Mr. Gergi is a versatile litigator and problem solver who handles a wide range of complex civil and criminal matters. He draws on his experience in federal and state courts as well as the public and private sectors in representing his clients. He has managed both single-plaintiff and class action litigation, and he has assisted clients with internal investigations into allegations of misconduct.
Mr. Gergi joins Gibbons after having completed a clerkship with the Honorable Georgette Castner, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. He helped Judge Castner preside over jury trials and drafted opinions on challenging legal issues, including constitutional questions, toxic torts, construction disputes, and ERISA. Mr. Gergi clerked previously for Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court, where he worked on civil and criminal appeals.
Prior to joining Gibbons, Mr. Gergi spent two years in private practice in New York City, representing presidential campaigns, universities, newspapers, and sports leagues in a variety of employment-related matters. He also spent three years as a civil rights attorney at Fair Share Housing Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He was the lead attorney on dozens of fair housing cases and helped craft New Jersey’s groundbreaking Fair Chance in Housing Act, which limits the use of criminal records against prospective tenants.
Credentials
Education
Yale Law School (J.D.)
- Student Director, Legislative Advocacy Clinic
- Teaching Fellow, Yale University, Department of Political Science
- Head, Middle Eastern and North African Law Students Association
University of Oxford, St. Antony’s College (M.Phil., Politics: Comparative Government)
- Dahrendorf Scholar, 2013
- Research Assistant and Steering Committee Member, Dahrendorf Programme
- Graduate Editor, OxPol, The Oxford University Politics Blog
University of London, King’s College (B.A., History, First Class Honors)
- Laurel Award, 2012
Professional Admissions
State of New Jersey
State of New York
Professional Activities
Completed National Institute for Trial Advocacy Deposition Skills Program (2022)
Volunteer Moot Court Judge, Rutgers Law David and Albert Cohn Competition and the Judge Leonard I. Garth Competition
Judicial Clerkship(s)
Law Clerk to the Honorable Georgette Castner, U.S.D.J., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, April 2023 – September 2024
Law Clerk to Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, New Jersey Supreme Court, August 2018 – August 2019
Civic/Charitable Activities
White House Intern, The White House, Washington, DC, 2011
Staff Assistant, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC, 2009
U.S. Senate Intern, Office of U.S. Senator Barack Obama, Washington, DC, 2008
Legal Employment
Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, November 2017 – August 2018, July 2022 – March 2023
Staff Attorney/Liman Fellow, Fair Share Housing Center, Cherry Hill, NJ, September 2019 – January 2022
Languages
French
Arabic