Thomas J. Vesper

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in West Atlantic City, New Jersey

Westmoreland Vesper & Quattrone, P.A.
Thomas J. Vesper
Westmoreland Vesper & Quattrone, P.A.

Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability; view more

Licensed in New Jersey since: 1973

Education: Rutgers School of Law - Camden

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2023
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Westmoreland Vesper & Quattrone, P.A.

8025 Black Horse Pike
Suite 500
West Atlantic City, NJ 08232 Visit website
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An attorney at Westmoreland Vesper & Quattrone, P.A., based in West Atlantic City, New Jersey, Thomas J. Vesper represents clients in a broad range of personal injury and complex civil litigation matters. His practice focuses on traumatic brain injury cases, wrongful death claims, product liability, professional negligence, consumer fraud, trucking accidents and other serious injury litigation. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to advocating for individuals and families affected by catastrophic injuries and significant losses.

Mr. Vesper has extensive courtroom and trial experience developed over decades of practice. He has handled thousands of serious injury and wrongful death matters and has tried hundreds of cases to jury verdicts and binding arbitration awards. Known for his thorough preparation and strategic approach, he works diligently to pursue favorable outcomes for his clients both inside and outside the courtroom.

In recognition of his skill and experience as a trial lawyer, Mr. Vesper is board-certified as a civil trial attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. These distinctions reflect his high level of professional achievement and dedication to the practice of civil litigation.

Mr. Vesper earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Villanova University in 1968. He later pursued his legal studies at Rutgers University Law School, where he honed his shrewd legal acumen and obtained his Juris Doctor in 1973. In that same year, he was admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

Active in the legal community, Mr. Vesper maintains membership in the American Association for Justice, the New Jersey Association for Justice and the New Jersey State Bar Association. He previously served as president of the New Jersey Association for Justice.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Professional Liability: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Professional Malpractice - Other, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
  • 20% Professional Liability: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1973, New Jersey

Professional Webpage: https://westmorelandvesper.com/tom-vesper/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Founding Member and Executive Director, The Aletheia Institute
  • Founding Member and Board Director, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA)
  • Founding Member, Past President, and Past Executive Director, Academy of Catastrophic Injury Attorneys (now ATA)
  • Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy
  • Sustaining & Stalwart Member, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
  • Founding Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
  • Charter Member, South Jersey Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Past President, New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers (now NJAJ)

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court
  • Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • 27(b) Certification as Trial and Defense Counsel for Courts Martial (U.S. Marine Corps Reserve)

Educational Background

  • Villanova University, B.A., cum laude
  • Rutgers University Law School, Juris Doctor, Rutgers Camden Law Review (Writer and Member)

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Author of 30 books or book chapters
  • Author of more than 200 published articles on damages, wrongful death, trial advocacy, settlement, discovery, and trial practice.
  • The Trial Notebook, 7th Edition (2013, West Publishing Co.)
  • The Deposition Notebook, 6th Edition (2013, West)
  • Uncle Anthony’s Unabridged Analogies, 3rd Edition (2013, West)
  • "Ante-Mortem Damages," Chapter 20, Medical-Legal Aspects of Pain and Suffering (2003, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc.)
  • "Consortium," Chapter 25, Volume 2, Litigating Tort Cases (2013, West)
  • The Canadian Settlement Notebook (2012, BC Trial Lawyers; 2009, Alberta Trial Lawyers Association)
  • "Wrongful Death," Volume 2, Chapter VII, Handbook of Death & Dying (2004, Sage)
  • All About Auto Cases: Winning Trial Strategies (2004, Vermont Trial Lawyers Association)
  • The Ethics Blitz (2005, New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association)

Other Outstanding Achievements

  • U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 23 years
  • Retired as Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)

Honors

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury category)
  • Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Recognized as one of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in New Jersey
  • One of the few New Jersey attorneys recognized and published as an authority on wrongful death law, settlement strategies, and damages.

Office location for Thomas J. Vesper

8025 Black Horse Pike
Suite 500
West Atlantic City, NJ 08232

Phone: 609-400-2998

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