JOHN A. MERCER, JR.
John has represented individuals, corporations
and governmental entities in many areas of commercial and personal
defense litigation, including asbestos personal injury, products
liability, construction defects, automobile, toxic tort litigation,
premises liability, malpractice, executive and employer liability
defense, and civil rights. He is national and local counsel for
several corporations in the asbestos and toxic tort areas. Early
in his career, John served as a municipal prosecutor in several
New Jersey towns. He has tried numerous bench and jury trials
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Education
- Rutgers School of Law-Camden, JD, 1994
- Fels Center of Government, University of Pennsylvania, MGA
(Master of Governmental Administration), 1993
- Rutgers College, BA, 1990; political science and history
Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- United States District Court: District of New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals: Third Circuit
