Partner, Litigation Department
Member, Banking, Business Financing & Creditors' Rights Practice Group
Member, Construction Practice Group Practice Focus Mr. North focuses his practice in commercial litigation, construction litigation and in professional liability and negligence matters. He has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts. He has tried over 75 jury cases to verdict, including significant cases in the fields of banking, insurance, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, products liability, and construction. While he primarily handles defensive litigation, Mr. North also maintains a personal injury practice limited to significant injuries and complex liability issues. Representative Matters · He obtained the largest personal injury verdict in New Jersey in 2006, a $26.2 million verdict in a products liability "crashworthiness" case. · Has tried numerous legal malpractice and insurance broker malpractice cases to verdict in state and federal courts. · Represented managing general agent in contractual dispute with carrier, involving both injunctive relief in federal court and multi-million dollar damage claims in arbitration. · Acted as a trial counsel for a condominium owners' association in claims for design and engineering errors and construction defects, resulting in a multi-million dollar settlement during trial. · Successfully defended major real estate developer in 6-month jury trial involving claims by a condominium owners' association of alleged construction defects, financial misrepresentations and consumer fraud. · Has defended banks in numerous cases involving various types of financial fraud, including check forgeries, dishonest employee embezzlement schemes, check-kiting and money laundering. Professional Activities / Honors · Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. · Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. · President-Elect of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. · Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. · Member of the Million Dollar Advocates' Forum. · Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent. · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Bet-the-Company Litigation, Banking and Finance Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs) practice areas. · Listed in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the Litigation: General Commercial practice area. · Listed in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition in the Civil Litigation Defense practice area. · Listed as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in New Jersey in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition (2010-2011). · Associate member of the American Association for Justice. · New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney. · Member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Jury Selection in Civil and Criminal Trials. · Member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. · Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Publications / Articles / Presentations · Speaker, "Strategies to Reduce Litigation Costs and Improve Results," Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Continuing Legal Education Seminar, May 10, 2011. · Presenter, "Settlement of Lawsuits - The Pitfalls That Can Be Encountered and How To Avoid Them," Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Continuing Legal Education Seminar, December 2010. · Author, "The Impact of Statutory Disclosure Requirements on Construction Litigation," in Winning Legal Strategies for Construction Law, Aspatore Books (2006). · Author, "Shifting Check Fraud Losses From Banks to Businesses Under Recent Revisions to Uniform Commercial Code ", Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (1996). · Invited to speak on evidence issues at the New Jersey Judicial College. · Lecturer on trial technique in ABOTA's "Masters In Trial" programs. · Lecturer on trial practice in continuing legal education programs sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Middlesex County Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Litigation Counsel of America. |