GORTON & GORTON - Key Persons

John T. Gorton is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He graduated from St. John's Law School in 1984 and shortly thereafter rose to the position of Tort Trial Specialist within the Special Litigation and Medical Malpractice (SLAM) Unit of the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City New York. This unit consisted of specially selected trial attorneys from within the Office of the Corporation Counsel whose duties were to litigate the most serious personal injury cases brought against the City of New York. After serving with distinction for a number of years, John left to assume the senior trial partner position with an insurance defense firm on Long Island. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association and Nassau County Bar Association. John resides in Merrick, New York with his wife Patricia, and three children, Sean, Katherine and Kevin.

Thomas P. Gorton is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to founding the firm, Thomas was a partner in a major insurance defense firm in Manhattan. He is a 1980 graduate of St. John's Law School, where he was a member of the Moot Court, Executive Director of the Criminal Law Institute and recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Significant Legal Scholarship. A member of the American Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and Nassau County Bar Association, Thomas frequently addresses members of the insurance industry on timely topics of interest. He resides in Long Beach, New York, with his wife, Wendie, and son, Charlie.