Raymond A. Gill, Jr. visit superlawyers.com

Selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

Mr. Gill graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rider University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He attended the University of Richmond, where he graduated at the top of his class and received a Juris Doctorate in 1977. Mr. Gill was admitted to the Virginia bar prior to graduation from law school in 1977 and was also admitted to the New Jersey bar later that year. He is licensed to practice law in the United States District Court and Supreme Court of New Jersey.

In September of 1998, Mr. Gill earned the designation of "Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate" by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the national accreditation organization of the American Bar Association. Mr. Gill is also a member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association and Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Gill holds a civil trial certification from the National College of Advocacy and is certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Born and raised in Woodbridge, New Jersey, Mr. Gill now resides in Sea Bright. He is single and has three children. Mr. Gill founded the fifteen lawyer firm in 1986. He has practiced trial law in Woodbridge continuously since 1977 and has concentrated on the representation of accident victims for the past twenty years. Since 1977, Mr. Gill has tried hundreds of jury and non-jury trials to conclusion in the areas of general negligence, automobile negligence, medical malpractice and products liability. During that time, he has achieved many multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Gill has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, which acknowledges the top five percent of attorneys in each state, for the past five years. Since 2006, Mr. Gill has been named to the "Top 100 Attorneys" in New Jersey list and has received the honor of being named one of the "Top Ten Attorneys" in New Jersey from Super Lawyer magazine. Mr. Gill also will be included in the 2010 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. Recognized statewide as an innovator in the field of demonstrative evidence and trial tactics, Mr. Gill is a also frequent lecturer on these and other related topics for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America both in New Jersey and on the national level.

Mr. Gill also received five (5) of New Jersey's Top 20 Personal Injury Awards from September 2008 until September 2009. Three of those five cases were listed in the Top 10. In these five cases alone, Mr. Gill accumulated nearly $50 million dollars for his clients.

Areas of Practice

General Negligence

Automobile Negligence

Medical Malpractice

Products Liability

Litigation Percentage

95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey

Bar Admissions

Virginia, 1977

New Jersey

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

Education

University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia

J.D. - 1977

Rider University

B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1974

Classes/Seminars

Frequent Lecturer, American Association for Justice

Honors and Awards

"Top 10 Attorneys" in New Jersey, 2006 - Present

"Top 100 Attorneys" in New Jersey, 2006 - Present

New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2005 - Present

Inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Personal Injury Litigation & Product Liability Litigation

Received Five (5) of New Jersey's Top 20 Personal Injury Awards, 2008 - 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors

American Bar Association

New Jersey Bar Association

Virginia Bar Association

Middlesex County Bar Association

Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association

Million Dollar Advocates' Forum, Member

A sample of Raymond A. Gill Jr.'s settlements and verdicts:

$18,850,000 - A man was killed in a construction-site accident while he was standing next to a forklift when a backhoe reversed and crushed him between the two machines. The New Jersey Jury Verdict Review and Analysis stated that this Morris County case is one of the largest monetary settlements for the death of an unmarried man with no children in the history of the state.

$10,500,000 - A Monmouth County contractor was permanently injured in a fall from a roof.

$10,275,000 - A Springfield man was leaning on a metal railing on an elevated walkway when the railing gave way, causing him to fall four feet to the pavement below on his head.

$10,000,000 - A truck driver developed a staph infection from a fall on a slippery pavement at his Middlesex County workplace. The infection traveled through the plaintiff's spine and into his heart, which caused a growth of microflora on his mitral valve.

$9,000,000 - A brain injury was sustained by a Somerset County man whose vehicle was struck from behind by a car while sitting in traffic. The plaintiff was rendered unconscious and exhibited confusion and memory loss.

$7,500,000 - A martial-arts instructor lost a leg due the defective design of a punching bag.

$7,000,000 - A Bergen County construction worker who was installing fire sprinklers for his employer was killed by a falling pallet of cinder blocks. The pallet fell from a sixth-floor balcony, which struck the plaintiff in the head.

$6,500,000 - Plaintiff was involved in a rear-end collision and is now confined to a wheelchair.

$6,400,000 - Passenger paralyzed in a car accident.

$5,000,000 - A man was repairing a forklift at a construction site when he was hit by another forklift that was in operation. The plaintiff suffered serious injuries and has been declared permanently disabled.

$5,000,000 - Plaintiff died of burns suffered in a fire at a chemical plant in Somerset County.

$5,000,000 - A man was badly burned by boiling water from a burst pipe in his apartment.

$4,500,000 – Highway maintenance worker hit by two vehicles.

$4,275,000 - Two motorcyclists were injured in a collision caused by an unlocked horse paddock, which allowed a horse to cause a motorcycle accident.

$4,100,000 - Disabling drug overdose.

$3,500,000 - A limousine passenger suffered serious injuries after the vehicle hydroplaned in rainwater and struck a concrete barrier.

$3,150,000 - Teenager suffered multiple, serious fractures in Essex County car crash.

$3,000,000 - A man was ejected from a golf cart in Monmouth County.

$3,000,000 - A traffic engineer was killed by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer while working on a highway improvement project.

$2,900,000 - A woman tripped while hanging laundry at her apartment complex in Union County.

$2,700,000 - Auto collision as plaintiff attempted to make left turn.

$2,600,000 - Premises liability

$2,500,000 - Auto accident

$2,400,000 - A man died of injuries sustained in a fishing-boat explosion in Monmouth County.

$2,300,000 - Automobile accident as the defendant failed to stop at a stop sign.

$2,200,000 - Burn injuries

$2,000,000 – Slip and fall

$1,900,000 - A man suffered injuries in a head-on auto accident.

$1,800,000 - Fatal school bus accident in Mercer County.

$1,650,000 - Automobile injuries

$1,500,000 - Head injury during brawl with security guard

$1,400,000 - Wrongful death in auto accident

$1,300,000 - Workplace fall

$1,300,000 - A woman was struck by a shopping cart, which caused her to have back injuries.

$1,300,000 - Motorcycle accident

$1,285,000 - Auto accident

$1,250,000 - Spinal injury from rear-end collision

$1,200,000 - A woman was kicked in the head by a horse in Monmouth County.

$1,200,000 - Brain-damaged pedestrian

$1,200,000 - Construction accident

$1,120,000 - A Middlesex County man was hit by a car as he left a tavern intoxicated.

$1,170,000 - A man was injured in a two-car crash.

$1,150,000 - A former police officer suffered injuries in a car accident while responding to an emergency call.

$1,100,000 - A man suffered head and pelvic injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car.

$1,100,000 - Auto accident on left turn

$1,030,000 - Car accident

$1,000,000 - Auto injuries

$950,000 - Auto accident

$900,000 - Traffic injuries

$900,000 - Trucking accident

$884,000 - Dram shop liability

$875,000 - Motorcycle injuries

$870,000 - Slip and fall

$850,000 - Wrongful death

$850,000 - Workplace accident

$800,000 - Auto accident

$702,500 - Delayed call to police

$675,000 - Fatal car-truck crash

$675,000 - Auto/truck collision

$650,000 - Death of pedestrian

$635,000 - Molestation case

$625,000 - Trucking accident

$620,000 - Auto injuries

$575,000 - Auto injuries

$500,000 - Car accident

$500,000 - Bicycle accident

$500,000 - Car-train accident

$500,000 - Workplace injury

$500,000 - Automobile injuries

$475,000 - Product misuse

$450,000 - Fall from pony

$275,000 - Burn injuries