Ciardi Ciardi & Astin :: Law Firm Located in Philadelphia, Wilmington and New Jersey

John Daniel McLaughlin, Jr. (Of Counsel to the Firm)

Office Location: Wilmington
Phone: (302) 658-1100
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Jack practices primarily in the area of commercial bankruptcy but has broad based legal and trial experience. Prior to joining Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin, Jack was special counsel in the restructuring and bankruptcy department of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor. He also served as a senior staff attorney to the United States Trustee and is a recipient of the Director's Award for Excellence in Legal Advocacy from the United States Justice Department. He is a member of the mediation panel of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Jack participates as a pro bono lawyer for Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, as a guardian ad litem for the Office of the Child Advocate and has lectured at both the Widener and Temple University Law Schools. He held the rank of captain in the United States Army and served in a number of assignments both domestically and abroad. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Military Assistance Project. He is active in multiple roles as a Boy Scout leader, with over 20 years of scouting experience, and serves on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Committee on Scouting.

Education:
J.D. cum laude, Widener University School of Law, 1985
M.S., Florida Institute of Technology, 1979
B.A., University of Virginia, 1975

Court Admissions:
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Memberships:
American Bankruptcy Institute
Delaware State Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
Panel of Mediators, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
Attorney guardian ad litem, Delaware Office of the Child Advocate
Pro bono panel, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services
Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Philadelphia
Saint Patrick's Day Society, Wilmington, Delaware
Knights of Columbus
Saint Thomas More Society
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pi Kappa Phi
Phi Delta Phi
Boy Scouts of America
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Committee on Scouting

Honors:
Phi Kappa Phi
Director's Award for Excellence in Legal Advocacy, United States Trustee Program, United States Department of Justice