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John A. Zohlman III Esq.

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Education

  • St. Joseph’s University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    B.S., 1988
  • Dickinson School of Law
    Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    Juris Doctor: 1991

Bar Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Unites States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Board Certifications

  • Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
    • 2002 – present
    • 2007: Recertified
    • 2012: Recertified
    • 2017: Recertified
    • 2022: Recertified
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
    • 2006 – present
    • ABOTA South Jersey Chapter
      • Member: 2006 – present
      • President Elect: 2022-2023
      • President: 2023 – 2024
  • National Board of Trial Advocates (NBTA)
    • 2006 – present

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Business Disputes/Shareholder Litigation
  • Personal Injury/Negligence Law
  • Real Estate (Residential/Commercial)
  • Municipal Court and Criminal Defense
  • Professional Licensure (Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Teachers, Realtors) and Ethics Matters (Lawyers)
  • Expert Witness Reports and Testimony in Ethics and Legal Malpractice Cases

Professional Associations

  • New Jersey Association for Justice NJAJ (formerly ATLA-NJ)
    • Member: 1991- Present
    • Member:  Board of Governors: 2000 – Present
    • Member: Civil Practices Committee 2003 – Present
    • Chairman:  Business Litigation Section 2013 – 2020
  • American Board of Trial Advocates – South Jersey Chapter
    • Member: 2006 – present
    • President – Elect 2021 – 2022
  • Camden County Bar Association
    • Member: 1994 – Present
    • Trustee:  2006-2009; 2009 – 2011
    • Program Book Committee: 2002 – Present
    • Continuing Legal Education Committee: 2002 – Present
    • Personal Injury Committee: 1996 – Present
      • Co-Chairman: 2002 – 2003
      • Chairman: 2005 – 2007
    • Municipal Court Committee: 1996 – Present
      • Co-Chairman: 2002 – 2003
    • Continuing Legal Education Committee: 2006
    • Civil Practice Committee: 2003 – Present
    • Professionalism Committee: 2006 – Present
  • Burling County Bar Association
    • Member: 1991 – Present
    • Board Trustee: 2012 – 2015
    • Civil Practice Committee: 1998 – 2006; 2010 – Present
    • Law Explorer Post Committee
      • Co-Chairman: 1996 – 1997
    • Vincent Apruzesse Mock Trial Judge: 1999 – 2008
  • Trial Association of New Jersey
    • Member: 1998 – 2010
  • New Jersey State Bar Assocation
    • Member: 1991 – Present
    • Automobile Reparations Committee: 2004 – Present

Teaching Experience

  • Burlington County Community College
    • Business Litigation: 1994 – 1996

Professional Appointments

  • Supreme Court of New Jersey
    District III-B Ethics Committee
    2005 – 2010
    Deputy Chair: 2007 – 2008
    Chairman: 2008 – 2009

Lecture & Seminar Participant

  • September, 2000: Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act:
    “The Law & You” televisions program-Panel Participant
  • December, 2002: ATLA-NJ Seminar: Direct/Cross Examination of Orthopedic Expert
    Speaker
    Pines Hill Manor, N.J.
  • October, 2003: ATLA-NJ Seminar: Expanding Your Practice Commercial Litigation
    Speaker
    Pines Hill Manor, N.J.
  • October, 2003: Camden County Bar Association: Principals of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitration and Litigation
    Speaker
    Camden, N.J.
  • November, 2004: ICLE 100 Days to Trial: Countdown to Victory
    Speaker
    Mt. Laurel, N.J.
  • April, 2006. ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar:
    Ethical Considerations for Litigators
    Speaker
    Atlantic City, N.J.
  • July, 2008 ICLE Skills and Methods Training for Newly Admitted Attorneys
    Civil Litigation
    Speaker
    Cherry Hill, N.J.
  • February, 2009 New Jersey Association for Justice
    Hot Topics in Torts
    Speaker
    Edison, New Jersey
  • February, 2009 ICLE Skills and Methods Training for Newly Admitted Attorneys
    Civil Litigation
    Speaker
    Cherry Hill, N.J.
  • February, 2012 New Jersey Association for Justice
    The Life of a DWI Case
    Speaker
    Pines Manor, N.J.
  • April, 2012 NJAJ-NJ Boardwalk Seminar
    What to Expect at an Ethics Hearing
    Speaker
    Atlantic City, N.J.
  • April, 2014 NJAJ-NJ Boardwalk Seminar
    Hot Topics in Business Litigation
    Moderator/Speaker
    Atlantic City, N.J.
  • April (2015, 2016) NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar
    Business Torts
    Moderator/Speaker
  • November, 2016 NJSBA/ICLE
    Ethical Cliffhangers for Civil Trial Attorneys
    Speaker
    Mt. Laurel, N.J.
  • May (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar
    Co-Chairman -Business Litigation Section
    Moderator/Speaker
    Business Litigation and Ethics
    Top 5 cases of the Year in Business Litigation

Awards and Recognitions

  • MARTINDALE-HUBBELL
    AV” Rating which denotes the highest level of legal expertise and ethical standards as determined by members of the Bar and Judiciary. Awarded to only 5% of attorneys nationwide.
    2002 – present
  • SUPER LAWYERS®
    2006 – present – Selected to Super Lawyers
    The Super Lawyers patented selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers lists each year.
  • SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE
    2006 – present “SJ’s TOP Attorneys”
  • AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
    2010 – present “TOP 100 Trial Lawyers”
  • PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
    2011 – present “TOP Attorney in Pennsylvania”