Honors and Awards:

• 2010 Civil Litigator of the Year by the Hudson County Bar Association
• Member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008 - Present
• Named to American Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2008, 2009, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified by New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Board of Governors, 2011 - present and Member, American Association for Justice, New Jersey, 1988 - Present
• Member, American Association for Justice, 1988 - Present
• President, West Hudson Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
• Vice President, West Hudson Bar Association, 2000 - 2001
• Member, Arbitration Committee, Hudson County Bar Association, 2006 - Present
• Member, Injury Board National Network of Trial Attorneys, 2009 - 2010
• 2009 - 2010 Appointed to District Ethics Committee Commencing September 2009
• Member, Civil Practice Committee, Hudson County Bar Association, 2000 - Present
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1983
• Pennsylvania, 1983
• New Jersey, 1983

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Church of Christ the King, New Vernon, NJ - Lay Coordinator of Women's Cornerstone Retreat, Eucharistic Minister
• Past Board Member, Delbarton School Mothers Guild, 2003 - Present
• Actively involved in The Sean Reilly TBI Fund - dedicated to improving the daily quality of life for New Jersey victims of Traumatic Brain Injury and their families., 2009- Present

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $500,000 settlement in auto negligence & medical malpractice matter in Essex County; case settled on fourth day of trial, 2008
• Verdict for $1,243,891.38 for Plaintiff in Hudson County when plaintiff bicyclist struck by limousine and required a knee replacement and spinal procedures and was not able to return to work, 2008
• $900,000.00 settlement on first day of trial, July 2009 for postal maintenance worker who was injured in rear end hit auto accident which left him with herniated discs which required spinal stabilization surgery, 2009
• $65,000 verdict in October 2009 in an automobile accident case representing plaintiff Francis R. Lyons v. John Sabato III - HUD-L-1028-08, 2009
• $475,000 settlement in October, 2009 for individual suffering herniated disc and shoulder injuries following accident in which his truck was struck in the rear by a fully loaded cement truck, HUD-L-3553-07, 2009
• $425,000 Settlement at trial in June,2009 of slip and fall in supermarket where client suffered a hip injury when she fell on loose grapes, 2009
• $6 Million verdict in March 2009 in a construction accident case representing plaintiff in Silvano Santos v. Baker Residential and New Way Construction - HUD- L-102-07, 2009
• $650,000 verdict for plaintiff who suffered herniated disc in low back requiring spinal stabilization surgery and a labral tear in the shoulder as the result of rear end hit motor vehicle accident in Bayonne, New Jersey, February, 2010
• $350,000 settlement on third day of trial in Hudson County, NJ for plaintiff suffering aggravation of RSD following intersection car accident, 2010
• $485,000 settlement at trial for plaintiff injured at construction site when he fell into an unguarded hole during the construction of a parking garage and suffered a fracture of the radial shaft of his arm which required surgery along with an aggravation of a pre-existing anxiety disorder., 2011
• $435,000 settlement for plaintiff injured in motor vehicle accident where plaintiff suffered herniated disc in neck requiring spinal stabilization surgery with psychological claims;Underlying $50,000 policy paid and UIM claim settled for $385,000 on second day of trial., 2011

Educational Background:

• Rosemont College, Rosemont, Pennsylvania, B.A. in Political Science, 1979