(570) 454-5575Tap to Call This Lawyer
Mr. Robert J Gillespie Jr
Gillespie Miscavige Ferdinand & Baranko, LLC
Badges
Claimed Lawyer Profile
Biography
Bob Gillespie is a second generation Plaintiff's lawyer +with a distinguished record of service to the public. He served eleven years in the Luzerne County District Attorneys Office, the last four as District Attorney. In 2007 and 2008, Pjiladelphia Magazine proclaimed him to be a "Super Lawyer"* an awrd only available to the top 5% of lawyers. He is also a "Million Dollar Advocate"* having obtained Million's of Dollars in Awards for his clients. Attorney Gillespie was recently named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a society limited to 3,500 lawyers less then 1/2 % of those practicing in the United States.
Education
- Dickinson School of Law
- J.D. | Law
- -
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude Deans List American Jurisprudence Awards Woolsack Honor Society
-
- College of the Holy Cross
- B.A. | Political Science
- -
- Honors: Dean's List
-
Professional Experience
- Senior Litigator and Member
- Gillespie Miscavige Ferdinand & Baranko, LLC
- - Current
- Partner
- Private Practice
- -
- District Attorney
- Luzerne County
- -
- First Assistant District Attorney
- Luzerne County
- -
- Partner
- Bigelow, Gillespie and Cooper
- -
- Assistant District Attorney
- County of Luzerne
- -
- Assistant Attorney General
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- -
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Investigating Satanic Cults
- Justice for Children
- Lecturer
- National College of Juvenile Court Judges
Awards
- Solicitors Award
- Pennsylvania State Troopers Association
- Award for 34 years of service to the O'Rourke Memorial Lodge
- Trial Lawyers Care
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- ProBono Services to 9/11 victims
- Special Commendation
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
- Service on the Family Violence Task Force
- Certificate of Merit
- Pennsylvania State
Professional Associations
- Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow
- - Current
- Activities: Counsel chosen by invitation only. Less then 1/2% of the lawyers in America qualify.
-
- Philadelphia Magazine
- "Super Lawyers"*
- - Current
-
- Million Dollae Advocate's Forum
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Membership limited to lawyers who have Awards in excess of One Million (1,000,000.00) Dollars in one case.
-
- American Association of Justice
- Stalwart
- - Current
-
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Fellow
- - Current
-
- Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association
- Chair Publicity Committee
- - Current
-
- Lower Luzerne Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
-
- Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association
- Executive Committee
- -
-
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Pennsylvania
-
- 3rd Circuit
-
- U.S. Supreme Court
-
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Additional Practice Area
- General Civil
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
Contact & Map