Significant Cases

Representative Cases

The firm’s attorneys have over the years represented individual clients before the courts of New Jersey in numerous significant cases. Here are some examples.

Francis G. Grather represented the widow and infant child of a decedent in a case involving a widow’s right to an elective share of her husband’s estate when the husband failed to provide adequately for her in his will and when she had signed a prenuptial agreement waiving her rights to his estate. The case was tried before a judge who ruled against the firm’s client. The firm appealed and the Appellate Division reversed, ruling that the firm’s client was not bound by the prenuptial agreement and that she was entitled to her elective share. The case can be found at In re Estate of Shinn, 394 N.J.Super. 55, 69-70, 925 A.2d 88 (App.Div.), certif. denied, 192 N.J. 595, 934 A.2d 637 (2007).

Alan J. Baldwin completed a jury trial that lasted two weeks in which he represented one of the victims of an automobile accident. The case involved serious personal injuries and a death. There were significant insurance coverage issues. The jury returned a verdict against the defendant with sufficient insurance to pay a judgment in favor of the firms client.

Edward F. Broderick, Jr. represented the estate of a young woman who was tragically kidnapped and murdered from a local shopping mall. He as able to demonstrate that the girls death was caused by inadequate security at the mall. The case resolved before trial for a significant settlement.

Mr. Broderick also successfully represented an individual who was fired from his job because he had supported a female coworker who had been sexually harassed. The case was settled favorably after two days of trial.