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JOHN C. GILLESPIEShareholderChair, Administrative, State and Local Government Department
Practice Areas:- Municipal Law
- Governmental Defense Litigation
- Land Use and Development
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Professional Experience:Mr. Gillespie has represented public entities, as well as land use applicants, for over twenty-five years. He regularly represents national clients in processing development applications before local land use boards and has lectured extensively on matters of interest to municipalities and developers. He also represents dozens of public entities in defending class action lawsuits, police liability claims, constitutional law challenges, and various other actions against municipalities and counties.
Mr. Gillespie is the 2011 recipient of the Michael A. Pane Award, given by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities and the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys ("NJILGA") and the 2010 recipient of the Fred G. Stickel Award issued by the NJILGA for excellence in local government law and the highest committment to ethics. He is also among the first-ever recipients of the International Municipal Lawyers Association Amicus Service Award. The award recognizes lawyers who have done exemplary work to protect and advance local government interests. In addition, Mr. Gillespie is a past recipient of the prestigious Robert W. Criscuolo Award, presented annually by the Burlington County Bar Association to a young attorney committed to the legal profession and the community.
Professional Activities and Memberships:- Associate Counsel to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities
- Third Circuit Regional Vice President for the International Municipal Lawyers Association ("IMLA")
- Trustee of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys
- Served two terms as a trustee of the Burlington County Bar Association
- Mr. Gillespie has lectured to Joint Insurance Fund organizations, police associations, and on behalf of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the New Jersey Association of Counties, and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education on such topics as federal constitutional law issues, suits brought under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, Transfer of Development Rights legislation, "Pay to Play" issues, class action lawsuits, and civility in local government dialogue. Mr. Gillespie has also given presentations at IMLA conferences on the "Section 1983 Implications of Everyday Municipal Actions" and on "Cell Tower Siting: Zoning and Planning Law Implications."
Admissions:- New Jersey
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education:- Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1980)
- Trinity College, Connecticut (B.A., 1977)
Et Cetera:Mr. Gillespie is a member and on the Board of Trustees for Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice. He is also the founding Trustee of the Church of St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church, in Evesham, New Jersey.
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