Attorney Profiles

Gerald B. O'Connor
Chatham, New Jersey

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phone	(973) 635-2210
fax	(973) 635-2622
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Gerald B. O'Connor has been specializing in the area of personal injury litigation - with a specific and significant emphasis in the representation of plaintiffs in medical malpractice claims - since 1972. Mr. O'Connor has also gained a reputation as a skilled litigator in other areas of personal injury litigation, including products liability claims and airplane crash litigation.

Mr. O'Connor was a partner with the firm of Balk, Goldberger, Mandell, Seligsohn & O'Connor, in Newark, New Jersey, until 1986, when he opened offices in Chatham, New Jersey, under the name of O'Connor & Rhatican, P.C. The firm continued to practice plaintiffs' personal injury litigation with a continuing specialization in plaintiffs' medical negligence actions.

Areas of Practice:: Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability Claims; Airplane Crash Litigation

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:: Civil Trial Law, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification, 1989

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 1968; New York, 1985; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1968; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985

Education:: Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1968
J.D.; Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974
National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1964
B.A.

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Trial Litigation, Rutgers University School of Law, 1976 - 1985; Trial Litigation, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1980 - 1985

Honors and Awards:: Best Lawyers of America, Civil Trial Specialist, 1983 - 2007; 1994 Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Trial Bar Awards; International Society of Barristers Inductee; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; New Jersey Monthly Magazine Superlawyer, Top 100, Since Inception

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Association for Justice; Trustee; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; Past Member, Board of Trustees; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; Past Officer and President; Essex County American Inns of Court; Past Master; American Board of Trial Advocates, New Jersey Chapter; Charter Member; New Jersey Supreme Court; Past Member, Model Jury Charges Committee; New Jersey Supreme Court; Past Member, Civil Case Management Committee; New Jersey Supreme Court; Past Member, Civil Case Management and Procedure Committee; New Jersey Supreme Court; Past Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; American College of Barristers, Inductee, Senior Counsel, 2001; American Association for Justice, 2001; Stalwart; Fellow, American Bar Association

Past Employment Positions:: Balk, Goldberger, Mandell, Seligsohn & O'Connor, Partner