John Sitzler | Hainesport Criminal Lawyer

While at Rider College in 1972-1973, John was hired by the Office of Public Defender in Trenton as a part time assistant investigator.  On graduating from Vermont law School, he was accepted as the Law Clerk to the Honorable Herman Belopolsky, J.C.S., Honorable Harold B. Wells, III, A.J.S.C. and Honorable W. Thomas McGann, J.C.S.

On passing the Bar in New Jersey in 1976, he joined the firm of Mathews and Sitzler, as an associate and was made partner the following year.

In 1979, John became Solicitor for the Wrightstown Borough Planning Board as well as Municipal Prosecutor for Pemberton Township.  Over the next few years John became a Solicitor for the Delran Township Planning Board as well as Municipal Prosecutor for many municipalities including Hainesport, Cinnaminson, New Hanover, and Springfield.

In 1990, he and his father, John O. Sitzler, Jr. formed the partnership of Sitzler and Sitzler and in 1995 became the Sole Proprietor of Sitzler and Sitzler when his father became of counsel to the firm.

In 2000, John began teaching as an adjunct Professor of Law, at Widener University School of Law on the Wilmington Delaware Campus and teaches Alcohol, Vehicle, and the Law, one of the most popular courses at Widener.

In August of 2007, 2008, and again in 2009, John was nominated in the SJ Magazine, by his peers, to be the top attorney to work with on DWI defenses cases.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Sitzler and Sitzler Law Firm		1991 – Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Vermont Law School	JD	Law School	1976
Rider College	Bachelor of Arts	Political Science	1973

State / Court	Date
U.S. District Court of New Jersey	1977
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court	1976

• Member, Burlington County Bar Association
  Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
  Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
  Member, National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  Member, National College of DUI Defense
  

• SJ Magazine Top DUI Attorney voted by peers, 2007-2013
  South Jersey Magazine Top DUI Attorney voted by Public 2010-2011
  Adjunct Professor of Law at Widener University, Alcohol, Vehicle, and the Law, from 2000-2013
  

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