John W. Fogarty

Associate

+1 212 248 3141 fax

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Overview

John Fogarty assists clients in preparing and litigating employee benefits matters. He gives clients confidence through all aspects of the litigation process and has experience in both federal and state courts. Additionally, John counsels plan administrators and fiduciaries on benefit claim administration, claim review procedures, fiduciary governance, COBRA compliance and benefit plan design.

Prior Experience

Before joining Faegre Drinker, John served as an associate at an AmLaw 100 firm in ERISA litigation where he represented Fortune 500 companies in federal and state court. In that capacity, he was responsible for developing litigation strategies and budgets, as well as handling pleadings, motions, discovery and reporting directly to clients.

John also served as a judicial clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine for the Hon. Judge Lance E. Walker, and as a judicial clerk in the Superior Court for the State of Maine. He also spent time as a student attorney at the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic where he represented indigent clients

John worked as a legal intern at a Fortune 500 company, gaining experience with the in-house team and working on employment and employment benefit law, ERISA litigation, insurance law, alternative dispute resolution, IP law and privacy law.

Additionally, John worked with Local 19 Sheet Metal Workers Union in Philadelphia as a Peggy Browning Fund Legal Fellow.

Related Legal Services

Benefits & Executive Compensation

Credentials

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
New Jersey
New York

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Clerkships

U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, Hon. Lance E. Walker, 2020-2021
Maine Superior Court, 2019-2020

Education

University of Maine School of Law
J.D. cum laude, Maine Law Review (2019)

Long Island University
M.S. in Health & Exercise Science, magna cum laude (2014)

Villanova University
B.A. in History (2012)

Insights & Events

Leadership & Community

Professional Associations

Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Board Member

Honors

Maine Law Foundation Alumni Award, 2019
This award is conferred by the University of Maine School of Law. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Diana DeJesus SBA Distinguished Service Award, 2019
This award is conferred by the University of Maine School of Law. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in Employment and Labor Law, 2019
This award is conferred by the American Bar Association and Bloomberg. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
CALI Excellence for the Future Award: State and Local Government Procurement, 2018

Awards Methodology
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.