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John M. Boyle
908-301-5649
jboyle@lindabury.com
Jack Boyle joined Lindabury’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice in March of 2002. Since that time he has provided mediation or arbitration services in over 450 matters, covering a wide range of legal disputes. He is a former Presiding Judge in the Equity Part of the Chancery Division, Superior Court, Union County, where he served for 10 years. For the balance of the more than 17 years he was on the bench, Mr. Boyle was judge in the Probate and Matrimonial Parts of the Chancery Division and in the Law Division handling jury trials.
While serving in the Equity Part of the Chancery Division, Mr. Boyle adjudicated thousands of cases, resulting in hundreds of settlements in all areas of equity, probate and complex civil disputes, including environmental, real estate, contracts, construction, products liability, personal injury, securities; stock valuations, insurance coverage and commercial and corporate disputes such as directors’ liability and minority shareholder rights.
Prior to serving in the judiciary, Mr. Boyle was in private practice with Sauer, Boyle, Dwyer and Canellis, Esqs., which had offices in Westfield, Elizabeth, Somerville and Union. He practiced for 30 years as a senior partner at the firm. His practice was concentrated in the areas of contracts, real estate, governmental law, zoning, planning and general litigation. Representative clients include the City of Elizabeth, Elizabeth Federal Savings, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Union County Multiple Listing Service, Eastern Union County Board of Realtors, Humble Oil, The Daily Journal, Foodfair Stores and Getty Oil.
While in private practice, Mr. Boyle was chief counsel in the second Jackman v. Bodine case, 44 N.J. 491, 205 A2d 648, involving "one man, one vote" issues, and other notable trials.
Mr. Boyle has also served as Chairman and Secretary for the Planning Board of the City of Elizabeth; Councilman for City of Elizabeth; Assistant City Attorney and City Attorney for City of Elizabeth; and the Legislative Committee of New Jersey’s League of Municipalities.
Mr. Boyle is a member of the International Society of Barristers, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the founding president of the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court. He is currently a panel chair on the District XII Fee Arbitration Committee. He has advanced judicial education from Harvard Law School, the Judicial College in Reno and the University of Kansas.
Certified Arbitrator and Mediator by New Jersey Federal District Court.
Judicial Appointments in the Superior Court:
Judge, Chancery Division, Probate Part, 1999-2002
Presiding Judge, Chancery Division, General Equity Part, 1988-98
Judge, Chancery Division, Matrimonial Part, 1986-88
Judge, Law Division, Civil Part, 1984-86
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1954
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1954
U.S. Supreme Court, 1960
Faculty Presentations:
Chancery Practice Update 1997 - New Jersey ICLE
Litigating Fraud and Mismanagement Disputes in Closely Held Corporations - New Jersey ICLE
Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenant Litigation in New Jersey - New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
Chancery Practice - New Jersey ICLE
Strategies for Oppressed Shareholder Litigation - New Jersey ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association Special Committee on Equity Jurisprudence
Memberships:
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
International Society of Barristers, Fellow
Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court, President, 1989; Master of the Bench
Marie L. Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court
New Jersey State Bar Association
Union County Bar Association, Member; President, 1979
Education:
Rutgers Law School - Newark, J.D., 1954
Rutgers University, B.A., 1952
University of Kansas, Law & Economics
Harvard Law School, Advanced Judicial Education
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