John B. Gately

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John B. Gately: Attorney with John B. Gately Attorney & Counselor at Law
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Platinum Client Champion
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Biography

John "Jack" Gately is an AV-rated former judge advocate who concentrates his practice in the area of disability law, military law and veterans’ rights, Social Security disability law, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict. He is a member of the ABA, the Judge Advocate Association, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, and the bars of the Commonwealths of Virginia and Massachusetts as well as the District of Columbia.

His hobbies or volunteer activities include: gold dredging, volunteering with NGOs combating human trafficking and the use of child soldiers, kayaking, biking, jumping waves with wild abandon on jet skis and practicing amateur stand-up comedy routines on neighbors, friends, family, business associates and other hapless, unsuspecting victims..
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Areas of Practice (10)

  • Military Disability Law
  • Military Personnel Law
  • Federal Practice
  • Veterans Benefits
  • Military Discharge Upgrades
  • Federal Criminal Law
  • Correcting Military Records
  • Administrative Law
  • Administrative Hearings and Appeals
  • Social Security Disability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1983; Northeastern University, M.S., Economic Policy and Planning, 1984
Law School Attended:
New England School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1988
Year of First Admission:
1988
Admission:
1988, Massachusetts; 1995, Virginia; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 2000, U.S. Court of Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1995, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar; Federal and American Bar Associations; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives; National Institute of Military Justice
Languages:
Spanish and French
ISLN:
910015729

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Peer Reviews

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4.6/5.0 (5 reviews)

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4.9/5.0 (239 reviews)
Platinum Client Champion

Hiring Jack was one of the very best decisions I have ever made in my life. Jack has a very difficult job. He deals all day with sick and injured service members, a lot of whom aren't particularly h...

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