John G. DeSimone, Esquire

John is the Managing Member of DeSimone Law Offices, LLC (1999; f/k/a John G. DeSimone, LLC). His general practice includes: Plaintiff/Defense litigation in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey; United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Superior Court of New Jersey – Chancery, Civil and Criminal Divisions, New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Court; Administrative Law Division; New Jersey Tax Court and Municipal Courts.

Bar Admission

New Jersey (12/15/1997)
U.S. Federal Courts (10/31/2002)

Education

  • Juris Doctorate (JD) Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE
  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, NJ
  • Kingsway Regional High School, Woolwich Township, NJ
  • 27 years Attorney in Good Standing

Memberships/Positions

  • Past President, Former Trustee and present member of Gloucester County Bar Association
  • Member and former Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Trained as Civil Court Mediator (R.1:40)
  • Lifetime Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
  • Appointed to District IV Ethics Committee – Served 8 years till September 1, 2023
  • Court appointed Condemnation Commissioner
  • Municipal Zoning Board of Adjustment Solicitor and Municipal Conflict Solicitor
  • Bond Counsel for Cumberland County, NJ

DeSimone Law Offices, LLC includes Estate planning and administration, probate litigation, commercial/residential real estate and transactional work, Plaintiff and Defendant litigation and e-filing. John has represented creditors in Chapter 11 small business bankruptcies. John also provides consulting services, formed companies for business owners, defended businesses and individuals in foreclosures, prepared lease agreements for businesses and individuals prosecuted and defended lease agreements. Additionally, John has prosecuted oppressed shareholder actions and has represented parties in business dissolutions, buy-outs and other corporate matters.

Adjunct Professorships

  • Camden County College, Blackwood, New Jersey (2000-2002)
    Business Formation and Transactional Work
  • Cumberland County College School of Business, Vineland, NJ (1997-1998)
    Business Law and Legal Writing
  • Widener University School of Hospitality Management, Chester, PA (1995-1997) Business Law with concentration in the Hospitality Industry

Additional Prior Legal Experience

  • Becker & Duffield Law Offices, Woodbury, NJ
    Associate Attorney – Matrimonial Practice
  • Genora Rosypal, Esquire, Bridgeton, NJ
    Law Clerk – General Practice
  • Superior Court of New Jersey (Cumberland County), Bridgeton, NJ
    Law Clerk – Honorable John Tomasello, J.S.C.

Published Opinions

·L.D. v K.D 716 A.2d569, 315 N.J. Super.71 (N.J. Super Ch1998)

·Lewis v. Bd of Trustees, 841 A.2d 483.366 N.J.Super. 411 (N.J. Super 2004)

·Hibernia Nat. Bank v. Commerce 845 A.2d664.368 (N.J. Super 2004)

·Toutant, Charles “Too Much: Court Says $1M in Fines for Code Violations Was Excessive” NJ Law Journal, 20 June 2024. https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/06/20

Publication

·John G Desimone, Aging of Management Staff Gives Rise to New Considerations, Hospitality Law, Vol. 11 no. 9, Sept. 1996, at4.

Copyright

·Estate Informal Accounting includes schedules according to NJ Court rule requirements.