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Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

Pennsylvania (10/26/82); New Jersey (7/2/84); District of Columbia (6/27/85);  New York (5/22/90); Vermont (5/15/18); Arizona (5/21/18);  U.S. Supreme Court (7/8/88); U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (11/1/82); U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (3/21/85); U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (6/5/18); U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (5/30/18); U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (5/29/18); U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (11/3/82); U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (7/2/84); U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (5/18/18)

 

 

 

Education

Dickinson College- B.A. 1979: The Dickinson School of Law- J.D. 1982

Professional Experience

Folkman Law Offices, P.C.- Managing Shareholder 10/98-Present

Van Syoc Law Offices, Chartered- Associate 9/90-10/98

Weiner, Ostrager, Fieldman, Zucker, Kachmar & Nirenberg 9/85-9/90

Margolis, Edelstein, Scherlis & Kraemer 10/82-9/85

Honors & Awards

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2018; Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2017; Top 100: New Jersey Super Lawyers, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2016 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2016 Awesome Attorney, South Jersey Magazine; 2015 Top 100: New Jersey Super Lawyers, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2015 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2014 Top 100: New Jersey Super Lawyers, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2014 Awesome Attorney, 2014 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2014; 2013 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2013 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2013 Awesome Attorney, South Jersey Magazine; 2012 Awesome Attorney, South Jersey Magazine; 2012 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2012 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2011 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2011 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2011 Awesome Attorney, South Jersey Magazine; 2010 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2010 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2010 Awesome Attorney, South Jersey Magazine; 2009 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2009 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2008 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine; 2008 Top Attorney, SJ Magazine; 2007 Super Lawyer, New Jersey Monthly Magazine

Professional Associations

 

New Jersey Association for Justice Board of Governors 2015 – Present
New Jersey Association for Justice Co-Chair Employment Committee and Section 2016 – Present
New Jersey Association for Justice Co-Chair Business Torts Committee and Section 2016 – Present
New Jersey Association for Justice Co-Chair Employment Committee and Section 2015 – 2016
New Jersey Association for Justice Co-Chair Business Torts Committee and Section 2015 – 2016
American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section Chair, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee 1990 – 1991

Speaking Engagements

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Conference name Title Date
New Jersey Law Office Management Starting & Managing a Law Practice in New Jersey 2017
Camden County Bar Association Seminar Employment Law: A Primer on Employment Law 2017
2017 Legal Malpractice Update Deposing the Defendant Attorney 2017
Professionalism Day Seminar: The 200 Year History & Future of Ethics In Attorney Marketing Practical Issues In Law Firm Advertising Ethics 2016
Boardwalk Seminar 2016 Employment Law Program Co-Chair 2016
Boardwalk Seminar 2016 Ethics Issues In Employment Litigation 2016
How To Get Your Social Media, E-Mail & Text Evidence Admitted (And Keep Theirs Out II. What to Look for, Where to Find it and What to do With it: Email, Social Media, Texts and Video 2015
Boardwalk Seminar Hot Ethics Issues In Employment Law 2015
Boardwalk Seminar Be Careful If Your Client Is A New Business- You MAy Not Be Able To Prove Damages Under New Jersey Law 2015
Legal Ethics: Top 10 Challenges Duties to Prospective Clients 2014
Boardwalk Seminar Maintaining An Ethical Practice 2014
Boardwalk Seminar Advanced Deposition Boot Camp For Employment Cases 2014
American Association for Justice (New Jersey chapter)- Boardwalk Seminar Panel on Conflicts of Interest Issues in Employment Cases 2011
American Association for Justice (New Jersey chapter)- Boardwalk Seminar Proving Emotional Distress Damages in New Jersey Law Against Discrimination Cases 2010
American Association for Justice (New Jersey chapter) Boardwalk Seminar A Winning Approach to Discovery in Employment Cases 2009
New Jersey Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting Products Liability 1992
Mock Reinsurance Arbitration Reinsurance 1990
National Symposium on Legal Malpractice Legal Malpractice 1989

Publications

 

Publication name Title Date
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Deposing the Defendant Attorney 2017
NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar Informal Discovery of Social Networking Sites and Legal Ethics 2016
National Business Institute Seminar Informal Discovery of Social Networking Sited and Legal Ethics: An Overview of Ethics Standards Across Jurisdictions and What We Can Expect in New Jersey 2015
New Jersey Association for Justice The Death- And Return – Of The New Business Rule In New Jersey 2015
American Bar Association, Torts & Insurance Law Journal Ford Motor Company v. Northbrook Insurance Company 1989