John J. Scura III, Esq.
Email: jscura@scura.com
John fights hard for his clients and tries to educate them so they understand what is going on with their particular legal problem. John has been Certified by The Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Whether it is a personal injury case, bankruptcy case, litigation case or other type of matter, John wants his clients to participate in the decision making process toward solving their problem in the best way possible as a NJ attorney.
John is first and foremost a father and a husband and from this perspective passionately represents people so that they are in a better position after walking out of his office then when they walked in.
John was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He is married with four children and is an avid, sometimes not so proficient, triathlete.
Areas of Practice
- Plaintiff's Personal Injury
- Wills Trusts and Estates and Related Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Bankruptcy Representing Debtors and Creditors
- Bankruptcy Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified by The Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2013
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1993
- New Jersey, 1993
- District of New Jersey
- Southern District of New York
- Eastern District of New York
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
JD. cum laude- 1993
Law Journal: Journal of Sports law, Articles Editor, 1992 - 1993 - University of South Florida
B.A. cum laude
Honors: Dean's List 1988
Published Works
- The Time Has Come: Ending the Anti-Trust Non-Enforcement Policy in Professional Sports, Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Bankruptcy Basics, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2000
- Lecturer, Trying Your First Commercial Case, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2001
- Lecturer, Commercial Litigation Procedure and Substance, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007
- Lecturer, Proving Damages, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008
- Lecturer, Bankruptcy Skills and Methods, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2009
Honors and Awards
- Legal Services of NJ Equal Justice Major Pro Bono Contributions Medal, 2019
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Passaic County - Big Brother of the Year, 1991
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Passaic County - Big Brother of the Year, 1995
- 2020 Service Award RHF Foundation for Children with Cancer
- Awarded Legal Services of NJ Equal Justice Major Pro Bono Contributions Medal in 2019.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Passaic County Bar Association, Bar Association - Trustee
- The American Association for Justice (AAJ) & New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), Member
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Less than 1% of Attorneys in the United States Members
- Board Member, Compassion Kind Foundation, which focuses on poverty issues of women and children in Malawi Africa, and he travels to Africa working in the villages there.
Past Employment Positions
- Skadden, Arps, Slater, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY, Law Clerk and Case Manager, 1989 - 1992
- Herman D. Michels, Presiding Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1994
Pro Bono Activities
- Founder-Board Member 501(c)3 Non-Profit Educate Elevate Empower (E3)
- Member, Board of Trustees, St. Francis Academy. Union City, N.J. 2016-Present
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Passaic County - Member of the Board of Directors, Volunteer, 1990 - 2000
- Volunteer for Legal Services Pro Bono Domestic Violence Project, January 1, 1998 - Present
- Pro Bono Volunteer Representing Debtors In Bankruptcy through Legal Services, January 1, 2000 - Present
- Volunteer for Trial Lawyers Care (www.triallawyerscare.org): Provided free legal service to victims of 911 attacks. 2001-2003
- The Waterfront Project, Hoboken, N.J., Pro Bono Volunteer
- Member, Knights of Columbus, St. John's Parish