Education

• J.D., magna cum laude
  Seton Hall University, 1994
     Moot Court Board
• B.A., Rutgers, The State
  University of New Jersey, 1991
     Phi Sigma Pi

Gary Riveles

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Gary Riveles is one of the firm's litigation partners, responsible for representing individuals, insurers, public entities and private companies in complex premises and product liability, medical and hospital negligence, toxic tort and insurance coverage matters and disputes. He joined the firm in 1995. He frequently appears before state and federal courts, governing/licensing Boards and in administrative and quasi-judicial hearings before executive departments and agencies of the government. As a trial attorney, Mr. Riveles has successfully tried more than 20 medical malpractice cases and has been Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has designated this honor to attorneys who are able to demonstrate sufficient levels of experience, education, knowledge and skill in civil trial practice. The New Jersey Supreme Court, through its Board on Attorney Certification, designates as a certified civil trial attorney, only those lawyers who are able to meet the standards set by the Board and approved by the Court. In order to be certified, an attorney must be a member in good standing of the New Jersey bar for at least 5 years, been favorably evaluated by judges and peers, fulfilled ongoing continuing legal education requirements, passed a written examination covering various aspects of trial practice, and demonstrated a significant level of experience in civil trial law. Less than 3% of all New Jersey attorneys have achieved this certification.

Mr. Riveles also chairs the firm's appellate department, where he has briefed and argued hundreds of appeals resulting in a number of precedental decisions, including:

• Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital, 415 N.J. Super. 301 (App.Div. 2010)
• Edwards v. McBreen, 369 N.J. Super. 415 (App. Div. 2004)
• Grecco v. UMDNJ, 345 N.J. Super. 94 (App. Div. 2001)
• IFA Ins. Co. v. Altantic Mut. Ins., 331 N.J. Super 217 (App. Div. 2000)
• In re Baby T., 160 N.J. 332 (1999)
• In re Grant of Charter School Appl., 164 N.J. 316 (2000)
• In re the Adoption of Baby T., 311 N.J. Super. 408 (App. Div. 1998)
• In re the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 9A:10-7.8(b), 327 N.J. Super. 149 (App. Div. 2000)
• In re the Appl. of Our Lady of Lourdes Med. Ctr., 1997 N.J. Agen. Lexis 545 (1997)
• Johnston v. Muhlenberg Regional Med., 326 N.J. Super. 203 (App. Div. 1999)
• Kimmel v. Dayrit, 301 N.J. Super. 334 (App. Div. 1997)
• Kimmel v. Dayrit, 154 N.J. 337 (1998)
• Lodato v. Kappy, 353 N.J. Super. 439 (App. Div. 2002)
• Matynska v. Fried, 175 N.J. 51 (2002)
• Moore v. Schering Plough, Inc., 328 N.J. Super. 300 (App. Div. 2000)
• Proske v. St. Barnabas Med. Ctr., 313 N.J. Super. 311 (App. Div. 1998)
• Saks v. Ng, 383 N.J. Super. 76 (App. Div. 1997)
• Vitrano by Vitrano v. Schiffman, 305 N.J. Super. 572 (App. Div. 1997)

Mr. Riveles is a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and has delivered lectures and grand rounds on malpractice subject to numerous hospitals and groups. He has also authored several published articles on medical malpractice topics. Mr. Riveles was selected as a 2006 and 2007 New Jersey Rising Star and 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 New Jersey Superlawyer by Law & Politics and the Publisher of New Jersey Monthly. In 2011, he was invited to become Fellow of the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America, a national litigation honor society.

Mr. Riveles served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Leonard S. Sachar, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, before joining the firm.