John Weston

jweston@swpdlaw.com

Mr. Weston prides himself on handling the firm’s unusual cases. His career has led him through fields as diverse as real estate law and corporate practice, personal injury and civil rights litigation, labor and municipal law, and employment litigation.

He received a B.A. with distinction and the honors program in history from The Pennsylvania State University in 1974, and his J.D. from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1977.

For three years he was chief counsel to the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police. He now supervises the firm’s litigation, and handles the complex litigation, including environmental litigation, commercial law, and appellate practice.

He is admitted to—and has practiced before—the U.S. Supreme Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits.

He is a member of the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and has been admitted pro hac vice in eight U.S. District Courts in Texas, Mississippi, Kansas, Ohio and New York.