PRACTICE AREAS: Business Litigation and Counseling, Employment, Estate, Construction and Product Liability Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration
EDUCATION:
Boston University Law School (J.D., 1982)
Brandeis University (B.A., History, 1979)
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Named as a Super Lawyer in New Jersey Monthly Magazine in the area of Business Litigation.
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Successfully defended provider of solutions software for largest national retail chains against trade secret and unfair competition claims.
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Successfully defended pharmaceutical marketing company against trade secret and unfair competition claims by leading international advertising firm involving several major pharmaceutical companies.
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Successfully defended publicly-traded information-technology company in employment matters.
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Won dismissal of claims of undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity against multi-million dollar estate.
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Won dismissal of claim of undue influence against multi-million dollar estate of renowned concert pianist.
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Won dismissal of product design defect claim against leading manufacturer of fire safety protection equipment.
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Won substantial settlements in product liability and other personal injury matters, including $1.1 Million settlement of elevator design defect and maintenance case in federal court; $450,000 settlement of complex premises liability claim; $340,000 settlement of defective attic-stair design and manufacture case; and $197,500 settlement of federal case involving negligent operation of watercraft.
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Serves as outside general counsel to national environmental remediation and consulting firm.
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Serves as outside general counsel to New Jersey's leading provider and installer of home remodeling products.
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Serves as outside general counsel to prestigious publisher of industrial trade publications.
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Mediated over 100 civil cases under court appointments and private retentions, including in the areas of shareholder disputes, legal malpractice, employment, real estate, franchises, sales commissions, medical billing, condominium and homeowner association disputes, property damage, construction, service contracts, fraud and consumer fraud, zoning, insurance coverage, equipment leases, sureties and products liability. Serves as a mentor for qualification of new court-appointed mediators.
BAR ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: New York, 1983; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1992; N.J. Ct. R. 1:40 Qualified Civil Mediator and Mediator Mentor; Member, Marie L. Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court; Member, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, Member, Morris, Essex and New Jersey Bar Associations, American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
REPORTED CASES and PUBLICATIONS:
Care Environmental Corp. vs. M2 Technologies, Inc. 2006 WL 148913 (E.D.N.Y.)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Carlton Cruises, Inc., 794 F.Supp. 131 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)
Luxliner P.L. Export Co. vs. RDI/Luxliner, Inc., 13 F.3d 1001 (3d Cir. 1993)
Resolution Trust Corporation vs. William G. Edie, et al.,1994 WL 744672 (D.N.J.)
Manhattan Woods Golf Club, Inc. vs. Arai, 312 N.J. Super. 573, 711A. 2d 1367 (App. Div. 1998)
Author: The Strange Defense of Reverse Engineerability in Trade Secret Cases and Gaps in the Law of Unfair Competition, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, February 2008
Lecturer: Case Management: Overcoming Resistance in Court Ordered Mediation, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators Annual Advanced Mediation Training
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