Gregory F. McGroarty
Special Counsel
Experience
Gregory F. McGroarty counsels and defends clients in a variety of complex civil litigation claims with a particular focus on the transportation industry. With 17 years of experience as a civil litigator, Greg has represented a wide range of clients facing product liability, asbestos exposure, fire causation, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, construction defects, insurance coverage, bad faith, and subrogation claims. He has handled complex claims that include intercompany contracts and agreements, conducting expert depositions, participating in mediations, and preparing various motions. Greg has successfully tried multiple jury and bench trials in the Superior Court of New Jersey. In addition, he has participated in multiple mediations, arbitrations and settlement negotiations that have saved his clients significant expenses and potential exposure to substantial jury verdicts.
As staff counsel for a Fortune 500 insurance company, Greg represented clients in first- and third-party claims for bodily injury, property damage claims, and insurance coverage cases, where he successfully prepared and argued multiple dispositive motions for summary judgment.
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Industries
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants , 2024
New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2017-18
Attorney of the Year, New Jersey Defense Association, 2015-16
New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014-15
Background
Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Widener University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Moot Court Honor Society
- Rowan University, B.S., 2002
Professional Affiliations
- New Jersey Defense Association
- Chairman of the Board, 2016-17
- President, 2015-16
News & Knowledge
Publications & Events
- “The Dilemma of Limited PIP Policies for Defendants,” The New Jersey Defense, Summer 2015
- “Insurance Law Trends and Strategies,” Panelist, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2022
- “Opening and Closings to Defend a Civil Case,” New Jersey Defense Association Annual Convention, 2021
- Moderator, New Jersey Defense Association Medical College, 2019
- Moderator, New Jersey Defense Association Medical College, 2018
- “Handling a Claim from Receipt of the Claim to Filing the Answer to the Complaint,” Brennan/Vanderbilt Inn of Court, 2015
- “What’s Boardable? Analysis of the Current Law in the Context of an Automobile Trial,” Automobile Liability Seminar, New Jersey Defense Association and Insurance Counsel of New Jersey, 2012
- “The Nuts and Bolts of Special Civil Division,” New Jersey Defense Association Annual Convention, 2008
RECENT INSIGHTS
November 21, 2022