Thomas M. Gribbin Jr. Sworn in as Deputy Mayor of Hammonton, N.J.

    PHILADELPHIA, PA, January 25, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers' compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that labor attorney Thomas M. Gribbin, Jr. has been sworn in as deputy mayor of and councilman for Hammonton, New Jersey.

Gribbin, Jr. was sworn into office by Superior Court Judge Nelson C. Johnson on Jan. 2. This marks the beginning of Gribbin's fourth two-year term on Hammonton Town Council and his fifth one-year term as deputy mayor, making Gribbin the longest serving deputy mayor in Hammonton's history. First elected in 2009 at the age of 29, Gribbin also holds the honor of being the youngest member ever elected to Hammonton Town Council.

An experienced labor law attorney, Gribbin represents both public and private sector labor unions and individual employees. He routinely advocates for clients in grievance and interest arbitrations, mediation, administrative proceedings, and before state and federal courts.

Gribbin has been actively engaged in the labor movement for years, working on numerous political campaigns in order to advance the issues of working men and women. Before joining Willig, Williams & Davidson, he practiced labor law at another union-side labor law firm representing a wide range of public safety, service and trade unions.

Gribbin received a bachelor's degree in political science from Villanova University, where he also was honored with the Villanova Student Leadership Award. He then went on to earn his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson - Willig, Williams & Davidson (http://www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Media, Jenkintown and Harrisburg, Pa., as well as Haddonfield, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1979, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds and individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; tax and benefit law compliance issues; discrimination and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; and workers' compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond.

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