Associate Attorney

John Petillo

Bloomfield, NJ

Licensed in 2 States

About John

John Petillo is an associate attorney who specializes in handling personal injury, medical malpractice and nursing home neglect cases. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York. Prior to joining Fredson Statmore Bitterman, Mr. Petillo graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was an accomplished member of the mock trial team, an associate editor for the Circuit Review journal, and a recipient of the award for Outstanding Contributions to the Criminal Defense Clinic. After graduating from law school, Mr. Petillo clerked for the Hon. David F. Bauman, P.J.Cr. before serving four years as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, representing the State of New Jersey in cases involving criminal charges including those related to homicide, domestic violence, aggravated assault, weapons possession, narcotics distribution and robbery. While an Assistant Prosecutor, Mr. Petillo tried and obtained guilty verdicts in several cases, including a murder trial that was featured on ABC Network’s 20/20 program. Upon departing from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Mr. Petillo went on to work for a nationally recognized law firm working on high value medical malpractice cases in courts across the country. As an attorney at Fredson Statmore Bitterman, Mr. Petillo utilizes his years of trial experience and experience handling complex civil matters to effectively represent his clients and to help them obtain the compensation that they deserve.