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Since the firm's establishment, the firm has maintained a general practice with an emphasis on insurance defense. The firm represents clients throughout the state of New Jersey and has a comprehensive support staff consisting of paralegals and legal secretaries. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Civil Trial Practice and Insurance Defense.

Statement of Practice

General Civil, Criminal, Trial and Appellate Practice. Negligence, Malpractice, Products Liability, Environmental, Insurance Coverage, Employment Law, Construction Litigation, Probate, Real Estate and Municipal Law, Workers Compensation, Commercial Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Allstate Insurance Co.
Commercial Union-North British Group
Continental Insurance Group
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Underwriters Adjusting Co.
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Prupak
Criterion Insurance Co.
Interstate National Corp.
Employers National Insurance Co.
Scott Wetzel
Curley Adjustment Bureau
ECHO, Incorporated
Electronic Data Systems
International Edge Tool Company of Roseland
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Stanley-Bostitch
Square D. Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

7 Ridgedale Avenue
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, (Morris Co.)

Phone

Phone: 973-539-2090
Fax: 973-539-0806

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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Tracey L. VanWiemokly (Associate) born Morristown, New Jersey, April 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers College, Rutgers University (B.A., 1983); Seton Hall University Law School (J.D., 1986). Associate Editor, Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 1985-1986. Judicial Law Clerk for Hon. Robert L. Garrenger, Jr. and Hon. Thomas B. Mannion, Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, 1986-1987. Author: "The New Jersey Missing Persons Unit Act," 8 Seton Hall Legislative Journal 386, 1985. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Tracey L. VanWiemokly

Brian Peoples (Associate) born Teaneck, New Jersey, November 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Division). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; General Litigation.Email: Brian Peoples

Wendy A. Reek (Associate) born New York, N.Y., May 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Douglass College, Rutgers University (B.A., 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member, Moot Court Honor Society, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert A. Longhi, Middlesex County, 1992-1993. Formerly with Office of Attorney General, New Jersey. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Wendy A. Reek

Mark A. Trudeau (Associate) born Newton, New Jersey, July 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A, 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Banking; Secured Creditor Rights; Business Torts.Email: Mark A. Trudeau

Christina E. Sirico (Associate) born Washington, D.C., February 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey, New York and California. Education: Siena College (B.S., cum laude, 1991); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Construction Defects Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Christina E. Sirico

James V. Wysocki (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 2001); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2004). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Construction Law; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Negotiable Instruments; Warehousing.Email: James V. Wysocki

Adrian K. Cousens (Associate) born London, England, January 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1999). Member, Joseph Halpern-David Furman American Inn of Court, 2005-2007. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald G. Collester, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division 2001-2002. [Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 1986-1990].Email: Adrian K. Cousens

Matthew Kennedy (Associate) born Secaucus, New Jersey, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 2004); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas M. McCormack, Civil Division, Essex Vicinage, 2007-2008. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association.Email: Matthew Kennedy

OF COUNSEL

Peter M. Bouton (Of Counsel) born Teaneck, New Jersey, September 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1992); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1995-1996. Law Secretary to the Hon. Sylvan G. Rothenberg & Hon. Ralph L. Deluccia. Member: New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; General Litigation.Email: Peter M. Bouton