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Bruce Rosen, partner in the firm, leverages over 25 years experience in civil litigation and criminal defense coupled with a successful 15-year career as an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor in bringing about the best result for his clients. Bruce has long been associated with headline-grabbing litigations involving First Amendment issues related to free speech, media law and religious activities. More recently, web defamation, workplace privacy, appropriation of image and data theft issues have also come into focus for this accomplished litigator.
In representing individuals and clients who own and manage both public and private businesses, Bruce has extensive experience in complex and standard commercial litigation, including environmental law and insurance coverage, class action defense, land use, RLIUPA (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act), business disputes such as minority shareholder litigation, and employment litigation.
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Bruce has been recognized for his accomplishments and dedication by numerous professional, peer evaluation and the leading lawyer-rating
publications and organizations. He has long been listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, which is regarded as the definitive guide to
legal excellence in the U.S. for over a quarter of a century. He has been selected once again as New Jersey "Super Lawyer" for 2011 and
has been selected every year since 2006. Super Lawyers© is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have
attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement as published in Law & Politics Magazine. From Martindale-Hubbell,
which is considered the foremost authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession, Bruce has attained an AV Preeminent™
rating of 5.0 out of 5 as determined by peers who have ranked him at the highest level of professional excellence.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chair of the Media Law Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, 2010
Adjunct Professor, Rutgers Law School, Newark, 2005-present
Member of the Editorial Board of the New Jersey Law Journal, 1991-present
Editor, New Jersey Law Journal and Executive Editor for American Lawyer Newspapers, 1986-1990
Law Clerk for Hon. H. Lee Sarokin, 1986-1989
Award-winning newspaper reporter for The Record, 1975-1986
PRACTICE AREAS
- First Amendment
- Media Law (Defamation/Access)
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law (NJ law, NY Navigation Law and Insurance Issues)
- Employment Law
- Criminal Defense
BAR ADMISSIONS
- New Jersey
- New York
- District of Columbia
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
EDUCATION
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. 1986; Editor, Seton Hall Legislative Journal
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, (BS.FS 1975)
MEMBERSHIPS
- New Jersey Supreme Court Bench • Bar • Media Committee, 2008- present
- New Jersey Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee, 2007-2009
- U.S. District Court Criminal Justice Act Panel member, 2002-present
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Chair, Media Law Committee, 2000-2003, 2007-present
- Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section, 1992-present
- Editorial Board Member, New Jersey Law Journal (1990-present)
- American Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association
- ACLU-New Jersey Board of Trustees
- New Jersey Public Policy (NJPP) Board of Trustees
PUBLICATIONS
- Employment References: A Cautionary Tale (NJLJ, September 26, 2005)
- A New Minefield for Defense Counsel: Celebrity Jurors (Corporate Counsel, May 2004)
- Co-author, annual 50-State Survey of Media Libel Law and the 50-State Survey of Employment Privacy Law (Oxford Press and the Media Law Resource Center, NYC)
LECTURES
- Bruce lectures on white collar criminal defense and data theft issues for the N.J. Institute of Continuing Legal education (NJICLE)
IN THE MEDIA
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