Mr. O’Leary joins the firm upon completion of his clerkship to the Honorable Walter F. Timpone, Associate Justice (retired) of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He also served as law clerk to the Honorable Regina Caulfield, P.J.Cr., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Criminal. Before his clerkship to Justice Timpone, Mr. O’Leary was an associate at an Am Law 200 firm. He has experience researching and drafting legal memoranda on principles of suretyship, contractual indemnification, bankruptcy, and New Jersey and New York construction law, as well as federal and state procedural and evidentiary rules. He also has experience defending class action matters involving consumer fraud claims. Mr. O’Leary has represented surety companies, contractors, developers, and material suppliers in breach of contract disputes, surety bond claims, delay claims, consumer fraud cases, and bankruptcy matters.
Credentials
Education
Fordham University School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
- Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar
- Paul Fuller Scholar
- Dean’s List
- Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award, magna cum laude
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (B.A., magna cum laude)
- Dean’s List
Professional Admissions
State of New Jersey
State of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Professional Activities
New Jersey State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Judicial Clerkship(s)
Law clerk to the Honorable Walter F. Timpone, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, August 2019 – September 2020
Law clerk to the Honorable Regina Caulfield, P.J.Cr., Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Criminal, Elizabeth, NJ, August 2016 – August 2017
Judicial intern to the Honorable Regina Caulfield, P.J.Cr., Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Criminal, Elizabeth, NJ, May – July 2014
Legal Employment
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, 2017-2019
Legal Intern – Queens County District Attorney’s Office, 2016
Legal Intern – Kings County District Attorney’s Office, 2015
Legal Intern – New York County District Attorney’s Office, 2014
Legal Intern – Union County Prosecutor’s Office, 2013