John A. (Jack) Guernsey has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.

The induction ceremony at which Jack became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 974 persons during the recent 2009 Annual Meeting of the College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.  Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.

Membership in the College cannot exceed one per cent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately 5,729 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows.

The College strives to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial profession. Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice. They are carefully selected from among those who customarily represent plaintiffs in civil cases and those who customarily represent defendants, those who prosecute accused of crime and those who defend them. The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal profession and the administration of justice.

Jack is a partner in the firm of Conrad O’Brien PC, where he has served as lead counsel in complex commercial and tort litigation in injunction and trial settings involving contract, intellectual property, construction, class actions, ERISA benefits, estates and trusts, insurance coverage, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, employment discrimination, toxic torts and products liability. He focuses his practice in federal and state courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but has appeared in courts from the Virgin Islands to Texas. The newly inducted Fellow is an alumnus of Harvard Law School (J.D.) and the United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S.).

Conrad O’Brien is one of the country’s leading litigation law firms with a client base of multi-national corporations, entrepreneurial start-ups, partnerships and individuals. The firm is recognized in 2009 Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as "an excellent midsized firm with top tier partners" who continue to make their "mark on sophisticated commercial litigation." The firm is known for its work handling complex commercial litigation, class actions, white collar criminal defense, professional liability, products liability, personal injury and mass torts matters.