Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers Near Me in Newton Area

Michael Gillis has spent the past thirty years helping his clients find creative solutions to complex legal issues. As a seasoned trial attorney, he represents consumers, individuals, entities and companies who have been needlessly harmed, personally and financially, because of the negligent, reckless, and sometimes intentional acts of others. His tireless efforts pursing those who harm his clients have resulted in countless resolutions of his client’s issues whether by agreement, arbitration or litigation.. Michael Gillis graduated with honors from Boston College and was awarded a Trustee Scholarship to attend Suffolk University Law. At Suffolk, he was elected President of the Student Bar Association and was the first recipient of the Wyman Award for outstanding civic achievement.  Upon graduation, Michael Gillis defended products liability cases for General Electric and commercial clients for Travelers Insurance Company, In 1988, he and his partner, David R. Bikofsky, founded Gillis & Bikofsky, P.C.. Michael Gillis has served as the President of the Mass Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), the Board of Delegates for the Mass Bar Association (MBA), The Joint Bar Judicial Nomination Commission, President of his law school alumni association, and as a Trustee of Suffolk University. He currently serves on MATA’s Board of Delegates and is the State delegate to the national affiliate, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) where he chairs one of AAJ’s national committees, the Liquor Liability Group. He serves as President of the Board of Governors of the Catholic Lawyers Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston and is the chapter author in several legal books published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), American Bar Association and American Law Institute ALI/ABA). Michael Gillis has lectured to other lawyers at trial practice seminars for the American Bar Association, MATA, AAJ, MBA, Suffolk University Law School, and Norfolk County Bar Association.. Michael Gillis has been recognized by various associations for his legal expertise. He has been named one of the “Top Massachusetts Lawyers” and a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” by Boston Magazine, one of “Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers” by the Boston Globe, and one of Massachusetts’ “Top Lawyers for Women” by Vogue Magazine. He has been peer reviewed by fellow lawyers for Martindale Hubbell, the leading directory of lawyers nationally, and received an “AV” rating, the highest designation for both competence and ethics which is given to only 5% of lawyers nationally.. In addition to his legal work, Michael Gillis has served on many civic and religious boards and organizations. He previously served as Chairman and Counsel for the Hoyt Fund, a non-profit organization working to mainstream individuals with disabilities, as well as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Milton Public Library. He currently serves on the board of the Pike’s Peak Hockey Club of Boston College, his parish pastoral council, the board of his parish school, asa President of the Board of Trustees of the Little Brothers of St. Francis, and as Advocate and Grand Knight of his local Knights of Columbus. He also coaches hockey and soccer for his town’s youth sports teams.. Michael and his wife live in Westwood along with their three children.

I am Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.  I zealously advocate for my clients in a host of practiceareas, including: personal injury (car accidents, slip-and-falls,medical/dental malpractice), employment (sexual harassment, age discrimination,wrongful termination), commercial/business matters (litigation andtransactional) and Federal and State False Claims Act/Whistleblower actions. Additionally, I aggressively represent clients in local municipal courts(for DWI, traffic violations, simple assault, drug possession and neighbordisputes), and handle serious criminal matters and domestic violence cases.. Should you needlegal counsel in any of those areas, I invite you to contact me today for a consultation at my offices.  If you need legal advice, you should seek theassistance of legal counsel (a lawyer/attorney) immediately; generallyspeaking, the law punishes those who sit on their rights.  Before makingyour choice of attorney, you should give this matter careful thought.  Theselection of an attorney is an important decision.. I have extensivecivil litigation experience at the Federal and State level, having devoted morethan a substantial portion of my professional time toward the preparation andtrial and all matters litigated.  I have appeared for trial in alltwenty-one (21) of New Jersey’s County Superior Courts.. I was born and raised in West Orange (Essex County).  A 1989 graduate of The PingrySchool in Martinsville, New Jersey, I was graduated from GeorgetownUniversity in 1993, with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a Minor inPsychology.  Most notably, as a Hoya, I was Georgetown’s official mascot,“Jack the Bulldog” from 1990 to 1993.. I obtained my JurisDoctor degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law in 1997, where I served as a Member and Book Review Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review. Additionally, I was the research assistant to Professor E. Judson Jennings,helping him to pen the Jennings and Weissenberger New Jersey Evidence CourtroomManual; this manual is still widely used by litigators across the State.. Enjoying admission topractice in New Jersey, I may also appear before the United States DistrictCourt for the District of New Jersey.  I am a member of the SussexCounty, New Jersey State, and American Bar Associations.. I began my legalcareer “in the trenches” from the start.  Sworn in by the Honorable CarolFerentz, J.S.C. (retired) first thing in the early morning on the day I waslicensed, I made my second appearance “on the record” at a deposition lateron in the afternoon.. As a young attorney, I primarily served as defense counsel to large insurance company’s insureds,handling primarily auto accidents and premises liability matters.  At thattime, my work also brought me to the municipal level, as I representedAbercrombie & Fitch privately prosecuting shoplifters in their Menlo ParkMall location.. I tried my firstjury trial before the anniversary of my first year in the practice.. Later, I wouldventure into the commercial litigation realm, representing large companies in avariety of litigated and transactional matters.  Returning again to theinsurance industry, I joined the Nationwide Insurance Trial Division andrepresented Nationwide, Scottsdale, Allied, and National Casualty insureds invarying general liability and transportation defense cases.  While withNationwide Trial Division, I handled wrongful death actions, slip-and-falls,construction defect cases, products liability matters, and standard autoaccident defense.  I successfully brought a number of those matters toconclusion at trials before juries of up to eight (8) panelists.. I have also handledmany aspects of complex commercial litigation matters in the health care fieldat the State and Federal level.  Additionally, I participated at MedicalBoard hearings, guardianship proceedings, and in criminal court defendingclaims brought on behalf of, or against, medical doctors in the course of theirpractice.. More recently, I have focused my practice on plaintiff’s personal injury lawsuits with particularemphasis on medical and dental malpractice actions, commercial/business matters(litigation and transactional), employment suits, and Federal and State FalseClaims Act/Whistleblower cases.  I also represent clients in localmunicipal courts for DWI, traffic violations, simple assault, drug possessionand neighbor disputes.  I handle more serious criminal matters anddomestic violence cases, as well.  In these areas, I now fight forindividual clients who need representation to ensure that their rights areprotected.. Asaforementioned, I am currently Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jerseyas a Civil Trial Attorney.  There are only approximately 1500 or soCertified Civil Trial Attorneys in New Jersey out of nearly 83,000practitioners.  For more information about what it is to hold thisdesignation, please visit: .. My firm, The Marchese Law Firm, LLC, isconveniently located in Newton, New Jersey, just off the square in the centerof town, at 93 Spring Street.  My law offices are on the ThirdFloor, in Suite 300.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Newton North and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Newton North and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Newton North and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Newton North and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Newton North and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Newton North and surrounding areas.