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John E. MacDonald

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Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

John E. MacDonald, Shareholder, is a member of the Litigation Group concentrating his practice in the area of employment litigation (concentrating in restrictive covenant litigation), FINRA securities arbitration and franchise litigation. Mr. MacDonald has extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York. His arbitration experience has taken him to state arbitration forums from Florida to Minnesota. Mr. MacDonald’s clients range from Fortune 500 corporations to individual employees. Mr. MacDonald has extensive experience arguing before the New Jersey Appeallate Division. He has also argued cases before the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the New Jersey Supreme Court.
 
Mr. MacDonald has participated as a speaker at numerous seminars and has published articles relating to employment and securities law issues.

Mr. MacDonald is a frequent contributor to the New Jersey Law Blog. You can read Mr. MacDonald's most recent blog post here.

Education

J.D., Quinnipiac College School of Law, 1994
Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award

B.A., History; University of Richmond, 1989

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States District Court, District of Connecticut
Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional Organizations

New Jersey State Bar Association

International Franchise Association

Published Decisions

  • Godfrey v. Princeton Theological Seminary, 2007 WL 1412095 (2007); 196 NJ 178 (2008)
  • Raiczyk v. Ocean County Vet. Hosp., 377 F. 3d 266 (C.A.3)(N.J.)(2004)
  • Klawitter v.City of Trenton, 395 N.J. Super. 302, 928 A. 2d 900 (2007)
  • Parker v. City of Trenton, 382 N.J. Super. 454, 889 A. 2d. 1079 (2006); (A-3647-06T23649-08T2)(App.Div.2008)
  • Wilde v. O’Leary, 374 N.J. Super. 582, 866 A. 2d 205, Blue Sky L. Rep. 74 (2005)
  • George v. Siemens Indust. Automation, Inc., 182 F.R.D. 134 (1998)
  • State v. Daugaard, 231 Conn. 195, 647 A. ed 342 (1994)

Unreported Decisions

  • Logan v. Contrywide Home Loans, Slip Opinion, 2007 WL 879010, E.D. Pa. (2007)
  • Flores v. Guardian Drug Co., 2006 WL 1274992 (2006)