The Perfect Combination Of Smarts And Toughness
Practice Areas:
- Criminal Defense in N.J., State, Federal & Municipal Courts.
- Juvenile Court, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse & Neglect Charges in Family Court
- Criminal Defense
- Accidents And Personal Injuries
- Family Law
Current Employment Position
- Sole Practitioner
Past Positions
- Union County Region, Public Defender - Trial Attorney, 1976 to 1979
- Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.C., Associate, 1979 to 1981
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1975
- Major: Criminal Law Clinic
- University of Connecticut
- 1972
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1976
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Certified Legal Specialties:
- Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1985
Classes & Seminars
- Lecture, Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Lecture, Super Saturday Annual Seminars Trial Dynamics, Confession Cases, Drug Defenses, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
- Lecture, Cross Examining Expert Witnesses, New Jersey Public Defender's Office Continuing Education
Professional Associations
- National College of Criminal Defense, Graduate, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member
- Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, Board of Governors
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2007 to Present
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Honors
- Strathmore's Who's Who Professional of the Year 2007 Criminal Defense
- Selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, 2007-Present
- 10 Leaders of Criminal Defense Law
- National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers in NJ
- N.J. Law Journal Award for Lawyer of the Year, 2009
- Middlesex County Bar Association Criminal Trial Practice Award, 2015
- Middlesex County Bar Association 2015 Criminal Trial Practice Attorney of the Year
- Martindale Hubbell’s Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards Reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary, 2016
- Middlesex County Bar Association Criminal Trial Practice Award, 2016
- Trial Lawyers College, 2009
Representative Cases
- State v. James Hall - Acquitted Murder
- Cecil v. Linden 360,000 Verdict
- Brizak v. Ford Motor Co. - 625000 Verdict
- State v. Moscaritolo - PTT Police Officer
- State v. Waldie - - Acquitted N.J. St. Trooper
- State v. Jiminez
- State v. Chippero
- State v. Lafond
- State v. Horvath - Acquitted School Teacher
- State v. Kirk - Acquitted Murder
- State v. Bright - Case Dismissed Drugs
- State v. Police Officer S.G.
- State v. Yates
- State of NJ v. Richard Chippero - Death Penalty Case, acquitted Rape
- State of NJ v. Michael Behn - Death Penalty and Life Sentence reversed on appeal
- St. v. Wason Brockington - Murder Acquitted
- St v. Shakime Saunders - 1st degree drug distribution, plea to simple Possession, Sentence to Intensive Parole
- St. v. Vasil Kovalcik - Child Molesting, Acquitted
- St. v. Rene Logan - 144 counts of embezzlement and fraud. Plea bargain, 3 counts, sentenced probation
- St. v. Mike Martinez - Murder Hung Jury
- St. v. Davis Lopez - Murder Hung Jury
- State v. Behn