Attorneys

Recently named a “Rising Star” by New Jersey Monthly and Super Lawyers magazines for the third year in a row, partner John F. Gillick has successfully represented clients in dozens of trials in the areas of employment discrimination, personal injury, and civil rights. A one-time clerk for the Honorable Jack L. Lintner, former Presiding Judge of New Jersey’s Appellate Division, Mr. Gillick has successfully argued appeals before both the New Jersey Supreme Court and the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and has been counsel of record on numerous published opinions.

Currently serving as Vice President for the Middlesex County Bar Foundation, Mr. Gillick is also a Trustee for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, teaches continuing legal education courses on behalf of the Middlesex County Bar Association, and serves as a Volunteer Lawyer for Justice for the Legal Services Foundation of Essex County. Mr. Gillick also volunteers his time as Chairman for Project Law, an essay contest for Middlesex County high school students, collects holiday toys for Catholic Charities, and also collects for Hire Attire, a non-profit which provides used work clothes for those in need. Mr. Gillick is a member of the New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Brunswick and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Gillick received his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University in 2001, where he was Articles Editor for the Legislative Journal, President of the Irish American Law Students Association, a Senator of the Student Bar Association, and an intern for the New Jersey State Assembly’s Democratic Office. As an undergraduate, he received dual Bachelor of Arts degrees from William Paterson University in English Literature and Secondary Education, where he was named Outstanding Senior and presented with a service award by the Catholic Campus Ministry.

Areas of Practice:

• Personal Injury
• Employment
• Civil Rights

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

Education:

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey,
  Juris Doctor, 2001
  Law Journal: Seton Hall University, Legislative Journal, Articles Editor
• William Paterson University
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Outstanding Senior
  Major: English Literature
  Major: Secondary Education

Honors and Awards:

• “Rising Star,” New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine/New Jersey Monthly, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE)
  Trustee
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
  Executive Committee
• Middlesex County Bar Foundation
  Trustee
• Middlesex County Bar Association
  Member
• New Jersey State Bar Association
  Member
• American Bar Association
  Member

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Jack L. Lintner of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, New Jersey, Former Law Clerk
• New Jersey State Assembly’s Democratic Office, Intern

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Lawyer for Justice for the Legal Services Foundation of Essex County