Attorneys

Employment Law Attorney for Employers and Employees

E dward F. Broderick Jr. is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before entering the private practice of law he served for three years in the United States Air Force, completing one year of flight training before joining the Judge Advocate General's office. Upon leaving active duty he joined the Air Force Reserve. He retired from the Reserve as a colonel in 1987.

He has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1960, first with his father, Edward F. Broderick, who later became a Superior Court Judge, and then as senior partner in Broderick and Grather, the predecessor of Broderick, Newmark and Grather. His practice has included significant personal injury and wrongful death actions, employment law, civil rights litigation and aviation safety. He has tried hundreds of cases both civil and criminal before juries and as bench trials.

Among his most notable cases were the highly publicized premises liability case arising out of the abduction and murder of a young woman from the Morris County Mall and the litigation between the Township of Hanover and the Town of Morristown over the expansion of the Morristown Airport . This case was successfully defended before the United States Supreme Court. Several of his cases have resulted in published opinions by the courts of New Jersey . These include Hoeller v. Coleman, 73 N.J. Super 502 (A.D. 1962), In the Matter of Application of Mr. M for writ of habeas corpus, 74 N.J. Super 178 (A.D. 1962), Township of Hanover v. Town of Morristown, 121 N.J. Super 536 (A.D. 1972), Peck v. Imedia, 293 N.J. Super 151 (A.D. 1996) and Chelly v. Knoll Pharmaceuticals, 292 N.J. Super 478 (A.D.1996).

He is an elected fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a sustaining member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, a former member of the Morris County District X Ethics Committee, and a member of the Supreme Court's Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. He has been certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey since 1982.

He is a recipient of the 1999 Professional of the Year Award bestowed by the New Jersey State Bar Association and previously served as Chair of the Morris County Bar Association's Committee on Professionalism. In 2003 he was awarded the Professionalism Award by the Morris County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice include:

Civil rights

Employment discrimination

Areas of Practice:

10% School & Educational Activities ( Preparatory School Advocacy)

40% Employment Law - Civil Rights Litigation - Employee Protection

15% Employment Law Management Issues

15% Civil Litigation Estate and Probate Conflicts

20% Land Use Activity - Zoning Laws

Litigation Percentage:

50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

Civil Trial Attorney, NJ Supreme Court, 1982

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 1957

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1958

U.S. Bankruptcy Court New Jersey, 1958

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1958

U.S. Supreme Court, 1972

Education:

Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1956
L.L.B.
Honors: Moot Court Finalist (1955)

Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1969
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Represented Notre Dame Law School in Midwestern Regionals

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1955
B.A.
Major:  English
Minor:  Philosophy

Representative Cases:

Hoeller v. Coleman, 73 N.J. Super 502 (A.D. 1962)

Mr. M for writ of habeas corpus, 74 N.J. Super 178 (A.D 1962)

Township of Hanover v. Town of Morristown, 121 N.J. Super 536 (A.D.  1972)

Peck v. Imedia, 293 N.J. Super 151 (A.D.  1996)

Chelly v. Knoll Pharmaceuticals, 292 N.J. Super 478 (A.D. 1996)

Representative Clients:

Educational Institutions

Hotels, Museums, Corporate Entities, Restaurants, Land Developers

Private Individuals (Employees and Corporate Executives)

Religious and Non-Profit Institutions

References:

PNC Bank, Morristown

Schoor DePalma Engineering, Parsippany

Best CPA, 900 Lanidex Plaza, Parsippany

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Evidential Issues in the Trial of Commercial Cases, ICLE, 2003

Professionalism in the Trial Courts, NJ Judicial College, 2002

Chair, Employment Law Seminar, Morris County Cultural Center, Morris Twp. , Morris County Bar Association, 2006

Honors and Awards:

Recipient, NJSBA Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, June 10, 1999

Recipient, Morris County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2003

Recipient, Survey Designation as One of Ten Leaders in Employment Law, Compiled by Digital Press International of Fort Lee, NJ, 2003

Recipient, Air Force Commendation Medal, 1985

Recipient, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, 1987

Recipient, Veterans Award, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Morris County Bar Association Professionalism Committee, 1998 - 2003

Chairman

Reserve Officer's Association, 1985 - Present

Member

Morris County Bar Association

Former Trustee

American Bar Association

Member

New Jersey State Bar Association

Member

Morris County Bar Association

Member

American Association for Justice

Sustaining Member

Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, 1982 - Present

Member

Morris & Sussex County District X Ethics Committee, 1996 - 1999

Member

N.J. State Bar, 1985 - 1995

Member, Military Law Committee

N.J. State Bar, 1986 - 1989

Member, Public Relations Committee

Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1999 - Present

Vice Chair, N.J. Supreme Court Committee

Morris County Bar Association, 2005 - 2006

Chair, Employment Law Committee

Bernards Township Planning Board, 1973 - 1975

Special Counsel

Morris Township Planning Board, 1992 - 1993

Special Counsel

Morris Township Planning Board, 1995 - 1997

Special Counsel

Morristown Partnership, 1987 - 1989

Member, Mayor's Committee

Charter Study Commission Town of Morristown, 1975

Member

Beach Access Study Commission, 1977 - 1978

Member

Morris Township 250th Anniversary Committee, 1988 - 1990

Member

Morristown Beautification Committee, 1984 - 1986

Member

Delbarton Preparatory School, 1970 - 1988

Trustee

County College of Morris, 1970 - 1972

Trustee

Assumption College for Sisters, 1965 - 1989

Member, Advisory Committee

Assumption College for Sisters, 1989 - Present

Trustee

Historic Morristown Inc., 1991

Founder

First Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Morris County, 1991

Finance Chariman

First Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Morris County, 1992

Member

Washington Association, Morris County, NJ, 1991 - Present

Member

Washington Association, 1991 - Present

Trustee, Morris County Historical Society

USAF Reserve, 1955

2nd. Lieutenant

JAG/USAF Ret. Reserve Association, 1989 - Present

Member

American Bar Foundation, 1983 - Present

Past Employment Positions:

U.S. Air Force, Dept. of Defense, Pilot Training (Flight), 1956 - 1957

United States Air Force, 1957 - 1960

United States Air Force Reserve, 1961 - 1987

Judge Advocate General (JAG), USAF Reserve, Colonel, 1982 - 1987

Morristown, NJ, Town Counsel, 1968 - 1970

Morristown, NJ, Town Counsel, 1970

Pro Bono Activities:

Morris County Historical Society, 1985 - 2007

NJ Veteran's Associations (Morris County), 1975 - 1990

Harding Township Library Committee, 2004 - 2007

Morris County Chairman, Fundraising American Red Cross, 1965

Fundraiser, Morristown/Morris Township Public Library, 1986 - 1987

Fundraiser, Special Assessments - Boy Scouts of America, Morris County, 1991 - 1994