A Commitment To Excellence

1998-1999:

Abbamont v. Piscataway Twp. Board Of Education :

 Reinstatement of job to industrial arts teacher who was entitled to punitive damage trial in landmark NJ whistleblower case under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, or CEPA. 

2001:

Grasser v. United Healthcare Corporation

Defeated healthcare corporation’s attempt to compel arbitration of male employee’s age discrimination case under the Law Against Discrimination, or LAD.

2006:

Hernandez v. William Burke, M.D.

Jury verdict and enhanced attorney fee award of approximately $200,000 in CEPA case against doctor under investigation by NJ Attorney General

2007:

Brown v. Kelly Services

$1,870,000 LAD disability discrimination jury verdict and enhanced attorney fee award for wrongfully terminated employee with multiple sclerosis 

2010:

Mandal v. Port Authority

$7,200,000 jury verdict for physician permanently injured in PATH train station slip and fall, which was reversed on appeal because of jury instruction. Won second trial and settled remainder of the case. 

2012:

Briel v. Madison Board of Education

$1,300,000 settlement before trial of LAD disability discrimination and harassment case on behalf of public school employee with multiple sclerosis

Ceasar v. Flemington Car & Truck Country

$7,500,000 jury verdict, including punitive damages, for family generations permanently injured in SUV rollover negligence case. Punitive damages reduced for a final judgment of almost $5,200,000 that was affirmed on appeal

2014:

Davis v. Newark Board of Education

$15,000,000 jury verdict in LAD multiple sclerosis disability discrimination and failure to reasonably accommodate case. Verdict vacated by trial judge, then case settled before retrial. 

2015:

$2,900,000 settlement before trial of LAD rheumatoid arthritis disability discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation case brought on behalf of longtime pharmacy manager for a large retail pharmacy corporation

$745,000 settlement of LAD sexual orientation, disability harassment and retaliation case on behalf of a tenured special education teacher for a public grammar school

2016:

Martinez v. New Brunswick Board of Education

$2,000,000 settlement during jury trial of LAD discrimination case filed on behalf of a visually disabled public school nurse who was denied reasonable accommodation and forced to resign

2017:

$1,700,000 settlement before trial of an LAD age discrimination case brought on behalf of a branch manager for a large bank corporation who was fired and replaced by an inexperienced cruise ship disc jockey half her age

2018:

$1,300,000 settlement before trial of an LAD age discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation case brought on behalf of the lifelong employee of a large supermarket corporation 

2019:

Swain v. Hermes of Paris

Won NJ Appellate Division decision protecting an employee's right to have his attorney fees paid by employer in the forced arbitration of his sexual orientation harassment and wrongful termination case under the New Jersey Law Against  Discrimination.

Pantoliano v. Bogota Board of Education

$800,000 settlement before trial of NJ public school Superintendent's CEPA and LAD retaliation, sex harassment and wrongful termination claims as a whistleblower who reported misuse of public funds to the NJ Department of Education

$400,000 settlement of New Jersey nursing home negligence, wrongful death case involving dietary abuse, starvation & dehydration

2022:

$1,200,000 settlement before trial of an LAD age and disability discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation case brought against a global food manufacturing corporation

$750,000 settlement before trial of legal malpractice case brought on behalf of New Jersey public schools Superintendent who was caused permanent career loss and personal injuries by her former lawyer

2024:

Troup v. Mount Olive Twp. Board of Education

$300,000 settlement of NJ public school anti-bullying specialist's hostile work environment, retaliation case

advancing New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act

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