Accomplished Trial Attorneys
Education
- St. Joseph’s University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.S., 1988 - Dickinson School of Law
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor: 1991
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for District of New Jersey
- United States District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania
- Unites States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Board Certifications
- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
- 2002 – present
- 2007: Recertified
- 2012: Recertified
- 2017: Recertified
- 2022: Recertified
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- 2006 – present
- ABOTA South Jersey Chapter
- Member: 2006 – present
- President Elect: 2022-2023
- President: 2023 – 2024
- National Board of Trial Advocates (NBTA)
- 2006 – present
Areas of Practice
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Business Disputes/Shareholder Litigation
- Personal Injury/Negligence Law
- Real Estate (Residential/Commercial)
- Municipal Court and Criminal Defense
- Professional Licensure (Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Teachers, Realtors) and Ethics Matters (Lawyers)
- Expert Witness Reports and Testimony in Ethics and Legal Malpractice Cases
Professional Associations
- New Jersey Association for Justice NJAJ (formerly ATLA-NJ)
- Member: 1991- Present
- Member: Board of Governors: 2000 – Present
- Member: Civil Practices Committee 2003 – Present
- Chairman: Business Litigation Section 2013 – 2020
- American Board of Trial Advocates – South Jersey Chapter
- Member: 2006 – present
- President – Elect 2021 – 2022
- Camden County Bar Association
- Member: 1994 – Present
- Trustee: 2006-2009; 2009 – 2011
- Program Book Committee: 2002 – Present
- Continuing Legal Education Committee: 2002 – Present
- Personal Injury Committee: 1996 – Present
- Co-Chairman: 2002 – 2003
- Chairman: 2005 – 2007
- Municipal Court Committee: 1996 – Present
- Co-Chairman: 2002 – 2003
- Continuing Legal Education Committee: 2006
- Civil Practice Committee: 2003 – Present
- Professionalism Committee: 2006 – Present
- Burling County Bar Association
- Member: 1991 – Present
- Board Trustee: 2012 – 2015
- Civil Practice Committee: 1998 – 2006; 2010 – Present
- Law Explorer Post Committee
- Co-Chairman: 1996 – 1997
- Vincent Apruzesse Mock Trial Judge: 1999 – 2008
- Trial Association of New Jersey
- Member: 1998 – 2010
- New Jersey State Bar Assocation
- Member: 1991 – Present
- Automobile Reparations Committee: 2004 – Present
Teaching Experience
- Burlington County Community College
- Business Litigation: 1994 – 1996
Professional Appointments
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
District III-B Ethics Committee
2005 – 2010
Deputy Chair: 2007 – 2008
Chairman: 2008 – 2009
Lecture & Seminar Participant
- September, 2000: Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act:
“The Law & You” televisions program-Panel Participant - December, 2002: ATLA-NJ Seminar: Direct/Cross Examination of Orthopedic Expert
Speaker
Pines Hill Manor, N.J. - October, 2003: ATLA-NJ Seminar: Expanding Your Practice Commercial Litigation
Speaker
Pines Hill Manor, N.J. - October, 2003: Camden County Bar Association: Principals of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitration and Litigation
Speaker
Camden, N.J. - November, 2004: ICLE 100 Days to Trial: Countdown to Victory
Speaker
Mt. Laurel, N.J. - April, 2006. ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar:
Ethical Considerations for Litigators
Speaker
Atlantic City, N.J. - July, 2008 ICLE Skills and Methods Training for Newly Admitted Attorneys
Civil Litigation
Speaker
Cherry Hill, N.J. - February, 2009 New Jersey Association for Justice
Hot Topics in Torts
Speaker
Edison, New Jersey - February, 2009 ICLE Skills and Methods Training for Newly Admitted Attorneys
Civil Litigation
Speaker
Cherry Hill, N.J. - February, 2012 New Jersey Association for Justice
The Life of a DWI Case
Speaker
Pines Manor, N.J. - April, 2012 NJAJ-NJ Boardwalk Seminar
What to Expect at an Ethics Hearing
Speaker
Atlantic City, N.J. - April, 2014 NJAJ-NJ Boardwalk Seminar
Hot Topics in Business Litigation
Moderator/Speaker
Atlantic City, N.J. - April (2015, 2016) NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar
Business Torts
Moderator/Speaker - November, 2016 NJSBA/ICLE
Ethical Cliffhangers for Civil Trial Attorneys
Speaker
Mt. Laurel, N.J. - May (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar
Co-Chairman -Business Litigation Section
Moderator/Speaker
Business Litigation and Ethics
Top 5 cases of the Year in Business Litigation
Awards and Recognitions
- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL
“AV” Rating which denotes the highest level of legal expertise and ethical standards as determined by members of the Bar and Judiciary. Awarded to only 5% of attorneys nationwide.
2002 – present - SUPER LAWYERS®
2006 – present – Selected to Super Lawyers
The Super Lawyers patented selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers lists each year. - SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE
2006 – present “SJ’s TOP Attorneys” - AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
2010 – present “TOP 100 Trial Lawyers” - PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
2011 – present “TOP Attorney in Pennsylvania”