Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Plainsboro, NJ

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Lawyer

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Middlesex County Bar Association, New Jersey Associate for Justice, Middlesex County Civil Lawyers Committee, Appointed by Superior Court as an Arbitrator in Middlesex & Mercer Counties, Member District VIII Ethics Committee 2006-2009. Supreme Court Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Judge, Middlesex County High School Mock Trial Competition, 2011, 2012, Judge, Vermont Law School Moot Court Competition; Judge, Princeton Mock Trial Competition; Legal Advisor, Congregation Beth Chaim West Windsor; Ohio University Volunteer Alumni Network-Represent Ohio University at College Fairs

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Presented Seminar regarding the liabilities and immunities of Emergency Medical Technicians to the Plainsboro Township Rescue Squad, 2009

Verdicts/Settlements:

• December 2008-Middlesex County-Auto Accident-$530,000 settlement for injured passenger with facial scars and psychological overlay.March 2009-Middlesex County-Auto Accident-$500,000 settlement after Mediation before Robert A. Longhi, AJSC, Retired.  Injured plaintiff suffered mild traumatic brain injury and neuropsychiatric problems. March 2011-Middlesex County-Auto Accident- $1,500,000 settlement-passenger in auto suffered traumatic brain injury, depression, anxiety and right tibial plateua fracture requiring open reduction and internal fixation.  March 2011-Hudson County-Motor Vehicle Accident-$600,000 settlement. Pedestrian struck by beverage truck suffered skull fracture with mild traumatic brain injury, fractured right clavicle and aggravation of pre-existing ADHD and depression. January 2012-$250,000 policy limit settlement for 17 year-old male, bicyclist who was struck by motor vehicle. Liability initially disputed. Compartment syndrome necessitating fasciotomy, leaving significant scarring. February 2013-Mercer County-Auto Accident-$900,000 settlement for 55 year-old driver struck head-on by other motorist. Driver suffered fracture of left radius and ulna and right calcaneus, each requiring open reduction and internal fixation. Driver also suffered internal derangement of right shoulder and left knee reuiring arthroscopic surgery. Very mild traumatic brain injury.

Educational Background:

• Thomas Jefferson High School Elizabeth, NJ 1971; Ohio University, Athens, Ohio BA cum laude, 1975. Major: Government; J.D. Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont 1978.