April M. Gilmore
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April M. Gilmore was born in Greenville, Ohio, on April 3, 1970. She was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1998, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1998, the New York bar in 1999, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 2000. Ms. Gilmore received her B.A. from Rutgers University in 1992, and her J.D. from Rutgers University Law School in 1998. After graduating from law school, she served as a law clerk to The Honorable Arthur D’Italia, Assignment Judge, in the Superior Court of New Jersey from 1998-1999.
Ms. Gilmore is a member of the following organizations: Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court, 2000-; Bergen County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Her areas of practice include: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; and Workers Compensation.
Areas Of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Workers Compensation
- Professional Malpractice
- Guardianship/Conservatorship Proceedings
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Supreme Court of NJ, 2012
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1998
- New York, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2000
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Newark, Newark, New Jersey
- J.D. – 1998
- Rutgers University
- B.A. – 1992
Classes/Seminars
- October 2014 – ICLE – Tort Law Conference “Sidewalk Liability”
- October 2015 – ICLE – Handling the Auto Injury Case “UM/UIM Trials”
- July 2017 – ICLE – How to Prepare and Try a Medical Malpractice Case
- October 2017 – ICLE – Tort Law Conference “Medical Bills – Payable, Boardable, Lienable?”
- October 2018 – ICLE – Tort Law Conference “Charitable Immunity”
- November 2018 – NJAJ – Ethics Considerations in Workers Compensation
- May 2019 – ICLE – A New Frontier: How NJT v. Sanchez Changed the Relationship Between Workers’ Compensation & Personal Injury Law
- June 2019 – ICLE – Handling the Auto Injury Case
- October 2019 – ICLE – Tort Law Conference – Pitfalls of Medical Bills and Liens
- October 2020 – ICLE – Tort Law Conference – Workplace Torts and the Interplay with Workers’ Compensation
Honors and Awards
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters
- Named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list published by Thomson Reuters
- Named to the top 50 Women Super Lawyers list, New Jersey, published by Thomson Reuters, 2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey Association for Justice, Member
- Bergen County Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Hon. Arthur D’Italia, Assignment Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Clerk, 1998 to 1999
- Pitney Hardin Kipp Szuch, 1999 to 2000
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