Gene Berardelli was born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He attended and graduated from Manhattan College summa cum laude in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and International Studies, earning the College’s Ryan Medal for Government and induction into multiple honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Juris Doctorate at Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2002 – at age 23.              

Gene is a Senior Associate at the Law Offices of Gerald P. Gross, P.C. is a full-service litigation law firm that specializes in personal injury practice, medical malpractice and commercial litigation.  Gene has achieved several career milestones, including a seven-figure personal injury settlement, successfully arguing before the Appellate Division, and successfully representing clients in against such recognizable entities as the City of New York, JPMorgan Chase, Long Island Railroad, and Macy*s.    

Additionally, Gene has also become a noted Election Law expert whose opinion has been cited in scholarly works and featured in articles in the New York Daily News, Crain's New York Business, Independent Voter Network, and Lawyers.com.  Gene has also taught Election Law and Ethics at several CLE courses for attorneys at the New York City Lawyers Association and has served as a member of the City Bar’s Election Law Committee where he has authored positions on pending Election Law legislation on behalf of the Committee.