ATTORNEY PROFILES
Gerald B. O'Connor 
Partner
Phone 800-586-5817
908-928-9200
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Professional Experience
• One of the leading medical malpractice litigators in New Jersey
• Emphasis includes medical negligence, personal injury and products liability
Bar Admissions and Certifications
• New Jersey, 1968
• New York, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit, 1985
• Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, 1989
Education
• Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana, B.A.,1964
• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, J.D., 1968
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Appointments and Honors
• Best Lawyers of America, Civil Trial Specialist, 1983 - 2012
• 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 designation since inception; included in Top 100 list
• AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating)
Professional Associations and Memberships
• 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, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
• American College of Barristers, Inductee, Senior Counsel, 2001
• American Association for Justice, 2001, Stalwart
• American Bar Association, Fellow
• Adjunct Professor, Trial Litigation, Rutgers University School of Law, 1976 - 1985
• Adjunct Professor, Trial Litigation, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1980 - 1985