MEMBER OF FIRM
Lawrence N. Lavigne (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1989, New York. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1979); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1982). Listed in: Marquis' Who's Who in the Law; International Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in America; Empire's Who's Who Registry of Executives and Professionals; Madison' Registry of Executives and Professionals; National Registry of Who's Who in America. Author: "Untying the Laidlow Knot," New Jersey Law Journal, December 9, 2002; "N.J. Supreme Court Urges Trial Courts to Conduct Evidentiary Hearings Before Excluding Expert Witness Testimony," Products Liability Law Alert, October 2002; "Imported Product Recalls: The Legal Complexity of Recalls Involving Foreign Manufactured Goods," New Jersey Law Journal, December 17, 2007. Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court. Presenter, "Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents," Halfmoon Seminar entitled New Jersey Legal Assisting Fundamentals, August 29, 2007. General Counsel and V.P. Operations, Foreign Tire Sales, Inc. Member: Somerset County, Middlesex County, New Jersey State (Member, Products Liability Section) and American (Member, Automotive Liability Committee, Sections on: Litigation; Torts; Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Jersey Defense Association; Defense Research Institute; National Employment Lawyers Association. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Special Agencies: Division of Consumer Affairs. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Coverage; International Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Warranty Law; Breach of Warranty; Chemical Products Liability; Lemon Law; Manufacturers Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Tire Defect Litigation; Tire/Rim Mismatch; Vehicle Rollovers; Warranty Law.Email: Lawrence N. Lavigne
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Robert E. Mensel (Special Counsel) born New York, N.Y., July 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, New Jersey; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1978); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1982); Rutgers University (M.A., 1990; Ph.D., 2003). Author: "The Antiprogressive Uses of Privacy in the Federal Courts, 1860-1937". 3 Federal Courts Law Review (forthcoming 2008)(Symposium Article). "A Diddle at Brobdingnag: Confidence and Caveat Emptor During the Market Revolution", 38 University of Memphis Law Review 97, 2007. "Originalism and Ancestor Worship in the Post-Heroic Era: The Dred Scott Opinions", 17 Widener Law Journal 29, 2007, Symposium Article. "Right Feeling and Knowing Right: Insanity in Testators and Criminals in Nineteenth Century American Law", 58 University of Oklahoma Law Review 397, 2005. "'Privilege Against Public Right: A Reappraisal of the Charles River Bridge Case" 33 Duquesne Law Review 1(1994). "Kodakers Lying in Wait: Amateur Photography and the Right of Privacy in New York, 1885-1915," American Quarterly 43 (1) 24-45, March, 1991. Associate Professor of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida. Member: American Bar Association; American Law Institute. Reported Cases: Unisys Corp. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 154 N.J. 217, 712 A.2d 649 (N.J., Jun 11, 1998) (NO.A-71 SEPT.TERM 1997); Adelman v. Lupo, 291 N.J.Super. 207, 677 A.2d 230, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 14,670 (N.J.Super.A.D., Jun 11, 1996) (NO.A-6939-93T1); Becker v. Baron Bros., Coliseum Auto Parts, Inc., 138 N.J. 145, 649 A.2d 613, 63 USLW 2344, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 14, 163 (N.J., Nov 15, 1994) (NO.A-455 SEPT TERM 1993, A-196 SEPT TERM 1993); Venetsanos v. Zucker, Facher & Zucker, 271 N.J.Super. 459, 638 A.2d 1333 (N.J.Super.A.D., Mar 04, 1994) (NO.A-1631-92T5); Berrie v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., 267 N.J.Super. 152, 630 A.2d 1180 (N.J.Super.A.D., Aug 12, 1993) (NO.A-5024-91T2); Superintendent of Ins. of State of N.Y. v. International Equipment Leasing, Inc., 247 N.J.Super. 119, 588 A.2d 883 (N.J.Super.A.D., Apr 03, 1991) (NO.A-5259-89T2). Practice Areas: Appeals; Mass Tort Litigation; Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Products Liability; Commercial Law; Commercial Torts; Insurance.