John Dougherty Email & Phone Number

Camden, New Jersey

• Draft memorandums of law for motions regarding debt collection law, court rules, contract law, and tort claims, as well as drafting orders for the Court after rulings have been made• Mediate cases in Special Civil, Small Claims, and Landlord-Tenant matters• Direct and schedule mediators for the mediation program for the Special Civil Part

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

• Drafted complaints for clients to recover money owed to clients and complaints alleging violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act for both homeowners and car buyers• Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda of law how to contact debtors under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practice Act and the similarly proposed New Jersey Act• Wrote addendum to a contract for the sale of a laundry-mat to insure with specificity what our client was buying• Participated in and led a mortgage modification mediation

Rutgers School Of Law- Camden

• Drafted discovery requests in defense of a partition action; filed a notice of appeal after a motion to vacate judgment was denied in a Medicaid coverage action• Participated in settlement conference in regards to a debt collection action, and worked with opposing counsel towards a final settlement of the matter

Scranton, Pennsylvania

• Drafted a judicial decision on a violation of procedural due process rights of the Fourteenth and Fourth Amendments for the demolition of a building without chance to appeal the decision, Para v. City of Scranton, 2008 WL 2705538 (M.D.Pa., 2008)• Drafted reports and recommendations on the scope of insurance policies by applying Pennsylvania law and employment law applying ADEA• Drafted recommendations for motions in limine regarding expert testimony for a product liability trial

J.D.

Activities and Societies: GPA 3.474 First Year Honors (Top 25% of Class); Dean’s List Spring 2010 Best Oralist- LAWR II Class Section 9

B.A., History

Graduated cum laude