John P Gilfillan

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, JD, 1989
• Providence College, BA, 1985

John is a partner in the Basking Ridge office and was admitted to the state and federal bars of New Jersey in 1991, along with the US District Court, District of New Jersey and US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

He practices in a variety of complex litigation areas, including insurance defense and coverage, motor vehicle negligence, products liability, employment practices, commercial disputes, construction, and professional liability. He also has experience in the insurance regulatory area. John has extensive experience at both the trial level and appellate courts in  both the State and Federal court systems .

At Kennedys, John leads the US region of the Global Liability/Defense Group, and works with the firm’s defense lawyers all around the world. He also represents numerous foreign insurance companies, manufacturers and businesses that get sued in the United States, and is often requested to give advice to Kennedys lawyers and their clients in other countries on US land. In addition, John is on the Strategy Board for Kennedys IQ, the firm’s affiliated technology company that offers innovative solutions to the firm’s clients to improve their claims handling and other operations challenges. John is spearheading the introduction of Kennedys IQ’s products and services into the US, and is active in the development of additional technologies to offer the firm’s clients.

John is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and is a requested speaker at seminars and presentations at the annual bar convention and other venues around the state. He is also a former member of the Lay Board of Trustees of Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey.

John also contributed to the Claims inflation and personal injury claims: a global review report, published in June 2023.