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| | Address | | 2 Research Way | | Princeton, New Jersey 08540 | | (Mercer Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan,
A Limited Liability Partnership practices in the following areas of law:
Alternate Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Business Litigation, Civil Practice, Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Directors and Officers Errors and Omissions, Employment Litigation, Environmental Insurance Coverage, Estate Litigation, Federal Practice, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Reinsurance Arbitration, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trademark Litigation, Trial Practice. | | Year Established: 1949 | Firm Profile:
Smith Stratton concentrates its practice in the area of civil litigation, representing international, national and regional business entities and not-for-profit institutions in state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate levels. The firm has developed particular specialties in the representation of insurers and reinsurers in complex coverage matters and in the defense of their insureds in products liability, toxic tort, construction and employment claims. Smith Stratton also maintains an active health and hospital law practice, representing hospitals and physicians in staff credentialing matters and professional licensure proceedings and defending health care professionals and institutions in malpractice actions.The firm is centrally located in the Princeton corporate corrider, midway between New York and Philadelphia. Its Princeton office, along with additional offices in New York City and Philadelphia, affords Smith Stratton the opportunity to serve clients throughout the Northeast. | | Firm Size: 15 | Representative Clients:
Accentia, Inc.; American International Group Inc.; The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; FM Global Insurance Companies; The Goodrich Company; Great Midwestern Insurance Company; The Home Insurance Company in Liquidation; The Hartford Insurance Company; Health Care Insurance Company; Insurance Environmental Litigation Association; Lenox, Incorporated; Malaytex, USA, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.; Mutual Marine Office; New York Presbyterian Hospital; Old Republic Insurance Co.; Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Princeton Healthcare System; Princeton Insurance Company; The Peddie School; Swiss Reinsurance Company; United Educators Insurance RRG; Zurich Insurance Company. |
Other Office Locations of Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan,
A Limited Liability Partnership
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | William J. Brennan, III (1933-2004). | | Wendy L. Mager (Member) born Harvey, IL, April 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, NJ; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with highest honors, 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Law; Environmental Law. Email: Wendy L. Mager | | Peter R. Freed (Member) born Philadelphia, PA, May 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, NJ; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Honorable Melvin P. Antell, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1980-1981. Deputy Attorney General, Division of Law, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, 1981-1983. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Insurance. Email: Peter R. Freed | | Thomas E. Hastings (Member) born New York, NY, March 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, NY; 1987, NJ. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); Harvard University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Civil Appeals. Email: Thomas E. Hastings | | William E. McGrath, Jr. (Member) born Plainfield, NJ; admitted to bar, 1982, D.C.; 1983, NJ. Education: Gettysburg College (A.B., 1976); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph M. Hannon, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1982-1983. Arbitrator, Superior Court of New Jersey Commercial and Contract Arbitration, 1996—. Member, The Justice Marie M. Garibaldi Inn of Court for Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2002—. Member: Hunterdon County Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Reported Cases: DeVito v. Sheeran, 165 N.J. 167 (2000). Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Appeals. Email: William E. McGrath, Jr. | | Thomas E. Schorr (Member) born Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, August 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, NY; 1993, NJ. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Raven Society. Co-Author: "Punitive Damages, Uncertainty and Regulating First Party Insurer Conduct," Practicing Law Institute; "Bad Faith Litigation and Insurer v. Insurer Disputes," (1989). Law Clerk to Hon. Norman K. Moon, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Thomas E. Schorr | | Gerald D. Wixted (Member) born Camden, NJ, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, NJ and PA. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., 1983); Lehigh University (M.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Rutgers University, Camden (J.D., high honors, 1988). Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1987-1988. Law Clerk, Hon. John F. Gerry, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1988-1990. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Trust and Estate Litigation. Email: Gerald D. Wixted | | Christine L. Nici (Member) born Summit, NJ, August 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, NJ and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1987); Seton Hall University Law School (J.D., 1990). Member and Associate Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1988-1990. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Civil Trial Bar and Insurance Law); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Christine L. Nici | | Patrick J. Dwyer (Member) born New York, N.Y, October 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, NY and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of NY; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, NJ; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of NJ. Education: Fordham College (B.S., 1975); Fordham College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (M.S., 1977); Fordham University Law School (J.D., 1980). Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Anesthesia Malpractice Prevention, 2003—. Attorney Panelist, New York State, Department of Mental Hygiene, Commission on Quality Care-Surrogate Decision Making Committee, 1993—. Guest Commentator, Court T.V. Guest Lecturer, NYS Society of Anesthesiologists Post Graduate Assembly. Member: New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Torts and Insurance) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Appalachian Ins. Co. v. GE, 8 NY 3rd 162 (2007), 19 A.D.3d 198 (A.D. 1st 2005); Ifraimov v. Phoenix Indus. Gas, LLC, 4 A.D.3d 332 (2nd Dept. 2004); Yale Univ. v. CIGNA Ins. Co., 224 F. Supp.2d 402 ( D.CT. 2002); Galgano v. Sciarra, 289 A.D.2d 375 (2nd Dept. 2001); Gilroy v. McCarthy, 254 A.D.2d 325 (A.D. 2nd 1998); Maryland Cas. Co. v. W.R. Grace & Co., 128 F. 3d 794 (2d Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Dwyer | | Andrew Leven (Member) born 1960; admitted to bar, Massachusetts, 1987; New York, 1988; New Jersey 2001. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., 1982), Syracuse University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Investigations; Health Care Compliance; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Business Litigation; Government Tort Liability; Civil Fraud; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Bank Fraud; Insurance Fraud; Financial Fraud Recovery. Email: Andrew Leven | | ASSOCIATES & OF COUNSEL | | William E. Quackenboss, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, NJ; 2003, NY; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of NJ; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1993); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability. Email: William E. Quackenboss, Jr. | | Steven D. Cantarutti (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, NJ and NY; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of NJ. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1992); Seton Hall University Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Defense; Complex Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Steven D. Cantarutti | | Katherine E. Hauck (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, PA, NJ and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A.H., 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Katherine E. Hauck | | Omar-John C. Chavez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, NJ and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2005, NY and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2001); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Omar-John C. Chavez | | Amanda M. Foster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, NJ, PA and U.S. District Court, District of NJ; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA. Education: Loyola College (B.A., 2001); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Amanda M. Foster | | William H. Hofmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, NJ and U.S. District Court, District of NJ; 2005, PA and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 2001); Villanova University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: William H. Hofmann | | Kimberly M. Parson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, NJ and U.S. District Court, District of NJ. Education: New York University (B.A., 1989); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kimberly M. Parson | | Hugh D. Wise, Jr. (1912-2003). | | James Scott Hill (1924-2007). | | Claire T. Barile (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1975, NJ and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1981, NY; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham University (A.B., 1968); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Claire T. Barile | | Richard J. Orr (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Temple University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Law; Insurance. Email: Richard J. Orr | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
New York, N.Y. Office: 100 Park Avenue, Suite 1600, 10017. Telephone: 212-768-3878.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: Two Penn Center, Suite 200, 19102. Telephone: 215-925-9336.
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