JOHN J. GILLIGAN, C.F.L.S.

EMPLOYMENT

GYLER & GILLIGAN (12/85 - 2000)
GILLIGAN LAW CORPORATION (2001 - PRESENT)

John J. Gilligan, the principal and managing partner in the firm, is certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a Family Law Specialist. The firm’s emphasis is family law and all related family issues.  The firm advises on probate litigation and all areas of estate planning. Mr. Gilligan has served as Judge Pro-Tem in the Superior Court for sixteen years. He is also certified to serve as a Superior Court Mediator, qualified for service as Court-Appointed Minor's Counsel, and has served on various Bar Associations. He has lectured extensively and authored many published articles in the areas of domestic violence, child custody, community property and various other aspects of family law, and is the author of three published opinions.

JUDGE PRO TEM: 1985 to Present

EDUCATION

WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor: June 1980
Honors: Dean's List, three semesters
Am Jur in remedies and contracts

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BROCKPORT,
BROCKPORT, NEW YORK
Degree: Bachelor of Science, May 1976
GPA: 3.75
Major: Political Science
Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Pepperdine University Mediation Certification

MEMBERSHIPS

• State Bar of California

• Association of Certified Family Law Specialists

• American Bar Association

• Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association

• United States Supreme Court

• California Supreme Court

• United States District Court for the Central District of California

• United States District Court for the Southern District of California

• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• United States Claims Court

• United States Tax Court

• United States Court of Military Appeals

• Los Angeles Bar Association

• Long Beach Bar Association

• Orange County Bar Association

• South Bay Bar Association

• Certified Family Law Mediator