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GILMAN, BALDI, BATEMAN ENDORSED FOR JUDGE
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February 28, 2009
For Immediate Release
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Contact
Neil Samuels
Deputy Chair
215-348-2140
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GARY GILMAN
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976, Gary Gilman began his law career by serving as a judicial law clerk for former Bucks County Judge Edmund V. Ludwig. He then served as a public defender for 2½ years while a resident of Doylestown Borough.
Following his work in the Public defender’s office, Gilman then spent 6 years in the Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania. His work in the Office of the Attorney General culminated in his promotion to Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Chief of the Tort Litigation Section.
For the past 24 years, Gilman has been a lawyer in the private sector, first with a small firm in Philadelphia, and since 1988, with the law firm of Stief, Gross, Sagoskin, Gilman & Classetti in Newtown.
He became a certified mediator in 1988 and he has been hired by plaintiffs and defendants to serve as the neutral mediator or arbitrator in well-over 100 cases. Gilman has tried more than 50 cases to jury verdict in his career, and has resolved literally thousands of cases by way of negotiated settlements.
Gilman served on the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) from 1997 to 2003, he has coached youth sports for 12 years, and he has been involved in a broad variety of social action and charitable activities. He currently serves his township as the chairperson of its Citizens Traffic Commission.
• Master, Bucks County Inn of Court
• Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
• Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest attorney peer review rating of legal ability and ethical standards.
ROBERT BALDI
More than thirty years experience as lead counsel representing plaintiffs and defendants in State and Federal Courts. Twenty years experience as a neutral arbitrator (approximately thirty-five to fifty cases per year) in civil matters. Baldi is admitted to practice law in local state and federal courts including the Supreme Court of the United States.
Past Member, Board of Directors, Bucks County Bar Association
Chairperson of 9/11 Pro Bono Legal Services Program
Chairperson of the New Courthouse Committee
Co-Chairperson of the Federal Courts Section
Recipient of the 2001-2002 President’s Award
Former Member, Trial Court Nominating Committee for Bucks County -Appointed by Governor Robert P. Casey in 1991
Bucks County Inn of Court, former Treasurer and Trustee
2006 Member, Magistrate Merit Selection Committee
Big Brothers of Bucks County, Volunteer and Member, Board of Directors
Big Sisters of Bucks County, Member, Former Board of Directors
A Woman’s Place (Bucks County Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence)
Buckingham Athletic Association, Former Assistant Soccer Coach and Soccer Referee
Buckingham Friends School, Former Member, School Committee (Board of Directors)
VITA (Volunteers in Teaching Alternatives) Past President
JUDGE SKIP BATEMAN
Judge Bateman currently sits on the bench as a Judge of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. He was appointed last year by Governor Rendell to fill a vacancy. He is running for his own complete term this year.
Graduate, Widener University School of Law
Former Bucks County Deputy District Attorney
Past Solicitor for Bucks County Sheriff
Former Volunteer General Counsel to the Bucks County Council, Boy Scouts of America
Former partner, Grim, Beihn & Thatcher
27 years of litigation experience, including criminal, civil and family law
Bar Association Award for Military Assistance Program
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