Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

School of Law-Camden, Camden, New Jersey, LL.B.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

School of Law-Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1967, J.D. 

Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, B.A., Political Science

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1967

Us Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

US District Court District of New Jersey, 1967

US Supreme Court, 1977

Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

Mediation

State Appellate Practice

Professional Associations & Memberships

Municipal Court Judges Association, Past President

Gloucester County Bar Association

Woodbury Old City Restoration Committee, Past President

Woodbury Jayees, Director & Vice President

Gloucester County YMCA, Trustee

Kemble United Methodist Church, Trustee

Visiting Homemakers Association, Trustee

John S. Holston, Jr., a retired New Jersey Superior Court Trial and Appellate Division Judge, of counsel to the firm, concentrates his practice in providing independent and responsive alternate dispute resolution services to include mediation, serving as a neutral or party arbitrator, complex case management and State of New Jersey appellate practice consultation to the bar and public. Judge Holston served for over twenty-three years as a Judge of the Superior Court. Although he served in each of the trail divisions of the Superior Court, 12 years were in the Civil Division.

He served three years in the Appellate Division, where he authored 320 written opinions in the areas of civil, general equity, family, tax, criminal, and administrative law. Twenty-four majority opinions and two dissenting opinions were published along with ten trial level opinions. Judge Holston served as a long-time member of the Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee.

In his tenure in the Civil Division of the Superior Court Judge Holston was able to fashion remedies to provide substantial justice to litigants. His experience in civil litigation included bodily injury, property damage, product liability, professional malpractice, lemon law, Consumer Fraud Act, Law Against Discrimination, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, defamation, toxic torts, insurance coverage, contract, creditor-debtor, real estate and decedent estate litigation.

Prior to his appointment to the Superior Court bench, Judge Holston was engaged in the general practice of law as a partner at Holston, Holston and MacDonald, P.A.

His past public positions include municipal prosecutor, borough solicitor, planning and zoning board solicitor and Judge of three municipal courts.

Judge Holston is a member of the NJ Bar Association, a former Trustee and member of the Gloucester Court Bar Association; past president of the Gloucester County Municipal Judges Association, a NJ Supreme Court approved mediator, a mediator and arbitrator for ADR Options, National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM) and Resolute Systems LLC.

Published Works

• 24 Appellate Opinions 12 Trial level Opinions

Honors & Awards

Past Employment Positions

Fraternities/Sororities

• Judge Appellate Division, 2004-2007