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    Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr.

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    Jerome Gallagher engages in civil trial and appellate practice with a concentration in commercial litigation, creditors’ rights, construction, contract litigation, and commercial accounts receivable matters.  Jerry also regularly represents clients in drafting and negotiating commercial and industrial products and services agreements.

    Jerry serves as New Jersey counsel to several national companies, including Intercos Europe, SpA; IPFS Corporation; Jansy Packaging, LLC; and Valley National Bank, N.A. Jerry also represents several private businesses in industries, including banking/financial services, cosmetics, retail packaging, computer support, and specialty concrete products.

    Jerry has achieved several significant results for clients, including: an appellate affirmance of a trial court’s dismissal of “spoliation of evidence” claims against a national financing company; a jury verdict dismissing claims against a national real estate developer for alleged violations of New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act; prosecuting fraud claims against an insurance broker on behalf of a premium finance company, resulting in a seven-figure money judgment; a jury verdict dismissing “lender liability” claims; dismissal of Consumer Fraud Act and punitive damages claims brought against a privately owned electronic parts testing company; domesticating foreign judgments; recovering payments on surety bonds; obtaining numerous monetary judgments in favor of financial institutions and businesses on commercial loan and accounts receivable claims; and regularly represents contractors in residential and commercial construction disputes, lien claims and commercial collection actions.

    Jerry is also a leader in civic and community service organizations.  Since 2020, he has served as Chair of the NCE Board of Visitors at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and previously served as Chair of  NJIT’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, of which he has been a member since 1999.  For the past 10 years, he also serves as a Trustee of the Passaic Optimist Foundation and chairs its annual fundraiser golf outing.

    Areas of practice

    • Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
    • Construction Law

    Education

      • Rutgers School of Law – Newark
        • J.D.
      • New Jersey Institute of Technology
        • B.S. with distinction

    Professional Affiliations

      • New Jersey State Bar Association
      • New Jersey Institute of Technology
        • NCE Board of Visitors
        • Past Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Industrial Advisory Board
      • Provident Bank
        • Professionals Group Advisory Council
      • Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association
      • New Jersey Builders Association

    Bar Admissions

      • New Jersey
      • U.S. District Court
        • District of New Jersey
      • U.S. Court of Appeals
        • Third Circuit

    Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr., has earned the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® status. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

    Recent Decisions

    Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

    • Received a decision from the Appellate Division reversing a trial court’s dismissal of a real estate developer’s claim for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on the “continuing violations” exception to the two year statute of limitations applicable to such claims and remanding the matter for trial.
    • Recovered a $588,618 Non-dischargeability Judgment from the United States Bankruptcy Court in favor of a bank and against the principal of a title agency who participated in a conspiracy to defraud the lender.
    • Recovered a $915,968 Non-Dischargeability Judgment from the United States Bankruptcy Court in favor of a premium finance company and against an insurance broker who fraudulently converted the financing proceeds.
    • Obtained an affirmance from the Appellate Division of a Chancery Court decision following a bench trial awarding a real estate developer a $508,000 Judgment for pre-construction development expenditures in a failed real estate joint venture, piercing the corporate veil to impose personal liability on the joint venturer, and granting a recordable equitable mortgage on the real property to secure repayment.
    • Successfully defended an appeal from a jury verdict entered in favor of a client, and recovered payment in full against a surety bond posted to stay post-judgment collection proceedings pending appeal.
    • Obtained summary judgment dismissing claims asserted under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act against an electronic parts testing company.
    • Domesticated Oregon Judgment in New Jersey, successfully opposed debtor’s objections on jurisdictional grounds, successfully defended against the Debtor’s appeal, and recovered payment in full from a surety bond posted to secure the Judgment and stay execution proceedings.
    July 11, 2018
    Jerry Gallagher and Passaic Optimist Club Raise $18,600 for Passaic High School Students
    Jerome F. Gallagher Jr., a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Trustee of the Passaic Optimist Foundation, and Chair of its Golf Outing Fundraiser Committee, has raised more than $18,600, all of which will fund scholarships for Passaic High School students. Nearly 100 golfers, 50 sponsors, and countless others helped to make the 21st...
    June 25, 2018
    Jerry Gallagher Receives 2018 NJIT Alumni Achievement Award
    Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr., a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., has been honored by his alma mater, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), as an alumnus bringing honor to NJIT with exceptional accomplishment in his career, while also giving back to the school and community.  He received the 2018 NJIT Alumni Achievement Award...
    May 29, 2018
    Jerry Gallagher Appointed to NJIT’s Newark College of Engineers Board of Visitors
    Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr., a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., has been appointed to the Newark College of Engineers (NCE) Board of Visitors at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). One of the oldest and largest professional engineering schools in the United States, NCE has been providing quality engineering education since 1919...
    July 31, 2017
    Jerry Gallagher Featured in Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ Magazine
    Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr., a Member of the Bridgewater-based law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., was featured in OnSite, the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ Magazine. Click here to see the Associate Spotlight article. Gallagher is a member of the Firm’s Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights, and Construction Law Practice Groups.  He engages in civil...
    July 14, 2017
    Jerry Gallagher and Passaic Optimist Club Raise $20,300 for Passaic High School Students
    Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr., a Member of the Bridgewater-based law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Trustee of the Passaic Optimist Foundation, and Chair of its Golf Outing Fundraiser Committee, has raised more than $20,300, all of which will fund scholarships for Passaic High School students.  Nearly 100 golfers, 50 sponsors, and countless others helped to make...
    April 22, 2016
    Jerome Gallagher to Be Honored at NJIT Civil & Environmental Engineering Commencement Celebration
    Jerome F. Gallagher Jr., a Member of the Bridgewater-based law firm, Norris McLaughlin, P.A., will be honored at the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department’s Commencement Celebration in the Atrium at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Campus Center on May 17. Gallagher will receive CEE’s 2016 “Distinguished Alumni Award” for his exceptional achievements...


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    October 8, 2018
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    Publications

    • “LLCs: How Limited is Your Liability?” New Jersey State Bar Association — Construction Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 1, December 2018
    • Featured, “NJIT Alumni Association to honor five grads,” NJBiz, May 7, 2018
    • “So What’s in Your Wallet?” OnSite, the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ Magazine, November/December 2017
    • Featured, “Associate Spotlight,” OnSite, the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of NJ Magazine, July/August 2017
    • “Litigating the Contested Collection Case,” Lorman Educational Services, 2000
    January 8, 2021
    Before the Deluge: Preparing for the Anticipated Rise in Bankruptcy Filings
    • “Before the Deluge: Preparing for the Anticipated Rise in Bankruptcy Filings,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Webinar, January 28, 2021
    • “Collecting and Enforcing Judgments,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A. In-House Seminar, Bridgewater, New Jersey, April 30, 2008
    • Panelist, “Collection Law in New Jersey,” Lorman Educational Services, 2002-2003
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