About John Shields

John Shields is an attorney at Cellino Law with decades of experience representing injured individuals in New York and New Jersey. He has been practicing law since 1984 and brings more than 20 years of focused experience in personal injury cases, including participation in over 40 trials. Before joining Cellino Law, formerly Cellino & Barnes, in 2010, John practiced with the Law Offices of Hill & Moin in New York City. Between the ages of 18 and 26, while earning his undergraduate, graduate, and law degrees, he worked as a landscaper, dishwasher, short-order cook, bartender, school bus driver, and UPS truck loader while attending law school at night. Those experiences gave John a deep understanding of what it takes to earn a living and support a family, and guide his advocacy for injured clients today.

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State Bar of New Jersey

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