Gregory R. Gifford, a partner in the law firm of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford P.C., has been a member of the firm since 1984 and practices personal injury, criminal, and municipal law. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1984. Mr. Gifford completed his undergraduate degree at Ursinus College, graduating cum laude with Honors, and is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law. He has been named as North Penn’s “Best Lawyer” in The Reporter’s Readers’ Choice Awards as well as in the Montgomery News Readers’ Choice Awards. In addition, he has been named as a “Best Lawyer in America” each year since 2019 by the national Best Lawyers publication. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Since 2004 and each year thereafter, he has been named one of Pennsylvania’s “Super Lawyers” by a poll of his peers as published in Philadelphia Magazine. Please read the Super Lawyer’s article about Greg in the June 2010 Super Lawyer’s publication.

Mr. Gifford is the Solicitor for the Lansdale, Skippack, and Marlborough Township Zoning Hearing Boards, North Wales Borough, the Pennsylvania Juvenile Officers’ Association, and Franconia, Hatfield, Lansdale, Springfield, and Towamencin Police Benevolent Associations. He has also served as President of the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association and President of the Montgomery Bar Association. He is Chair of the MDT team of Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth. He also serves as Solicitor of the North Penn and Upper Gwynedd Volunteer Fire Companies.

Mr. Gifford lives in Upper Gwynedd Township with his wife and three children.

Year Joined Firm

  • 1984

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1984
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1984
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1994
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1988
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1984

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
    • J.D. – 1984
  • Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
    • B.A. (cum laude) – 1981
    • Honors: With Honors
    • Major: Political Science

Past Employment Positions

  • Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford P.C., Associate, 1984 – 1990

Honors and Awards

  • North Penn’s “Best Lawyer” in The Reporter‘s Readers’ Choice Awards 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013
  • North Penn’s “One of the Best Lawyers” in The Reporter‘s Readers’ Choice Awards 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2014
  • Reader’s Choice “Best Lawyer” in the Montgomery News‘ Readers’ Choice Awards 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013
  • Best Lawyer in America by Best Lawyer publication, 2019 – present
  • Pennsylvania’s “Super Lawyer” as published in Philadelphia Magazine, 2004 – Present
  • Named a Top Attorney by Suburban Life Magazine, 2015
  • Named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Montgomery Bar Association Trial Lawyers Sections, 2015
  • 2022 Top Lawyer of Montgomery County

Pro Bono Activities

  • Pro Bono Services for Community Organizations, 1984 – Present
  • Legal Aid Services, 1988 – Present
  • Court Appointed Pro Bono Services, 1990 – Present

Professional Associations And Memberships – Past and Present

  • North Wales Borough, Solicitor, 2010 – Present
  • Lansdale Zoning Hearing Board, Solicitor, 1997 – Present
  • Skippack Township Zoning Hearing Board, Solicitor, 2006 – Present
  • Marborough Township Zoning Hearing Board, Solicitor, 2012 – Present
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
  • Montgomery Bar Association, President, 2019
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Director, 2000 – 2003
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, President, 2002
  • Hatfield Police Benevolent Association, Solicitor
  • Lansdale Police Benevolent Association, Solicitor
  • Franconia Police Benevolent Association, Solicitor
  • Springfield Township Police Benevolent Association, Solicitor
  • Towamencin Police Benevolent Association, Solicitor
  • Pennsylvania Juvenile Officers’ Association, Solicitor