Practice Areas
Family Law
Estate Planning & Probate
Selected To
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2011
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2010
• Southern California Super Lawyers 2009
John J. Gilligan, CFLS, is a principal and managing partner of Gilligan Law Corporation based in Long Beach, California. Mr. Gilligan's practice is concentrated in family law and all related family issues. Mr. Gilligan is certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a family law specialist, which is essentially an acknowledgement of his extensive experience and legal ability in this particular area of the law. His practice also includes probate litigation and all areas of estate planning.
For more than 25 years, Mr. Gilligan has served as judge pro tem in the Superior Court. He is certified to serve as a Superior Court mediator, as a court appointed minor's counsel, and has served in leadership roles on various bar associations. Lawyer John Gilligan has lectured extensively and authored many published articles - see the firm's website for more information - on family law topics such as domestic violence, child custody and community property. Mr. Gilligan is also the author of four published opinions.
Law School: Western State University College of Law
Admitted: 1981, California
Professional Webpage: gilliganlawcorp.com/html/jresume.html
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To: John J. Gilligan
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