Attorneys

John J. Lovejoy

36 South Charles Street
Suite 2000
Baltimore, MD 21201

410.385.4204 ph
410.539.7611 fax

John Lovejoy is an associate in the Firm’s litigation department. He concentrates on civil litigation, including commercial disputes, the prosecution and defense of tort claims, and appeals. Prior to joining Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Ellen L. Hollander of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2007-2008 Term).

Mr. Lovejoy recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and served as Manuscripts Editor of the Maryland Law Review. In his final year of law school, he worked as a student attorney for his law school’s immigration clinic, representing asylum-seekers and other individuals in immigration proceedings before the Immigration Court and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). He has also worked as an intern in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Office of the Maryland Attorney General.

Mr. Lovejoy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago. He volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and resides in Baltimore.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Education

University of Chicago (B.A., 2004)
University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007)

Affiliations, Achievements and Honors

Member, American Bar Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court
Member, The Order of the Coif
Best Oral Argument, University of Maryland School of Law Fall 2005 Moot Court Competition

Publications

Young v. State: In Changing How Experts May Present DNA Match Evidence At Criminal Trials, The Court Of Appeals Burdens Prosecutors And Leaves Key Issues Unresolved, 65 MD. L. REV. 1085 (2006)