Joseph M. Gorrell

Joseph M. Gorrell


Brach Eichler LLC

Recognized since 1991

Roseland, New Jersey

Practice Areas

Health Care Law

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Joseph Gorrell has over 35 years of experience counseling hospitals, medical staffs, nursing homes, and individual practitioners on a broad scope of issues ranging from defense of licensure prosecutions and insurance fraud cases to practice acquisitions and other physician transactions. He has successfully represented numerous physicians before the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners and New York’s Office of Professional Conduct, defending claims, avoiding disciplinary actions, and achieving favorable settlements.

Known for his deep experience in transactional and litigation work, Joseph provides legal advice to hospital medical staffs on a variety of subjects and supervises individual physicians and physician practice groups that are contracting with hospitals, managed care companies, and other physicians. Joseph also counsels physicians who are establishing their own medical practices or becoming members of others.

Named for the last several years as a top healthcare law practitioner by noted ranking company Chambers USA, Joseph is described as a “preeminent figure in the health care industry.” According to Chambers, Joseph is noted for his “skillful and high-profile representation of physicians” and peers highlight him as a “superb lawyer” who is particularly adept at representing physicians in front of the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners.

A frequent lecturer, Joseph addresses health care organizations, medical schools, and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education on a variety of legal topics. Currently, Joseph is a sought-after speaker for his extensive knowledge of the opioid crisis and its effect on physicians and other prescribers.

Joseph is peer review rated AV-Preeminent, the highest rating for professional excellence, by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© from 1993 – 2021 and New Jersey Super Lawyers since its inception in 2005. In 2015, he was named an ALM Top Legal Leader for New York and New Jersey and in 2014, was Best Lawyers in America’s® Newark Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year.” In addition, Joseph was named a “2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Health Care” by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell.

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Location
  • 101 Eisenhower Parkway
    Roseland, NJ 07068
Education
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, J.D.
  • Stony Brook University, M.A.
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, B.A.
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, 1975
  • New York, 1986
State Clerkships
  • New Jersey - Intermediate Appellate Courts

Brach Eichler LLC
Headquarters: Roseland, New Jersey

29 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

15 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Health Care Law, Newark (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Health Care Law
Awards:
  • "New Jersey Super Lawyer" Super Lawyers, 2005-2016
  • "2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Health Care" American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers' 2014 Newark Health Care Law "Lawyer of the Year"
  • "Top Legal Leader for New York and New Jersey" ALM, 2015

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