Since 2009, Michael has focused the majority of his practice on representing vulnerable people and their families when there is abuse or neglect in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, and hospitals.

Michael knows how to go to trial when necessary. He was lead counsel on the Estate of Mary Dwyer v. Harborview, the largest nursing home verdict in the state of New Jersey – a $13.2 million dollar verdict in Hudson County...

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About Michael Brusca

Practice Areas

Nursing Home Negligence

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 2002
Pennsylvania, 2002
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Other Affiliations

New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
Pennsylvania State Bar Association (Member)
Mercer County Bar Association (Member)
New Jersey Association for Justice (Member)
American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group (Member)

Education

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002
J.D.
The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
B.S.

Past Positions

Pepper Hamilton LLP, Attorney, 2002 - 2003
United States Air Force, Judge Advocate, 2003 - 2009

Classes and Seminars

AAJ Cost Report College – Defense Strategies Dallas Texas, October 19-20 2017
Prosecuting Nursing Home Claims. Delaware Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, June 15, 2017
How to Maximize Damages Through the Use of Experts. Lawline Webinar. June 2017
Moderator and Panelist, Nursing Home Seminar, NJAJ Boardwalk, April 28, 2017
Personal Injury Opening Statements and Closing Arguments. Strafford Webinar. April 12, 2017
Resolving the Arbitration Dispute in Today’s Legal Landscape. Rutger’s Law Review, Rutger’s Law School, Newark, NJ. April 2017
Advanced Cost Report Dialogue. Defense Strategies Discussion, Napa, CA. February 2017
Advanced Cost Report Dialogue. Defense Strategies Discussion, New Orleans, LA. February 2017
Having the Right Defendant: Making the Corporate Malfeasance Case. NJAJ. November 2016
Scorched Earth Defense: How to Disarm and Diffuse Excesses of Defense Counsel. AAJ National Summer Convention Los Angeles. July 22, 2016
Prosecuting Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Claims. Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. June 10, 2016
How Expert Witnesses Can Help the Jury Realize Damages. AAJ Nursing Home Damages Seminar. May 19, 2016
Strategic Uses of Focus Groups. New Jersey Association of Justice (NJAJ) 2016 Boardwalk Convention. April 8, 2016
Litigating Cases When Your Client Suffers from Alzheimer’s or Dementia. Lawline Webinar. March 2016
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Residents. 2016 AAJ Winter Convention. February 29, 2016
The Intersection Between Medical Malpractice and Hospital, Nursing Home, and Rehab Facilities. Lawline Webinar. September 2015
Litigating with Assisted Living Facilities: The New Frontier. Lawline Webinar. July 2015
Nursing Home Negligence: Deposition Questions for Which There are No Good Answers. Lawline Webinar. February 2015
Opening Statements in Nursing Home Negligence Cases. Lawline Webinar. February 2015
Common Estate Planning and Family Issues for Military Personnel. Lawline Webinar. February 2015
Depositions of Corporate Designees and Treating Providers. 2015 Maryland Association for Justice
Estate of Mary Dwyer Lessons Learned. 2015 Kentucky Association for Justice
Prosecuting Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Cases. Lawline Webinar. October 2014
Deconstructing Dwyer. 2014 American Association
Depositions for Which There are No Good Answers. 2014 AAJ Summer Convention
End Your Case at the Beginning: Building an Opening Statement in Discovery. 2014 NJAJ Meadowlands
Trial of a Nursing Home Case: Closing Home Arguments. 2013 NJAJ Meadowlands
Pressure Sore Cases: Avoidable v. Unavoidable. 2011 NJAJ Meadowlands
Building a Paperless Practice. 2011 NJAJ Meadowlands

Achievements

Honors

Top 100 Trial Lawyers List issued by The National Trial Lawyers

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Address

100 Charles Ewing Blvd.Suite #150 Ewing, NJ 08628- 6285

Phone

609-786-2540

Email

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

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Websites

http://www.dbtriallawyers.com

https://www.dbtriallawyers.com/blog/

Publication

Articles

The Truth About Medical ‘Tort Reform’. NJ.com. April 21, 2017
Flexible Expert Prep. Trial Magazine. March 2017
Quoted, Rule Barring Arbitration in Nursing Home Contracts Will Face Legal Tests, Lawyers Say. Law.com. September 29, 2016
Tools to Advocate for a Loved One in Long-Term Care. NJ.com. June 3, 2016
Read the Fine Print: Pre-Dispute Arbitration Language in Long-Term Care Contracts Strips Families of Their Rights. NJ.com. August 19, 2015
The Truth About Nursing Home Law Suits. The American Association for Justice. October 22, 2014
Co-Author. The Hidden Power of the Request for Admissions. Trial Magazine. July 2014
Choosing Long Term Care. US1. March 19, 2014
Essentials of Long Term Care Case Selection and Initial Investigations. Mercer County Bar Association Lawyer Newsletter. October, 2013
Pressure Ulcers- Catastrophic Negligence. US1. May 15, 2013
Assisted Living Facility Litigation: An Overview. New Jersey Law Journal. May 6, 2013

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