HIGHLIGHTS
- 17 million jury verdict on behalf of a patent attorney who was the victim of negligent eye surgery and an additional $3.5 million for his wife. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $1.235 million settlement in a medical malpractice action involving a client who lost his sight as a result of negligent post-surgical treatment following open heart surgery at a local hospital. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $1.2 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case involving a failure to diagnose vascular insufficiency and negligent arterial stenting. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $1.1 million settlement of elevator accident, negligent design and maintenance. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $1.1 million settlement in a construction accident case involving OSHA violations and other negligent work-safety procedures. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $1 million binding arbitration award on behalf of a trial attorney who suffered a closed head injury and fractures in an automobile accident. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $835,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 32 year old man who required cervical spine surgery as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $750,000.00 settlement in a wrongful death action filed on behalf of an 87 year old man who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, and died of a stroke which developed subsequent to his injuries. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $725,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 33 year old truck driver who suffered a hip fracture after being involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $675,000.00 settlement on behalf of an ironworker who sustained spinal injuries during a construction accident. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $670,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 72 year old woman who suffered a hip injury in an automobile accident. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $625,000.00 settlement at trial on behalf of several members of the same family who were injured in an intrastate truck accident. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $600,000.00 settlement at trial on behalf of a victim of negligent retinal surgery. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $550,000.00 settlement on behalf of a victim of sexual assault in an inadequate security case at a university campus. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $500,000 settlement on behalf of a 63 year old man who developed a stroke one month following a motor vehicle accident, where the medical causation was strongly contested. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- $355,000.00 settlement on behalf of a woman who injured her hand in a die press machine. **Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1971-1974.
HONORS & AWARDS
Disclaimer: The selection process is conducted by an independent firm that determines which lawyers in New Jersey have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For further information, as to selection and rating criteria see below:
- Phi Beta Kappa
- New Jersey Super Lawyers®, in the area of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
- The Best Lawyers in America®, in the area of Medical Malpractice Law —Plaintiffs; and Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs
- Included in the Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers® list published by Thomson Reuters
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CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTIES
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1985
- Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1989
PUBLISHED WORKS
- Deposition: Strategies, Tactics and Mechanics, PESI, 1996
- “Medical Malpractice Discovery: A Critical Analysis of the Self-Critical Analysis Privilege,” Complex Litigation Supplement, New Jersey Law Journal, April 1999, Vol. 156- No. 3-236, 1999
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Faces, Inc. v. Kennedy, 447 A.2d 592 (N.J.Super.L. 1981)
- Dworman v. Mayor and Bd. of Aldermen, Governing Body of Town of Morristown, 370 F.Supp. 1056 (D.N.J. 1974)
CLASSES/SEMINARS
- Civil Trial Preparation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1980
- Civil Trial Preparation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984
- Civil Trial Preparation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996
- Hot Tips In Tort Law, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990 – 1992
- Evidence, ATLA-N.J., 1988
- Direct and Cross Examination of Experts, ATLA-N.J.
- Medical Proofs in Negligence Practice, ATLA Trial Academy, 1993 – 1999
- Frequent Lecturer, Many Trial-Related Issues
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Essex County Bar Association, Member, Bench and Bar Committee, 1988
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Civil Trial Bar Section, Executive Committee, 1990
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Certified Trial Attorneys Section, Chair, 1994 – 1996
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1996
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), Board of Governors, 1989 – Present
- ATLA National, State Delegate, 2000 – 2002
- ATLA National, Co-Chair, Public Relations Committee, 2000 – 2002
- ATLA National, Secretary/Treasurer, 2003 – 2004
- ATLA National, Third Vice President, 2004 – 2005
- ATLA National, Chair, Automobile Committee, 2004 – 2006
- District of New Jersey, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1971 – 1974
- N.Y.U. Law Alumni of New Jersey, President, 1985 – 1987