James Peter McGovern

Also known as James P. McGovern
James Peter McGovern
Experience 3.5 star rating
Industry Recognition 2.0 star rating
Professional Conduct 5.0 star rating

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Overview

Practice Areas

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  • 20% Estate Planning
    8 years
  • 20% DUI / DWI
    8 years
  • 20% Bankruptcy / Chapter 7
    2 years
  • 15% Employment / Labor
    12 years
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Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Retainer (Sometimes)

Payment types

Cash, Check

Contact Information

  • James P. McGovern, Esq.
    Attorney at Law
    243 Sparta Avenue
    Sparta, NJ 07871
    Office: 973-845-1205
    Fax: 973-726-0432
    Mobile: 973-370-0567
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Languages Spoken

  • French
  • German
  • Spanish

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Client Reviews

Average Client Rating


5 star rating

“Highly Recommend”

Posted by: donna, about 1 month ago.

Client Review: "Mr. McGovern was attentive to my concerns and explained everything to me clearly and carefully. He kept me up-to-date about the progress of my case,... more
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5 star rating

“Awesome attorney. Mr McGovern is well recommended!”

Posted by: Tarieka, 4 months ago.

Client Review: Mr McGovern is a great attorney. He was accurate, trustworthy and dedicated. I would definitely use him again and recommend him to others
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Peer Endorsements

Endorsements

3 endorsements


Supti Bhattacharya

I endorse this lawyer. Jim and I attended law school together and I could tell from the first moment i met him that he would be a highly skilled... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Supti Bhattacharya , Princeton (NJ), About 2 years ago
Joseph M Hoffmann

I highly endorse Jim McGovern. We worked in competitive law offices in Newton, NJ. He is a tough, able and consistant advocate and i have had a... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Joseph Hoffmann , Newton (NJ), Over 2 years ago
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Résumé

 

License

11 years since James Peter McGovern was first licensed to practice law.

State License status Year acquired Last updated by Avvo
New Jersey Active 2001 03/13/2013
New York Currently registered 2004 05/21/2011

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position Duration
Attorney at James P. McGovern, Attorney at Law 2009–present
Member at McGovern & Roseman, PA 2004–2008
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Education

School Major Degree Graduated
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark Law JD 2001
Georgetown University History BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Awards

Award Name Granting Organization Date
Award for Excellence in the Study of Employment Law ABA-BNA 2001
Co-Chair Rutgers Law School Moot Court Board 2001

Associations

Position Association Name Duration
Member Bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2007–present
Member Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States 2006–present
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Contribution

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Publications

Article Publication Date
APPLICATION OF THE CONTINUING VIOLATION DOCTRINE UNDER TITLE VII AND NEW JERSEY'S LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (with Maurice McLaughlin) 26 Rutgers Law Record 6 2002