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John Kenneth Zwerling

Education

  • Washington College of Law, J.D., 1970
  • Tufts University, B.S., 1965

Bar Admissions

  • 1970, U.S. Supreme Court
  • 1970, Supreme Court of Virginia
  • 1971, District of Columbia
  • 1981, New York
  • Also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Other Partner Profiles

John Zwerling, known as an aggressive criminal defense litigator, has a wide range of experience in complex grand jury, trial and appellate advocacy, including considerable knowlege in the area of Fourth Amendment search and seizure law and Fifth Amendment issues. After serving as a Naval Boat Group Commander in Viet Nam, John graduated from the American university’s Washington College of Law in 1970

John is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and served as President of the Alexandria Bar Association (July 2001 - June 2002). He was the founding President of the Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys and is a member of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Founding Member), and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law (Legal Committee).

John has served as an Instructor in Forensic Expert Training (FBI Academy), as well as a member of the faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University. John has also served as a liason on the Task Force on Pretrial Release to compile the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice - Third Edition.

Lectures and Speaking Appearances

John Zwerling is a frequent lecturer at national and state CLE seminars and has appeared as a legal commentator and consultant on numerous television and radio shows, including NBC and CBS Evening News, Today Show, and Burden of Proof.

John Zwerling has given lectures at a number of continuing legal education seminars. Some of his topics include:

  • Finding the Bullets and Shooting the Rat (Cross-Examination of Cooperating Citizens), October 1996, Richmond, Virginia (Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys)
  • Dealing with the Expert Guilt Witness, We can Dream or we can Prepare for War, September 1997, Roanoke, Virginia (Virginia Trial Lawyers Association)
  • Rising Above the Truth to Reach Justice, April 23-25, 1998, New Orleans, Lousiana (Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)
  • Can Narcotics Cases be Won in 2000, September 1999 (Virginia Trial Lawyers Association)
  • Voir Dire in a Medical Marijuana Cultivation Case, May 27, 1999, Aspen, Colorado (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)