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| | Address | | Park Place Legal Center, 959 South Springfield Avenue, P.O. Box 712 | | Springfield, New Jersey 07081-0712 | | (Union Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 973-912-9099 | | Fax: 973-912-8604 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mkelaw.com |  |
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| McDonough, Korn, Eichhorn and Schorr,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Civil and Criminal Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Insurance Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Directors and Officers Liability, Products Liability, General Negligence, Personal Injury. | | Year Established: 1969 | Firm Profile:
McDonough, Murray & Korn, the predecessor to the present firm, was founded in 1969. The major emphasis of the firm work since then has been professional liability defense litigation. In the past, that work was primarily in medical and dental malpractice and other health-related fields. The present firm has expanded its medical defense areas and developed expertise in several other lines of work. These include legal malpractice, automobile, general and premises liability, including failure of security measures, condominium and non-profit association officers' and directors' liability, products liability and Federal Civil Rights litigation brought under the United States Code. We additionally have an admiralty and insurance law practice. Our work in these fields includes cargo recovery, boiler and machinery recovery, ocean and inland marine cargo insurance, personal water craft liability, auto recovery and aviation law. In serving the marine industry we represent underwriters, cargo interests, carriers, indirect carriers, vessel and ferry owners. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange of New Jersey; Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co.; University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey; Greater New York Blood Center; Zurich North America; The New York Presbyterian Hospital; Memorial Sloan Kettering Caner Center; Somerset Medical Center; Arch Insurance Group and MD Advantage. | Reference:
Wachovia Bank, Summit, N.J. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Peter L. Korn (Member) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, August 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Peter's College (B.A., 1965); Villanova University; Rutgers University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice, 1967-1968). Law Secretary to Hon. Chester A. Weidenburner and Hon. John E. Barger, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1968-1969. Assistant Prosecutor, Union County, New Jersey, 1969-1973. Co-Director, Organized Crime and Narcotics Strike Force, 1972-1973. Member, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1980-1994; Civil Practice Review Regional Committee, 1984. Member: Union County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (President, 1992-1993); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate-Diplomate); Richard J. Hughes Chapter, American Inns of Court (Master, 1989—); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, State Committee, 2002; Chair, 2005-2006). (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Reported Cases: Iafelice v. Zarafu, 221 N.J. Super. 278 (Parental Withdrawal of Life Support); Snyder v. Mekhijian, 125 N.J. 328 (Donor Discovery and Strict Liability in Transfusion AIDS); Safer v. Pack, 291 N.J. Super. 619 (Familial Tendencies of Disease/Duty to Warn); Kurzker v. Nissan 164 N.J. 159 (Forum Non Conveniens). Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Transfusion Associated AIDS. Email: Peter L. Korn | | R. Scott Eichhorn (Member) born Plainfield, New Jersey, October 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1976); Villanova University (J.D., 1979). Regional Semi-Finalist in 1979 National Moot Court Competition. Law Secretary to Hon. Edward W. Beglin, Jr. and Hon. Lawrence Weiss, Judges, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1979-1980. Member: Union County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Richard J. Hughes Chapter, American Inns of Court (Master, 1989-1993; 1999—). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Health Care; Nursing Home Negligence; Hospital Law; Automobile Insurance Defense; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Dental Malpractice; Gynecology Malpractice; Nursing Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Sports Law; Premises Liability; Tort Defense; Product Defense; Head Injury; Spinal Injury. Email: R. Scott Eichhorn | | Matthew S. Schorr (Member) born Bronx, New York, November 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Fordham University (J.D., 1991). Leonard F. Manning Scholar. Proctor in Admiralty. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Personal Injury; Maritime Law; Premises Liability; Condominium Law; Community Association Law. Email: Matthew S. Schorr | | William S. Mezzomo (Member) born Passaic, New Jersey, April 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Montclair State University College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Rutgers University at Newark (J.D., 1984). Adjunct Professor, Center for Legal Studies, Montclair State University, 1988. Law Secretary to Hon. Murray G. Simon, Judge Superior Court of New Jersey (Chancery Division General Equity), 1984-1985. Member: Essex County, Union County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Negligence; Insurance Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: William S. Mezzomo | | Anna Krepps (Associate) born Moscow, Russia, July 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., Architecture, 1992); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to the Hon. Charles J. Walsh, JSC, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999-2000. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Insurance Litigation; General Liability. Email: Anna Krepps | | Daniel E. Zemsky (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., 1998); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Daniel E. Zemsky | | Jennifer M. Schneider (Associate) born Corpus Christi, Texas, September 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); University of Notre Dame (M.B.A., 2005; J.D., 2005). Recipient: Texas Achievement Honors Award, University of Texas at Austin; Notre Dame Law School Fellowship. Member: Union County, Somerset County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Negligence; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; General Liability. Email: Jennifer M. Schneider | | Jamele A. Hamad (Associate) born Orange, California, July 3, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2002); Rutgers University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury. Email: Jamele A. Hamad | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert P. McDonough (Of Counsel) born Montclair, New Jersey, July 7, 1928; admitted to bar, 1958, New Jersey. Education: Seton Hall University (B.S., 1952; LL.B., 1957). Recipient, Trial Bar Award from Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, 1990. Author, "New Jersey Practice-County District and Municipal Courts," West Publishing Company, 1971. Co-Author, "New Jersey Municipal Court Manual," Administrative Office of The Courts, 1972. Adjunct Professor, Evidence and Trial Presentation, Rutgers Law School, 1989-1993. Member, 1977-1984, and Chairman, 1984, District Ethics Committee. Member, County Judicial Selection Committee, 1980-1988. Mediator/Arbitrator of complex civil litigation for Endispute, a national alternative dispute resolution service. Member: Union County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation. |
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