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Serrano v. Levitsky, 215 N.J. Super 454, 521 A.2d 1377 (Law Div. 1986) |
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Taylor by Wurgaft v. General Electric, 208 N.J. Super 207, 505 A.2d 190 (App. Div. 1986), Cert. denied, 104 N.J. 379, 517 A.2d 388 (1986) |
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April, 2010, inducted as Fellow in Internationl Academy of Trial Attorneys in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Professional Lawyer of the Year Award from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism, 2005 |
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Top 100 Super Lawyers in New Jersey as featured in New Jersey Monthly, 2006 to 2011 |
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Lawdragon's 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America list, which includes less than one percent of all the lawyers in the country, 2007 to 2011 |
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Million Dollar Advocates Forum |
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| Presentations |
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Speaker, NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education -Civil case law seminar, 2009 , 2010, and Feb 15, 2011. |
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Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Association, “Civility Matters” Atlantic City, 2010 |
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Speaker, NJ State Bar Assn, Ethics and Civility, May 20,2010. |
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Speaker, NJAJ Educational Foundation, Direct of Plaintiff’s expert in a Shoulder Dystocia Cases, November 12, 2009. |
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Speaker, NJAJ Educational Foundation - Wrongful Birth Cases, May 2, 2008. |
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Speaker, "More Powerful Opening and Closing Arguments," Institute for Continuing Education (ICLE), March 2007 |
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Panelist, "The 2006-2007 New Jersey Civil Case Law Update," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February 2007 |
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Speaker, "Law Firm Profitability," Essex County Bar Association Trial Attorneys of New Jersey & Union County Bar Association, April 2006 |
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Speaker, "More Powerful Opening and Closing Arguments," Institute for Continuing Education (ICLE), February 2004 |
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"Jurisdiction-Long Arm Statute-Separation Agreement of Non-Domiciliary Made in New York Constituted Doing Business," 12 N.Y.L.F. 136, 1966 |
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"Evidence-Voiceprint Method of Identification-Reluctance of the Courts Toward Acceptance of Scientific Evidence," 12 N.Y.L.F. 501, 1966 |
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| As a Certified Civil Trial Attorney focusing on personal injury claims in New Jersey for more than 40 years, Jack Wurgaft is considered one of the most respected attorneys in Essex and Union County. Since founding the firm in 1978 with his college classmate Kenneth Javerbaum, he has been lead counsel in several significant personal injury cases. Jack's long and prestigious career includes membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience, and excellence in trial advocacy and who have obtained recoveries on behalf of their clients in excess of one million dollars. To that end, Jack has an impressive record of successes, including a $2.54 million product liability settlement from Daimler Chrysler on behalf of a child; a $2.6 million settlement on behalf of a high school baseball player who was struck by lightning while playing center field in a high school baseball game; a $2.2 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a drop light for a man burned when the drop light ignited and spilled gasoline; and a $2.6 million verdict on behalf of the family of a man killed in a head-on collision with a trucker. Jack is life-long resident of Essex County. |
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| Associations |
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association, Bench-Bar Committee
- Union County Bar Association, Bench-Bar Committee
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Past President and Senior Life Fellow
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey Chapter
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Richard J. Hughes Inns of Court, Master
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| Bar Admissions |
- New Jersey State Bar
- U.S. District Court for New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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Phone: (973) 379-4200
Fax: (973) 379-7872
jwurgaft@javerbaumwurgaft.com
Legal Secretary: Patty Leo |
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| Education |
New York Law School, J.D., 1968
New York University, LL.M., 1974
Rutgers
University, B.A., 1965
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