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Phone: (973) 403-9000
Extension: 6770
Fax: (973) 403-9021
Email: ddrasco@lawjw.com
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Dennis Drasco
Partner
DENNIS J. DRASCO is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney in New Jersey and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, New Jersey Super Lawyers (Top 100), (Top 10 in 2011), Chambers USA – America’s leading lawyers in Business and Who’s Who in American Law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Litigation Counsel of America. He is a New Jersey Court Approved Mediator and Federal Court Mediator. He specializes in the trial of complex Business Litigation, Construction Law, Eminent Domain, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Land Use & Zoning, Legal Malpractice, Litigation & Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents (Plaintiff), Personal Injury (Plaintiff and Defense), Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Toxic Torts, Estate Litigation, Appellate Practice, cases in Federal and State Court in New York and New Jersey, and the mediation and arbitration of those cases in Alternative Dispute Resolution forums.
- Fordham College 1970 B.A.
- Rutgers University School of Law 1973 J.D.
- New Jersey State Bar
- New York State Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1973)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1991)
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1973)
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1985)
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1989)
- U.S. Tax Court (1985)
- U.S. Supreme Court (1978)
- Member, ABA Nominating Committee
- Chair, ABA Section of Litigation (2004 – 2005)
- Member, ABA Litigation Section Council
- Member, ABA Section of Litigation, Co-Chair of the Condemnation, Land Use & Zoning and Construction Litigation Committees
- President, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey (2008-2009)
- Member, ABA House of Delegates
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, ABA Section of Litigation
- Lawyers Advisory Committee, United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- Rutgers University School of Law Distinguished Alumnus (2018)
- Member, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Construction and Public Contracts Law Section
- Member, ABA TTIPS Life, Health and Disability Committee
- Past Chair, Essex County Bar Association Judicial Selection Committee
- Past Chair, Essex County Bar Association Joint Medical-Legal Committee
Dennis has served on many civic and charitable boards, including the United Way of North Essex, and has served as President of the Essex County Legal Service Foundation and was a longtime member of its Board of Trustees.
