John A. Sakson
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T: 609.895.7308
F: 609.896.0629
993 Lenox Drive
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
John A. Sakson, Co-managing Shareholder, is Co-Managing Director of the firm and Chair of the Accident & Personal Injury Group. He joined the firm in 1979 and concentrates his practice in the area of serious personal injuries. Mr. Sakson is also a member of the Firm's Methadone Injury Litigation Team which is committed to protecting the rights of those killed or injured by the improper prescription of methadone.
Mr. Sakson is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney and has been awarded a certificate in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Mr. Sakson served two terms as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Trial Attorney Certification and was chair of the Civil Trial Attorney Certification Exam in 1993. He was appointed to this position by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1993 and his two-term limit expired in 1999.
He is also a frequent lecturer at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy programs and other Continuing Legal Education courses. He co-authored the popular book New Jersey Auto Insurance: A Consumer's Guide.
In addition, Mr. Sakson is a member of the Mercer County Chamber of Commerce and the Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Association.
Education
J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 1978
Cum laude
B.A., History; Fairfield University, 1975
Bar Admissions
New JerseyUnited States District Court, District of New Jersey; Appointed arbitrator
Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Mercer County; Appointed arbitrator
Professional Organizations
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Two term Mercer County Trustee
Certified Trial Attorneys Section; former chair
Certified Civil Trial Attorney Section newsletter; founder and editor-in-chief
Automobile Reparations Committee; member
American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators
Member
Mercer County Bar Association
Member and former two-term president
Mercer County American Inn of Court
Founding Master and lecturer
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey
Board of Governors; Former member
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