Aggressive Representation & Personal Service – “A Courtroom Bulldog Who Won’t be Leashed”

Settlement of $3,450,000.00:

In a motor vehicle case involving a Guttenberg woman who was a driver involved in a head-on collision with a motor vehicle negligently operated by a car dealership's employee resulting in catastrophic injuries. Read More

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Settlement of $8,125,000:

In a motor vehicle case involving a New York man who was a passenger involved in a head-on collision in Cochecton, New York, causing him to sustain fractures and head injuries. Read More

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Settlement of $5,120,000:

After successfully obtaining a jury verdict of $7,400,000 in a case involving a Hackensack cardiologist who sustained catastrophic injuries after being forcefully knocked down as a pedestrian by a motor vehicle. Read More

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Settlement of $3,000,000:

In a case involving an infant who sustained blindness after she bent down to pick up a toy and her left eye contacted a sharp protruding bar from a display rack. Read More

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Jury Verdict of $1,600,000:

In a case involving a man who sustained catastrophic injuries when a vehicle in front of him negligently ran over a tire, propelling it and knocking him off his motorcycle. Read More

Settlement of $1,500,000:

In a case involving a Teaneck woman who was injured when, as a pedestrian, she was struck by a vehicle causing her to become pinned between two vehicles. Read More

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Settlement of $1,800,000 :

in a case involving a Staten Island teenager who sustained injuries after having been shot in his eye with a BB-Gun pellet. Read More

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Settlement of $1,200,000:

In a case involving an East Rutherford woman who was injured when she was struck as a pedestrian lawfully crossing a crosswalk in Hackensack, New Jersey. Read More

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Settlement of $965,000:

In a case involving a Rochelle Park man who sustained injuries while he was working as a forklift operator when the forklift flipped over and pinned him underneath the roll cage. Read More

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Jury Verdict of $750,000:

In compensatory damages plus $10,000 in medical expenses in a case involving a Middlesex County woman who was sexually assaulted by two on-duty uniformed police officers employed by New Jersey Transit Police Read More

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Settlement of $1,300,000:

for four employees of the Township of Howell claiming discrimination and a hostile work environment against the township, the township municipal court, and Court Administrator. Read More

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Settlement of $4,000,000:

In cash and benefits for her client in a lawsuit filed against Bergen County, New Jersey for allowing their employee to force Arnold’s client to perform fellatio on him. Read More

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Confidential 7 figure settlement:

In a suit brought on a behalf of the brother of world renowned playwright Leonard Melfi whose dead body was desiccated and buried in a mass grave. Read More

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IMETTE KIN SUES ‘KILLER’ & BAR OWNER

New York Post – 2/1/07

The family of slain grad student Imette St. Guillen yesterday filed the first lawsuit stemming from her vicious murder, targeting accused killer Darryl Littlejohn and the bar owner who hired him as a bouncer, The Post has learned.

Citing St. Guillen’s final heart-wrenching moments before she was found bound and naked in a desolate Brooklyn lot, the 13-page legal document alleges her death resulted directly from negligence of the owner of the now-shuttered Falls Bar and the brutality of its employee, Littlejohn, a paroled violent felon.

The suit also contends The Falls, whose principal owner is Michael Dorrian, knew of Littlejohn’s criminal history. Dorrian is a son of Jack Dorrian, a well-known pub owner whose family runs several saloons.

“As a result of [their] actions, [St. Guillen] endured conscious pain and suffering and was aware of her impending death,” the lawsuit says of her abduction and strangulation after she left the bar on Jan. 25, 2006.

The suit was filed in The Bronx because Littlejohn is being held on Rikers Island.

Dan Gittner, an attorney for the Dorrian family, did not return a call seeking comment.

Joseph Tacopina, the family’s lawyer, said the suit “is the first step in holding those responsible for this tragedy accountable.”

The lawsuit does not seek specific financial damage, but a final ruling could reach into the tens of millions of dollars.

St. Guillen’s mother, Maureen, has established several educational charities and endowments in her daughter’s name, including at Imette’s alma mater, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she graduated posthumously last year.

“Maureen has always said the family is not looking for money for themselves,” Tacopina said.

The St. Guillens also are expected to sue three state agencies – the Division of Parole, the Board of Parole and the Department of Correction – for letting Littlejohn out of prison on parole. They filed a notice of claim against those agencies last year.

The 24-year-old student’s death prompted enactment of a law that allows for the closure of bars, clubs and cabarets that hire security guards without making mandated background checks to prevent criminals and ex-cons from working there.

Littlejohn has denied wrongdoing. He is a suspect in several other abductions and rapes.