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Jerry Gallagher is a member in the Litigation, Banking & Financial Services, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Construction Law Groups at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus. He engages in civil trial and appellate practice, and concentrates in the areas of commercial banking, creditors’ rights, auto finance defense litigation, construction litigation and related matters, and title insurance litigation matters. Jerry serves as New Jersey counsel to several national companies, including BMW Financial Services, Imperial A.I. Credit Companies, JPMorgan Chase Bank, K. Hovnanian Companies, and Stewart Title Guaranty Co. Jerry successfully defended and obtained an appellate court decision affirming the trial court’s dismissal of spoliation of evidence claims asserted against a national financing company. He also obtained a jury verdict dismissing claims against a real estate developer for alleged violations of New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act. Jerry regularly represents financial institutions and auto financing companies. He secured a favorable jury verdict in favor of a commercial equipment leasing company including dismissal of lender liability counterclaims; and he represented a banking institution in successfully opposing efforts by a consumer group to obtain certification of a putative class action brought against an automobile dealership and several banks.
On behalf of clients in the finance industry, Jerry successfully prosecuted a federal court action on behalf of an insurance premium finance company resulting in a summary judgment in excess of $1 million and the dismissal of the borrower’s counterclaims. He also represented an insurance premium finance company in prosecuting fraud claims against a broker, which resulted in a monetary judgment and criminal prosecution of the broker by the State Attorney General’s office. Jerry regularly represents a title insurance company to successfully obtain equitable subrogation of mortgages whose priority is clouded by an intervening lien. Jerry also represents homebuilders in residential and commercial construction disputes and in defense of consumer fraud act claims. | 