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John Morgenstern
jmorgenstern@dmvlawfirm.com
John’s practice includes representing more than twenty public entities in matters involving civil rights, employment law, labor law, premises liability and general liability. He has broad experience defending manufacturers, designers, wholesalers and retailers in product liability matters. He routinely defends public and business entities, as well as individual clients, in matters of general liability and transportation law.
From 2002 until 2005, John served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (“JAG”) Corps. As a member of the V Corps based in Heidelberg, Germany CPT Morgenstern deployed to Iraq during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (Phase I) and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in Baghdad in February 2004. He also deployed to the Balkans in support NATO peace-keeping operations. John served as the Officer in Charge of the Patton Legal Center, Administrative Law Advisor to the V Corps Command Group, and lead prosecutor on ten criminal jury trials and numerous other court proceedings involving American service members throughout Europe and the Middle East.
- Lehigh University (B.A. 1994)
- Widener University School of Law (J.D. 1997 - President, Moot Court Honor Society)
- Judge Advocate General’s School of the U.S. Army (2002 - First Lieutenant)
- Deasey, Mahoney & Valentini, Ltd. (2008 – present)
- Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C. (2001 – 2008 except active military duty)
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s ("JAG") Corps (2002 – 2005)
- Dolan & Dolan, P.A. (1997-2001)
- Habitat for Humanity, Northwest New Jersey Chapter, pro bono General Counsel (1998-2000)
- New Jersey (1997)
- Pennsylvania (1997)
- U.S. Supreme Court (2001)
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1998)
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2007)
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (2005)
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1997)
- U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals (2002)
- Bronze Star Medal awarded in Baghdad, Iraq, February 2004
- Meritorious Service Medal awarded in Heidelberg, Germany, June 2005
- NATO Commanding General’s Commendation awarded in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, April 2005
- U.S. Army Commendation Medal awarded in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, April 2005
- The Order of Barristers, inducted May 1997
- The Continuing Evolution of USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act),
The Job Description (Defense Research Institute Employment Law Committee newsletter), Fall 2007
- Supreme Court Clarifies Triggering Event for Title VII Pay Discrimination Claims,
The Voice (Defense Research Institute) June 13, 2007
- Welcoming Home the Service Member Employee: A Primer on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, June 2007
- Strategic Use of the Motion to Dismiss and Preliminary Objections, Pennsylvania Defense Institute Continuing Legal Education, May 17, 2007.
- Supreme Court Expands Pool of Retaliation Plaintiffs in Federal Courts, March 2007
- Congress Provides Additional Breaks to Military Members and Families Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, March 2007.
- Observations from Behind the Wall in Iraq, International Human Rights Lecture, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, April 3, 2006.
- Military Issues in Civil Litigation, Pennsylvania Defense Institute Continuing Legal Education, March 4, 2006.
- Defense Research Institute (Employment Law and Government Liability committees)
- New Jersey Bar Association (Employment and Labor Law Committee)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Government Liability
- Civil Rights
- Employment Law
- Product Liability
- General Liability
- Insurance Coverage
- Premises Liability
- Transportation Law
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Media Office
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Lafayette Building
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Media, PA 19063
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