John Grogan is a partner at Langer, Grogan & Diver. Since entering private practice in 2001, John’s work has been concentrated in commercial litigation especially in antitrust and class action matters. Cases include Chemi SpA v. GlaxoSmithKline, No. 04-4545 (E. D. Pa. 2005), In re Automotive Refinishing Paint Antitrust Litigation, 358 F.3d 288 (3d Cir. 2004), Godshall v. Franklin Mint Co., No. 01- 6539 (E.D. Pa. 2003), and Beilowitz v. General Motors Corp., No. 02-3870 (D.N.J. 2003).

John was part of the team that recovered over $150 million for consumers in a case against Wachovia Bank.  See Faloney v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. (E.N. Pa. 2008).

John led the legal team that obtained a preliminary injunction in a case establishing the right of undocumented aliens to marry in the United States.  See Buck v. Stankovic, 485 F.Supp.2d 576 (M.D. Pa. 2007).   John has also been deeply involved in a constitutional challenge to the class-based adjudication of a multi-billion dollar mass tort case. He also maintains an appellate practice, representing individuals in civil rights matters involving immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Prior to entering private practice, John co-founded and directed the Camden Center for Law and Social Justice, Inc., a law office dedicated to representing the working poor. The Center now has three offices and has served well over 15,000 individuals since its inception. John is currently on its Board of Directors.

John has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. In 2008, John was elected to membership in the American Law Institute. In 2007, he and Edward Diver were honored by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Philadelphia for their work in the immigrant marriage litigation.  In 2007 and 2008, John was named a “Philadelphia Super Lawyer” in the areas of antitrust litigation, general litigation and business litigation by Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine.  In 2006, John, along with Howard Langer and Edward Diver, were honored by Community Legal Services, Inc., the Equal Justice Award for their work on behalf of the public interest. In 2001, the University of Pennsylvania Law School honored him as its outstanding young alumnus. Also in 2001, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey honored him with its St. Thomas More Award. John was also named as a fellow to the Salzburg Seminar on International Human Rights in 2001.   In 1997, he was named the young attorney with the most outstanding contribution to the public interest by the New Jersey State Bar Association.  In 1995, he was named as an Echoing Green Public Service Fellow.

John graduated magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1993, where he was the Milton and Charlotte Kramer Public Interest Scholar. During the 1993-1994 term, he clerked for Justice Alan B. Handler of the New Jersey Supreme Court. John is a 1988 honors graduate of Fordham University where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  John has taught at the Rutgers University School of Law-Camden and at La Salle University.