VICTOR C. OTLEY, JR. , born Birmingham, Alabama, February 9, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, New Jersey. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1957); Rutgers University (LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Passaic County, New Jersey State (Land Use Law Section), and American (Construction Industry, Tort and Insurance Practice, and Fidelity and Surety Law Sections) Bar Associations.

Mr. Otley joined Gardner and Williams in 1960. His practice has included litigation (banking, commercial, chancery, fidelity and surety, construction, condemnation, securities, and real estate), banking (loan workout and restructuring); real estate development (acquisition and sale, governmental approvals, financing and leasing), and business (planning, financing, purchase, sale, and reorganization).

Mr. Otley was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pilgrim State Bank from 1970 to 1993 and was a Director of Ramapo Bank from 1970 to 1999. He was a Director of Ramapo Financial Corporation (bank holding company) from 1974 and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors until Ramapo merged with Valley National Bank in June of 1999.

Year Joined Organization

• 1960

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Banking
• Real Estate Development
• Business Law

Litigation Percentage

• 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1960

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1960
  LL.B., Bachelor of Law
  Honors: Phi Delta Phi
  
  
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1957
  A.B., Bachelor of Arts
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Passaic County Bar Association, Land Use Law Section
  Member
  
  
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Law Section
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association, Construction Industry, Tort and Insurance Practice, and Fidelity and Surety Law Sections
  Member
  
  
• Pilgrim State Bank, 1970 - 1993
  Chairman, Board of Directors
  
  
• Ramapo Bank, 1970 - 1999
  Director
  
  
• Ramapo Financial Corporation, 1974 - 1999
  Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
  
  

Birth Information

• February 9, 1936, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America