Richard H. Wildstein - Passaic, NJ

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1966
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1963
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Dean's List
    Major: American History

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Gelman & Gelman, Associate, 1966 - 1974

Classes and Seminars

• New Jersey Automobile Insurance Law, ATLA - NJ, 1998 - Present

Representative Cases

• McLaughlin v. Rova Farms
  • Citation: 56 N.J. 288
  • Court: N.J. Supreme Court
  • Year: 1970
• Sobotor v. Prudential Property and Casualty Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 200 N.J. Super 333
  • Court: Appellate Div.
  • Year: 1984
• Christy v. City of Newark
  • Citation: 102 N.J. 598
  • Court: N.J. Supreme Court
  • Year: 1986
• Owens v. Kessler
  • Citation: 272 N.J. Super 225
  • Court: Appellate Div.
  • Year: 1994

Published Works

Articles

• James Spawns Chaos and Injustice, 13 NJL 526, March 8, 2004
  
• Interpret the Lawsuit & Threshold, 162 NJLJ 639, November 13, 2000
  

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1966
• New York, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1966
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification, 1982

Other Affiliations

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, 2004 - 2005 (President)
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Int., 1973 - 1980 (Vice President)
• Temple Emanu - El of West Essex, 1982 - 1984 (President)
• Union of Reform Judaism, 1994 - 2000 (Board)
• Passaic County Bar Association (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey (Vice President)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey (Chair, Auto Insurance Reparations Committee)
• American Arbitration Association (Member)
• Advisory Council P.I.P. (Arbitrator)
• New Jersey Association for Justice (Member)