About John Lord

John Lord is a Partner at MyPhillyLawyer (Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman, P.C.) in Philadelphia, with extensive litigation experience representing clients in personal injury and commercial actions, as well as providing counsel to small businesses. He has handled complex cases involving products liability, premises liability, professional liability, land-use, and construction-related matters. John has tried dozens of cases to verdict and handled hundreds of arbitrations and mediations, including a $1.1 million verdict in Delaware County on behalf of an injured client. He serves as a judge pro tem in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Dispute Resolution Program.

Practice areas

Education

Villanova University School of Law
J.D., 1972
St. Joseph's University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
State Bar of Supreme Court of the United States
Philadelphia Bar Association
Delaware County Bar Association

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$8 billion · A $8 Billion Risperdal Verdict in Philadelphia, Then a Judge Cut It to $6.8 Million
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$1.2 billion · $1.2 Billion Settlement for 98 Victims of the Champlain Towers South Collapse in Surfside, Florida
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
$160 million · U-Haul Pays $160 Million After Overfilled Propane Tank Kills Food Truck Owner and Her Daughter
Ross Feller Casey
Ross Feller Casey
$85 million · $85 Million Verdict for Penn Med Student Who Fell 18 Feet Into Open Center City Manhole
Anapol Weiss
Anapol Weiss
$1.6 billion · 104 Women Win $1.6 Billion Against Long Island Pediatrician Stuart Copperman