John E. MacDonald is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Employment, Litigation and Franchise Groups. Mr. MacDonald concentrates his practice in the area of employment litigation with an emphasis in restrictive covenant litigation (i.e. non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreement 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 financial institutions to individual veterinary practices. Mr. MacDonald has extensive experience arguing before the New Jersey Appellate 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 several articles relating to employment and securities law issues.