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Fiorilla, John K.
Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste 300 S
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1518
Phone: 856-914-2054
Fax: (856) 235-2786
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
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Lawyer Overview
Litigation Department. Focuses practice in the railroad industry and helping to create and present railroad managment policy and positions with diversified managment and litigation experience as both house counsel and local counsel for Class I and Short Line Railroads. He has specific experience in presenting finance, real estate, operations, engineering, government affairs, and customer service positions.
Areas of Practice
- Admiralty Law
- Administrative Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- FELA
- Municipal Law
- Railroad Law
- Real Estate
- Tax Litigation
- Transportation Law
- Litigation & Appeals
West Practice Categories
Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law, Transportation Law, Railroad
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Interstate Commerce Commission, 1979
- New Jersey, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1974
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association
- Association for Transportation Law Professionals
- Conference of Freight Counsel
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- New Jersey State Bar Association ((Federal Practice and Procedure Section))
- Legislative Aide to Congressman Robert A. Roe, 1971 - 1974
- Surface Transportation Board, 1975
- Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, 1975 - 1976 (Assistant General Attorney)
- Consolidated Rail Corporation, 1976 - 1990 (Senior General Attorney - Litigation)
- National Railway Historical Society, 1995 - Present (General Counsel)
- Tri-State Railway Historical Society, 1975 - Present (General Counsel)
Honors and Awards
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine, 2008 - 2009
- In a 2008 survey of the Top 500 U.S. Companies by Corporate Counsel magazine, client, Norfolk Southern selected Capehart Scatchard as a Go To Law Firm for those seeking assistance in the area of litigation, 2008
- Named a "Super Lawyer" as voted by his peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly, 2006 - 2009
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine, 2005
Classes and Seminars
- Federal Preemption of Rail Facilities -- A Shortline Prospective, American Shortline and Regional Railroad Association, 2007
- Condemnation of Property by Railroads -- Eminent Domain Powers of Railroads under New Jersey Law, New Jersey Transportation Conference, 2007
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1974
J.D. - Seton Hall University,
1971
A.B.
Major: Government
Office Information
Address
8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste 300 S
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1518
Phones
856-914-2054
Faxes
(856) 235-2786