John L. Kazmierczak | Professionals

jkazmierczak@reedsmith.com

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John is a staff attorney with more than 18 years of experience and a particular focus on litigation. He began his career in 1996 working for a general-practice law firm and then transitioned to a firm which specialized in multimillion-dollar personal injury lawsuits in state and federal courts. During his 12-plus years as part of that practice, he took and defended several hundred depositions of fact- and expert-witnesses and routinely drafted and argued discovery-based and dispositive motions. John was also involved in several bench and jury trials and appeals.

In his role as a staff attorney, John represents major banks by handling and defending a variety of banking- and mortgage-related litigation matters in states including Maryland, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Amongst his typical caseload are claims involving allegations of fraud, violations of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Although his work includes all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, and trial, his primary focus is on working out the most favorable and cost-efficient resolutions for his clients and avoiding extended litigation is possible.

John’s litigation skills include:

Communicating with senior executive management on status of litigation and case strategy
Drafting discovery requests and responses to discovery requests
Taking and defending depositions
Drafting and arguing dispositive motions
Preparing expert and fact witnesses and exhibits for trial
Engaging in direct settlement negotiations with opposing counsel

Credentials

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1996, J.D.
Villanova University, 1993, B.A., English

District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia

U.S. District Court - District of Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court - Southern District of West Virginia

Pennsylvania Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission – Multi-term member of Peer Review Panel
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Lifetime member

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