John F. Geis
Burke O'Neil LLC4112 Station Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.487.6590 (telephone)
jgeis@burkeoneil.com
John F. Geis
Professional Experience
After a 25-year career as a public relations specialist in professional and intercollegiate sports, followed by 10 years in the non-profit sector as a corporate development officer and fund-raiser, John F. Geis, the staff’s paralegal, transitioned to a career in the legal profession in 2002.
John completed an accelerated paralegal studies program, earning cum laude honors, in 2003. He has worked in a firm environment, concentrating on medical malpractice and personal injury litigation, and as a contract paralegal, with class action and criminal defense assignments.
A member of the Philadelphia Association of Paralegals, John was a member of PAP’s public relations and marketing committee, from 2003 thru 2007. It was there that he developed and managed the PAP website’s Legal Links page a compendium of more than 170 resource links covering 32 practice and subject areas. Additionally, John coordinated the monthly Paralegal Page in The Legal Intelligencer, occasionally writing column features for the page. He is also an associate member of the Philadelphia Bar.
John recently completed a textbook collaboration with William P. Statsky, a California-based litigation attorney and author. The Pennsylvania Paralegal, a first-of-its kind resource text, roadmap and tutorial to all things legal in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is scheduled for publication in early 2009.
Education
John F. Geis received a B.A. degree in English & Journalism from St. John’s University, New York in 1964, an M.A. in Audio-Visual Communications from New York University’s School of Education in 1970, and an Associate in Applied Science degree from the Community College of Philadelphia in 2003.