Attorney John Gallagher, Law Offices of John A. Gallagher, P.C., Paoli, Pennsylvania

John A. Gallagher
Paoli, Pennsylvania


phone	866-719-5614 610-647-5027
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Mr. Gallagher practices in the areas of employment, personal injury, business and contract litigation. His clients are primarily individuals seeking to assert or protect their rights to employment. He served as Chairman of the Montgomery County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Committee in both 2006 and 2007 In 2008, he served as Chairman of MBA's General Practice Committee.

In November 2008, he relocated his main office to Paoli and he has joined the Chester County Bar Association. At that same time, he contracted to utilize a number of offices located in locations such as Plymouth Meeting, King of Prussia, Exton, Radnor and Philadelphia. In February 2010, Mr. Gallagher changed the name of the Firm to the Gallagher Law Group, P.C., in recognition of the Firm's expanding practice areas and the contributions of his growing group of associate attorneys.

In the August 2009 edition of Main Line Today Magazine, he was recognized by his peers as a "Top Employment Lawyer. He enjoys a "Distinguished" rating from Martindale Hubbell, and a "Superb" (10.0 out of 10.0) assessment from lawyer rating service Avvo.

Mr. Gallagher is an experienced trial lawyer. This experience often enables him to develop strategies allowing clients to reach satisfactory resolutions to their problems without resort to costly and time-consuming litigation.

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John resides in Willistown, Chester County. He has four children, Dylan, Amanda, Charles and Sam. Dylan and Amanda attend the University of Pittsburgh, and Charlie and Sam attend the Great Valley Middle School District. Recently, he became engaged to Katherine Lane, and they plan to marry in August 2010. Katherine has three children, daughters Danielle, Kalli and Olivia, all of whom attend Sugartown Elementary School in the Great Valley School District. He has coached many activities, including girls and boys basketball, soccer and softball/baseball.

Honors: New England Scholar Award
Law Review: New England Law Review, Senior Editor

West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1985
B.A.

Published Works:: In Wake of Exxon Valdez; Murky Legal Waters of Liability and Compensation, 25 N. Eng L. Rev. 571, 1990; Work Related Injuries: A Legal Tarpit, Benefits and Compensation Solutions, 1995; The Equal Opportunity Statement, Hiring & Discharge Compliance, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1998; Paid versus Unpaid Leave, Hiring & Discharge Compliance, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1998; Five Essential Handbook Policies, Hiring &Discharge Compliance, Vol. 2, No. 10, 1998; Seven Steps to Buying Computer Software, Newsletter of Independence Chapter of Association of Legal Administrators, 2002

Representative Cases:: Whitman v. Proconex, LEXIS 2930 (E.D. Pa. 2009) (U.S. Dist. 2009); Scholly v. JMK Plastering, Inc.,, LEXIS 49958 (E.D. Pa. 2008) (U.S. Dist. 2008); 146 Montgomery Investors, LP v. Parke Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Inc., 2005 WL 2562910 (Phila.Com.Pl. 2005); Karedes v. Gannett Company, Inc., et al, 423 F.3rd 107 (2nd Cir. 2005); Northwestern Human Services v. Panaccio, 2005 WL 1353609 (E.D. Pa. 2005); Singley v. Villanova Univ., 851 A.2d 200 (Pa. Super 2004); John L. Karedes v. Colella, 760 N.Y.S.2d 84, 790 N.E.2d 257 (2003); In Re Bridgeport Fire Litigation, 61 Pa. D&C 4th 147 (2003); Gemini Business Machines v. Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, 140 M.C.L.R. 53 (2002); Louis J. Karedes v. Village of Endicott, 297 A.D.2d 413, 746 N.Y.S.2d 96 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 2002); In re Asousa Partnership, 264 B.R. 376 (Bankr.E.D. Pa. 2001); John L. Karedes v. Colella, 187 Misc.2d 656, 722 N.Y.S.2d 714 (N.Y.Sup. 2001); Grimm Bros. v. R & R Properties, Inc., 137 Montg.Co.L.R. 229 (2000); Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau v. VSI, 28 F. Supp. 2d 947 (E.D. Pa. 1998); Bethel v. McAllister Brothers, Inc., 81 F.3d 376 (3d Cir. 1996)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Montgomery County Bar Association, 1996-Present; Member - MBA Board of Directors, 2002-2004; MBA, 2006; Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Committee; MBA, 2007 - Present; Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Committee; MBA, 2008; Chairman, General Practice Committee

Past Employment Positions:: Norristown Law Firm of High, Swartz, Roberts & Seidel, 1996 - 2006; Philadelphia Law Firm of Harvey, Pennington, Herting & Renneisen, LLC, Associate, 1991 - 1996