Attorneys

Gerald T. Ford 
Newark, New Jersey
Member
phone (973) 623-2700
fax (973) 623-4496
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Gerry Ford has over 30 years of experience in the trial and appellate courts, both state and federal, in New Jersey, New York, and other jurisdictions.  He has extensive experience with litigation involving commercial disputes, general negligence, construction accidents and defects, insurance coverage, employment law, professional liability and civil rights. Gerry began his career as a certified public accountant.  He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York where eventually he became Chief of its Tax Unit.
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1980
New Jersey, 1981
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1977


Certified Public Accountant, District of Columbia, 1976


Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1974
B.S.


Honors and Awards:
Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Law Review, 1978 - 1979


Martindale AV rated


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member


National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Member


Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Member


Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey
Member


New Jersey Bar Association
Member


New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Southern District of New York, Chief, Tax Unit, Civil Division, 1984 - 1986


Southern District of New York, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1982 - 1986


Hughes Hubbard & Reed, 1980 - 1982


Hon. Wm. H. Timbers, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Judicial Clerkship, 1979 - 1980


Arthur Andersen & Co., 1974 - 1976