John Sakson, Esq. | New Jersey Personal Injury Attorney

John A. Sakson

Shareholder

Phone: 609.895.7308
Fax: 609.896.0629

jsakson@stark-stark.com

Hamilton, NJ

100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 609.896.0629

John Sakson is a Senior Shareholder and is the most senior member of the Accident & Personal Injury practice, serving as it’s Chair from 1990 – 2018. Mr. Sakson joined Stark & Stark in February, 1979 and concentrates his practice in the area of catastrophic personal injuries and wrongful death. Mr. Sakson is an expert Civil Trial Attorney as certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Mr. Sakson initially earned certification in 1983, and he has been continually re-certified up to the present. He is a courtroom veteran, having tried many cases to verdict in courthouses across New Jersey.

Mr. Sakson served two terms as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Trial Attorney Certification. He was appointed to this position by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1993 and his two-term limit expired in 1999. He served two terms as Chair of the Certified Trial Attorneys section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and he is a former two-term President of the Mercer County Bar Association. He has held numerous leadership positions in the New Jersey State Bar Association, including serving two terms as the Mercer County Trustee to the NJSBA, and serving as the Chair of the State Bar Nominating Committee.

Mr. Sakson was Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1995, and in 2012, he earned an additional Board Certification as a Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate from the National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy.

Mr. Sakson served as a member of Stark & Stark’s Executive Committee from 1985 – 1999, and was elected Co-Managing Shareholder (along with Lewis Pepperman, Esq.) of the law firm from 1999 until 2014.

He is a frequent lecturer at New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education programs and other courses. He co-authored the popular book New Jersey Auto Insurance: A Consumer’s Guide. He is also a frequent contributor to the Personal Injury Law Journal. You can read his most recent blog post here.

  • American Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Two-Term Mercer County Trustee; Certified Trial Attorneys Section, Former Chair; Certified Civil Trial, Attorney Section Newsletter, Founder and Editor-in-Chief; Automobile Reparations Committee, Member; Automobile Litigation and No-Fault Committee, Member
  • Mercer County Bar Association - Member and Former Two-Term President
  • Mercer County American Inn of Court - Founding Master and Lecturer
  • American Association for Justice - (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
  • New Jersey Association for Justice - (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey) Board of Governors; Former Member
  • Attorney Information Exchange Group
  • Best Lawyers List issued by Woodward/White, Inc. (Methodology)
    • 2005 – Present; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Defendants
    • 2021, 2024 “Lawyer of the Year”; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
    • 2005 – 2023; Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff

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Multiple locations to better serve your needs—

Hamilton, NJ

100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone: 609.896.9060
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 609.896.0629
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Marlton, NJ

40 Lake Center, 401 NJ-73, Suite 130
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856.874.4443
Secondary phone: 888.241.7424
Fax: 856.874.0133
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Yardley, PA

777 Township Line Road, Suite 120
Yardley, PA 19067
Phone: 267.907.9600
Fax: 267.907.9659
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New York, NY

5 Pennsylvania Plaza 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 800.535.3425
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Philadelphia, PA

The Bellevue 200 S Broad St #600
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 267.907.9600
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 215.564.6245
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Bridgeton, NJ

78 W Broad St
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: 856.874.4443
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