever and require a lifetime of costly medical care. John specializes in the prosecution of cases like these that include mistakes during the labor and delivery process or medical negligence during pediatric care. John’s passion in these cases is to provide future financial security for these injured children and to ensure they will receive top-notch medical care and services throughout their lives. He does so through painstaking attention to every detail, a tireless work ethic and tenacious advocacy. Since just 2015 alone, John has helped to secure recoveries totaling approximately $150 Million for severely injured children in pediatric or newborn negligence cases.
In addition to his tremendous success in handling medical malpractice cases, John has proven that he can masterfully litigate essentially any type of catastrophic injury case. His legal work has led to numerous multi-million dollar recoveries in a wide array of cases, including those that involve defective products, premises liability, workplace/construction accidents, tractor trailer accidents, dram shop actions and institutional sexual abuse.
One of the most important aspects of being an attorney for John is the ability to give ordinary people in the community a meaningful voice in the legal system when they have been harmed as a result of another’s misconduct. Throughout his career, John’s hard-nosed and aggressive litigation style has leveled the playing field for the “common man” in the legal process. He has gone toe-to-toe against large corporations and medical institutions that are responsible for his clients’ life-altering injuries. John co-founded VSCP LAW to continue this fight in the pursuit of justice for everyday people and to provide these individuals with the top-notch legal representation that they deserve.
Given John’s experience and success as a catastrophic injury lawyer, he has often had speaking engagements to educate other lawyers in the field. John was recently a member of the distinguished faculty that presented during the Pennsylvania Association of Justice’s 2022 Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar. John has been a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law where he has taught a tort class to first year law students focusing on medical malpractice.
John has been a resident of Philadelphia for the past 25 years and is a graduate of two of the city’s most prestigious universities. John earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, then graduated magna cum laude—and in the top five percent of his class—from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law in 2007. After completing law school, John remained in Philadelphia to begin practicing law and started his career at a large international defense firm, Dechert LLP, where he represented several Fortune 500 companies in product liability, mass tort litigation and other matters. John soon realized that his true passion was representing individuals against those same large corporations and institutions. Before founding VSCP LAW in 2021, he spent over a decade of his career focusing exclusively on the prosecution of catastrophic personal injury claims on behalf of individuals and families.
Born and raised in Easton, PA, John is the son of two public high school teachers who instilled in him the importance of hard work, determination, and helping others. John has carried these values with him throughout his academic and legal career. He is a product of Pennsylvania’s public school system and proud graduate of Easton Area High School where he is also a member of the Easton-Phillipsburg Football Hall of Fame. An athlete his entire life, including football and wrestling at the collegiate level, John brings that same competitive edge and intensity to every case he handles.
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