After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976, Gary Gilman began his law career by serving as a judicial law clerk for former Bucks County Judge Edmund V. Ludwig. He then served as a public defender for 2½ years while a resident of Doylestown Borough.

Following his work in the Public defender’s office, Gilman then spent 6 years in the Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania. His work in the Office of the Attorney General culminated in his promotion to Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Chief of the Tort Litigation Section.

For the past 24 years, Gilman has been a lawyer in the private sector, first with a small firm in Philadelphia, and since 1988, with the law firm of Stief, Gross, Sagoskin, Gilman & Classetti in Newtown.

He became a certified mediator in 1988 and he has been hired by plaintiffs and defendants to serve as the neutral mediator or arbitrator in well-over 100 cases. Gilman has tried more than 50 cases to jury verdict in his career, and has resolved literally thousands of cases by way of negotiated settlements.

Gilman served on the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) from 1997 to 2003, he has coached youth sports for 12 years, and he has been involved in a broad variety of social action and charitable activities. He currently serves his township as the chairperson of its Citizens Traffic Commission.

• Master, Bucks County Inn of Court
• Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
• Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest attorney peer review rating of legal ability and ethical standards.