MATTHEW P. LYONS
Gebhardt & Kiefer in Clinton Township brings on board Matthew P. Lyons as a partner. His practice will focus on civil litigation, primarily in municipal, insurance defense, civil rights, and representation of municipal government and other public entities. Lyons has nearly 25 years of experience, including extensive experience in local government. He served for six years as county counsel for Gloucester County, and four years as assistant county counsel. As a public servant, Lyons served for eight years on the Township Council for Washington Township (Gloucester County). He served as mayor for two years and council president for four years. In addition, he served as public defender for the Glassboro Borough, planning board solicitor for the Mantua Township, commissioner for the Tri-County Joint Insurance Fund, and assistant counsel for the Gloucester County Board of Social Services. In his private practice, Lyons has done extensive trial work specializing in civil defense litigation, including civil rights matters, claims against public entities, automobile negligence, and products liability. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Villanova University and a J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Davison Eastman Muñoz Lederman & Paone Adds New Partner Greg S. Gargulinski
GREG S. GARGULINSKI
Davison, Eastman, Muñoz, Lederman & Paone in Freehold brought on Greg S. Gargulinski as partner, expanding the firm’s criminal and municipal court defense practice. Gargulinski joins the firm from Ansell Grimm & Aaron in Ocean, where he began his career in 2001. He focuses on criminal law and municipal court defense. In this capacity, he has represented clients in matters involving DWI/DUI, as well as criminal defense at the state, appellate and federal levels. Gargulinski is a former law clerk to Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman and is the former acting public defender of Manalapan Township. He received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2000. While attending law school, he worked as a law clerk in the Appellate Division of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. He also worked in the Center for Social Justice, Juvenile Justice Clinic, where he represented indigent juveniles in all phases of criminal proceedings in the Essex County Family Part. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. He is an active member of the Monmouth Bar Association, where he previously served as a trustee and co-chair of the Municipal Court, Criminal Practice and Sports Law Committees.
