Raj Gadhok
Mr. Gadhok is a graduate of the Rutgers University School of Business (B.S.
1996) and Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 1999). He served as the Vice
President of the Rutgers School of Business Governing Association from 1995
through 1996 and graduated with his degree in Finance. Today, he remains an
active member of the Rutgers University Alumni Association, as well as the
Scarlet "R" Club. Mr. Gadhok continued with his extracurricular community
efforts at the Seton Hall University School of Law, where he served as a
two-year volunteer for the New Jersey Mentor Program, which involved tutoring
inner city youths for moot court competition. At the conclusion of his studies,
he was honored for his dedication and contributions to the program.
Mr.
Gadhok started in the practice of law in the area of medical malpractice defense
litigation. He joined Kozyra & Hartz, LLC in Roseland, New Jersey in 2002
and was promoted to Member of the firm in 2007. Mr. Gadhok is admitted to
practice in the federal and state courts of New Jersey and New York and
primarily focuses on civil litigation (personal injury, employment
discrimination, consumer fraud, business disputes), as well as criminal defense
and municipal defense matters.
A lifelong Essex County resident, Mr.
Gadhok is an active member of his community and has taken leadership roles with
both the Essex County Bar Association (ECBA) and the New Jersey State Bar
Association (NJSBA). He served as the Chairperson of the ECBA Young Lawyers
Section for the 2006-2007 term and was the 2007 recipient of the ECBA Young
Lawyers Section Achievement Award for his numerous contributions to the
organization and its programs. Mr. Gadhok has also served on the ECBA Officers
and Trustees Board since 2006, as well as on the Executive Committee of the
NJSBA Young Lawyers Division as the Essex County Representative since
2008. He has appeared as a guest panelist for
Civil Trial Preparation programs approved for Continuing Legal Education credit
and has also been named as a Rising
Star in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the New Jersey Super
Lawyers publication.