Attorneys

John Harding joined Martin Kane Kuper in 1992 and has been a partner in the firm since 2007.   He focuses almost exclusively in the area of litigation. His trial experience in the areas of Personal Injury, Automobile Liability and Landowner Liability has resulted in recognition by the State of New Jersey as a Certified Trial Attorney in the area of Civil Law.   John has successfully argued matters in both State and Federal Court.   He is also active in the area of Dispute Resolution having been appointed as an Arbitrator in numerous personal injury matters and serving as a Mediator for the Middlesex County Superior Court, Law Division also in the area of personal injury.   John is also Certified as a Lemon Law Mediator by the Better Business Bureau.

John received his Juris Doctorate from the Rutgers School of Law in Newark in 1991.   He was then appointed Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Joseph J. Salerno, Judge in the Law Division, Superior Court, Passaic County, New Jersey. He is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey and the Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

John is former President of the Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the New Jersey Defense Association and the New Brunswick Bar Association and is past Vice-Chairman of the Highland Park Zoning Board. He also has chaired the annual Toys for Tots toy collection drive in association with the U.S. Marine Corp. Reserves.  John has earned the distinction of being named a  Super Lawyer  by his fellow attorneys.

Year Joined Organization:

• 1992

Areas of Practice:

• Civil Litigation
• Automobile and Premises Liability

Litigation Percentage:

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

• Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1991

Education:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Newark, Newark, New Jersey,
  Juris Doctor, 1991
• Rutgers College, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association
  President
• American Board of Trial Advocates
  Member
• New Jersey State Bar Association
  Member
• Middlesex County Bar Association
  Member
• American Bar Association
  Member
• New Brunswick Bar Association
  Member

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Joseph J. Salerno in the Law Division of the Superior Court, Passaic County, Judicial Clerk
• Highland Park Zoning Board, Vice-Chairman