Shareholder John M. Dodig

John M. Dodig is a veteran trial attorney who primarily litigates claims involving construction accidents, truck and motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, and premises liability in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. John has achieved numerous verdicts and settlements in the range of millions and tens of millions of dollars in these areas.

John’s recent results include:

Motor-Vehicle Accidents:

• $31 million jury verdict against County of Camden, New Jersey, for failure to repair a highway guardrail that it knew was dangerous
• $11 million settlement for a motorcyclist struck by a rented truck
• $4.5 million settlement for a mother and her three young children who were struck and killed while lawfully using a crosswalk on Roosevelt Boulevard that was not controlled by any traffic light or traffic control signal
• $3.8 million settlement for a bicyclist injured in a motor vehicle accident, where it was alleged that poor lighting contributed to the crash

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Construction Accidents:

• $13.3 million settlement for a carpenter who fell 14 feet at an office construction site when a roof truss that he was installing broke
• $11.3 million settlement for an injured shotcrete concrete pump operator in California who fell through an unguarded open hole at a construction site
• $5.6 million settlement for a construction worker who was injured when plywood and wood scraps fell off of a roof striking him as he was working on the ground
• $5.45 million settlement on behalf of the family of a 55-year-old machine operator who was crushed to death in an industrial accident at a paper products plant.
• $4 million settlement for a worker on a roadway construction project along the New Jersey Turnpike who was injured when a dump truck that was backing up struck him, drove over his legs and pinned him under its passenger-side rear tires

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Trucking Accidents:

• $25.1 million recovery — including $19.1 million jury verdict — for three victims of a tractor-trailer accident involving multiple vehicles in a dangerous construction zone
• $14 million settlement for the family of a 68-year-old man who was killed when his vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer
• $6.75 million settlement for the husband and children of a 38-year-old woman who was killed when a tractor-trailer failed to stop at a red light
• $1.5 million settlement for an oil delivery man whose legs became pinned under the front tire of his oil truck when it was struck from the rear by a tractor-trailer

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Personal Injury:

• $6 million verdict against the State of New Jersey for a man injured by a falling tree limb on a state roadway
• $5 million verdict in a nursing negligence case in which a patient fell from a hospital bed
• $2 million settlement for a firefighter injured when he fell 25-30 feet through a skylight while combating a four-alarm fire

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John has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2004. He is also recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Attorney in the Civil Plaintiff category. In 2004, John received The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association President’s Award, and in 2006 was elected by his peers to serve as the president of that organization. In recognition of his success at trial, in 2016 John was inducted as a fellow of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers (membership limited to 500 lawyers).

John is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Less than two percent of the attorneys in New Jersey have been granted this board certification, which requires a number of qualifications including recognition by peers, mandatory trial to verdict experience, and passing a rigorous written examination.

John has frequently been invited to lecture to practicing attorneys on trial tactics and trial advocacy as well as on the topics of workplace injuries, and governmental and municipal liability, including dangerous highways. Although he maintains a thriving legal career, John’s greatest love is spending time with his wife and their four amazing children, exploring the outdoors, and hitting the golf course.

After graduating from the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University, John received an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University Beasley School of Law. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.