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John G. Geppert represents private and public sector clients in labor and employment matters. He has extensive experience representing school boards in all facets of education law. He serves as General Counsel to many boards of education throughout New Jersey. In that capacity, his role includes conducting negotiations with employee associations and collective bargaining units.
Education
- Seton Hall University (JD, 1983)
- University of Notre Dame (B.B.A 1978)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- Third Circuit, U.S. Courts of Appeals
Affiliations
- New Jersey State Bar Association School Law Committee, Member (2022-23 term)
- New Jersey State Bar Association School Law Committee, Chairman
- New Jersey School Boards Association, Trustee
- New Jersey Association of School Attorneys, Past President
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- Judicial Clerk, Hon. John J. Gibbons, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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John G. Geppert represents private and public sector clients in labor and employment matters. He has extensive experience representing school boards in all facets of education law. He serves as General Counsel to many boards of education throughout New Jersey.
John G. Geppert represents private and public sector clients in labor and employment matters. He has extensive experience representing school boards in all facets of education law. He serves as General Counsel to many boards of education throughout New Jersey. In that capacity, his role includes conducting negotiations with employee associations and collective bargaining units. He also handles all aspects of employee and student disciplinary hearings, and participates in all board issues including tenure, HIB, residency, and tuition.
Mr. Geppert frequently appears before the New Jersey Commissioner of Education, Arbitrators, the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”), and Public Employment Relations Commission (“PERC”). He also argues before the New Jersey Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and other State and Federal Courts.
REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOL BOARD CLIENTS – General Counsel for:
- Little Ferry School District
- Cumberland Regional School District
- Mount Olive Township School District
- Paterson Charter School of Science and Technology
- Mendham Borough School District
- Northfield School District
- Wayne School District
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John G. Geppert, Jr.
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Education
- Seton Hall University (JD, 1983)
- University of Notre Dame (B.B.A 1978)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- Third Circuit, U.S. Courts of Appeals
Affiliations
- New Jersey State Bar Association School Law Committee, Member (2022-23 term)
- New Jersey State Bar Association School Law Committee, Chairman
- New Jersey School Boards Association, Trustee
- New Jersey Association of School Attorneys, Past President
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- Judicial Clerk, Hon. John J. Gibbons, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Full Biography
John G. Geppert represents private and public sector clients in labor and employment matters. He has extensive experience representing school boards in all facets of education law. He serves as General Counsel to many boards of education throughout New Jersey.
John G. Geppert represents private and public sector clients in labor and employment matters. He has extensive experience representing school boards in all facets of education law. He serves as General Counsel to many boards of education throughout New Jersey. In that capacity, his role includes conducting negotiations with employee associations and collective bargaining units. He also handles all aspects of employee and student disciplinary hearings, and participates in all board issues including tenure, HIB, residency, and tuition.
Mr. Geppert frequently appears before the New Jersey Commissioner of Education, Arbitrators, the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”), and Public Employment Relations Commission (“PERC”). He also argues before the New Jersey Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and other State and Federal Courts.
REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOL BOARD CLIENTS – General Counsel for:
- Little Ferry School District
- Cumberland Regional School District
- Mount Olive Township School District
- Paterson Charter School of Science and Technology
- Mendham Borough School District
- Northfield School District
- Wayne School District
Awards & Recognitions
- Awarded AV® Preeminent™ Rated Lawyer by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers magazine, New Jersey Super Lawyers®, Schools & Education Category, 2007-2014, 2018-2024
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