Frances A. Tomes Esq. - Freehold, NJ
Attorney at Tomes Law Firm, PC
General Civil Litigation Lawyers in Freehold, NJ
17 Broad Street Freehold, NJ 07728
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40
Years
Experience
Freehold General Civil Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 06/25/2026
Areas of Practice
- General Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Claims
- Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Litigation
- Class Actions
- Fraud Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Consumer Protection Cases
Litigation: 99%
Attorney Information
Overview
Frances Tomes, a shareholder of the firm, is a member of the Bar in New Jersey and New York. She has been practicing law since 1986. She previously worked at Garruto, Galex and Cantor, Subin Associates in New York City, and Galex, Tortoreti and Tomes. She handles general civil litigation, including medical malpractice claims, pharmaceutical claims, toxic tort and asbestos litigation. She also handles consumer protection cases, both individually and in class actions. She was one of three trial attorneys representing plaintiffs in the first multi-plaintiff trial in asbestos litigation resulting in a combined verdict of over $1 million. She's also handled numerous other multi-plaintiff litigation.
Ms. Tomes has litigated as co-lead counsel consumer product class actions that have generated large settlements for consumers nationwide. In Extensis, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Ms. Tomes was co-lead counsel in a consumer fraud class action that resulted in a settlement valued at over $140 million in rebate certificates and repair kits for purchasers of certain defective HP LaserJet printers, as well as Pisano v. Peg Perego involving defective strollers and Gutelkov v. Buy Buy Baby involving improper tax charges.
She is a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association of Justice and a member of the Bad Faith Committee of the New Jersey Association of Justice. She is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Committees for Consumer Protection, Medical Malpractice and Product Liability.
She has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a distinction awarded to less than 3% of the attorneys in New Jersey. In 2010, she was designated as one of the Top Attorneys in New Jersey by her peers.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Named Top Attorney in New Jersey by peers (since 2010)
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Past Lists
- 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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New York Law School,
New York,
New York, 1986
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Non Legal Education
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Pace University
B.B.A.
Honors: With High Honors
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Member
Past Positions
- Subin Associates, Attorney
- Garruto, Galex and Cantor, Attorney
- Galex, Tortoreti and Tomes
- Tortoreti, Tomes and Callahan
Pro Bono Activities
- Co-Liaison Counsel for the former New Jersey Bextra Pharmaceutical Injury Litigation
Representative Cases
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$140+ million: Co-lead counsel in Extensis, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company
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Pisano v. Peg Perego
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Gutelkov v. Buy Buy Baby
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1986
- New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, The Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2008
Other Affiliations
- New Jersey Association of Justice (Board of Governors)
- New Jersey Association of Justice, Insurance Bad Faith Committee (Member)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Medical Malpractice Committee (Member)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Consumer Protection Committee (Member)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Product Liability Committee (Member)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Class Action Committee (Member)
- National Association of Tax Professionals (Member)
- Middlesex County Asbestos Advisory Board (Member)
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