Mission Statement
Throughout my thirty-year plus legal career, I have had two goals in mind.

First, to provide ethical but aggressive representation of my clients in litigation, real estate and business transactions. Those clients whom I have represented over the years know that I promptly return phone calls and treat my clients with a great deal of respect.

Secondly, I have for many years and up until the present time continued to be a part of the community I serve, whether it is being an elected official, municipal lawyer, or being a member and leader in several fraternal organizations. Out of my South Camden, Italian-American heritage and roots, many of my values and work ethic are derived from my past.

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Education
Born in Camden and raised in Pennsauken, John graduated from Bishop Eustace Prep in 1968. He attended Lasalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature with a Minor in Television Communications and Theater in 1972. John then went on to study Law at Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio where he was a Business Editor of the Law Review, and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1976.

Experience
John Maroccia has served in both the private and public sectors for over 30 years.

Private Sector: Upon graduation from law school in 1976, John became an entry-level associate at Bennie & Bennie, Attorneys at Law in Cherry Hill, and soon became a Senior Associate. In 1978, Mr. Maroccia became a Sole Practitioner in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for the next 23 years. In 2001, Mr. Maroccia returned as a Partner to Bennie, Bennie & Maroccia for a 6-year stint before returning to his own private practice in 2007.

Public Sector Service: In 1978 at the age of 28, John was elected to Township Committee and again in 1981. During this time he served as Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Director of Public Safety. As Director of Public Safety, John achieved acclaim when he started the first township-wide Town Watch program in the United States and is generally regarded as “The Father of the Neighborhood Watch”. He also wrote several Certificates of Occupancy Ordinances designed to maintain the developed character of Pennsauken Township. John has served as Municipal Attorney for: Mount Ephraim, Pennsauken Township, Waterford, Pine Hill, and Audubon Borough as well as a term as Assistant County Council for Camden County.

Since the Fall of 2006 John has been passing on his vast knowledge of Local Government Law as an Adjunct Law Professor at Rutgers University Law School. In the community, He has been a Member of both the Builders League of South Jersey and the South Jersey Chamber of Commerce. He has been a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus at the Santa Maria Lodge since 1985.

Notable Mentions
• John was the first lawyer in the State of New Jersey to have is own TV show. This educational program entitled “The Law and You” ran
  from1990-2000 on the former Garden State Cable Network.

• John Maroccia has been named “Super Lawyer of the year” by New Jersey Magazine based on a balloting of 35,000 lawyers in the State of
  New Jersey.

• Awarded Diploma in New Jersey Government Law from Rutgers University in 1994, Specialty Certificate in Local Government Law.

• Lecturer for CLE Programs for Camden County, NJ State Bar Association, ICLE and Practicing Law Institute.

• Approved Attorney for JIF-MEL self-insured fund for New Jersey municipalities.

• Named “Young Lawyer of the Year” in 1985 in the Community Service Category by the New Jersey State Bar Association.

• Named “Man of the Year” in 1985 and again in 2006 by the New Jersey Sons of Italy.