Partners
David A. Mazie
New Jersey Trial Lawyer
E-Mail:
dmazie@mskf.net
David A. Mazie, (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1988, District of Columbia.
Education: Rutgers University (B.A. in Economics, 1983); George Washington University (J.D., 1986). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi.
Member: Essex County, New Jersey State (Member, Fidelity and Surety Committee, 1991) and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Professional Negligence; Product Liability); Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification).
Special Agencies: Insurance Liquidation Counsel to the New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
Reported Cases: Reynolds v. Guard Dogs Unlimited, Inc., 325 N.J. Super. 298 (App. Div., 1999); Nubenco Enterprises, Inc. v. Inversiones Barberena, S.A., 963 F. Supp. 353 (D.N.J., 1997); Integrity Insurance Co. v. Teitelbaum, 245 N.J. Super. 133 (Law Div. 1990); Resolution Trust Corp. v. Edie, 1994 WL 744672 (D.N.J. Oct. 4, 1994); Resolution Trust Corp. v. Castellet, 1994 WL 411809 (D.N.J. Aug. 2, 1994); Resolution Trust Corp. v. Castellet, 1993 WL 719764 (D.N.J. Sept. 7, 1993); Resolution Trust Corp. v. Castellet, 1993 WL 719763 (D.N.J., May 25, 1993); Ladner v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. 266 N.J. Super. 481 (App. Div. 1993); Home State Insurance Co. v. Continental Insurance Co., 313 N.J. Super. 584, (App. Div. 1998); Home State Insurance Co. v. Continental Insurance Co., 158 N.J. 104 (1999).
Eric D. Katz
Eric D. Katz, (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Education: Polytechnic University of New York (B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1988); Pace University (J.D., 1991). Research and Writing Editor, Pace Law Review, 1990-1991. Law Clerk, Hon. Lawrence Weiss, Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, 1991-1992. Co-Author: New Jersey Products Liability and Toxic Tort Law, with Hon. William A. Dreier, P.J.A.D. (Retired) and Hon. John E. Keefe, P.J.A.D. (Retired), published by Gann Law Books Publishing, 1994 and annually thereafter. Co-Author: Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial: Third Circuit Pleadings, with Robert M. Leonard, pub. by Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996. Author: "Removing the Fungibility Requirement from the Market Share Liability Rule - Why it Can Work in Non-DES Cases," 3 Prod. Liab. L.J. 32, 1991; "Striking the Peremptory Challenge from Civil Litigation: 'Hey, Batson, Stay Where You Belong!" 11 Pace L. Rev. 357, 1991. Member, Union County Planning Board, 1993-1996. Member, Board of Trustees, Berkeley Heights Community Pool Corporation, 1999-. Certified Mediator, State of New Jersey, Office of the Courts.
Member: New Jersey State (Member, Products Liability and Toxic Tort Committee, 1992-1993) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1991-) Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Class Actions; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Coverage.
Adam M. Slater
Adam M. Slater, (Member) born Livingston, New Jersey, December 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, District of Columbia and Colorado; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1989); Boston University (J.D., 1993). Paul J. Liacos Scholar; Edward E. Hennessey Scholar. Author: "Changing Standards, Why Landlords May Not Have to Mitigate Damages in Commercial Lease Litigation," New Jersey Law Journal, 159 N.J.L.J. 104 March 3, 2000.
Member: Essex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification).
Reported Cases: Fort Meyers Florida Associates L.P. v. Glatstian, 215 B.R. 495 (Bkrtcy, D.N.J. 1997); Howard v. U.M.D.N.J. et al., 338 N.J. Super. 33 (App. Div. 2001).
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation.
David M. Freeman
David M. Freeman, born New York, N.Y., March 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd and 4th Circuits.
Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1985); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1988).
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation.
Counsel
Jeffrey E.
Strauss
Jeffrey E. Strauss, (Counsel) admitted to
New Jersey, New York, and Washington DC bars, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. Court of Appeals
3rd Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 1979);
Boston University (M.S., 1982); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., Cum Laude,
Law Review, 1986).
Practice Areas: Personal Injury,
Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Construction/Workplace Accidents, Motor Vehicle
Accidents, and Products Liability.
Associates
Jennifer D. Pawlak
Jennifer D. Pawlak,
(Associate)
born Livingston, New Jersey, December 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, New
Jersey, New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District
Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Education: University of Michigan, B.A., 1991; Rutgers School of
Law - Newark, J.D. 1994.
Practice Areas: Litigation, insurance coverage, professional
liability, employment litigation, and personal injury.
Beth G. Baldinger
Beth G. Baldinger,
(Associate)
born Queens, New York, July 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey, New
York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and U.S. District Court,
Southern District of New York.
Education: State University of New
York at Albany (B.A. Public Affairs, Energy and Environmental Sciences, 1980);
University of Miami (J.D., 1985).
Practice Areas: Personal injury, premises liability, inadequate
security, products liability, medical and professional malpractice, crime
victim's rights, civil rights, business and commercial litigation, construction
litigation, subrogation, and insurance coverage litigation.
Matthew R. Mendelsohn
Matthew R. Mendelsohn,
(Associate)
born Englewood, New Jersey, June 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Education: Rutgers University
(B.A., 2002); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2005).
Practice Areas: Litigation, personal injury, products liability,
and medical malpractice.
Marco V. Capasso
Marco V. Capasso,
(Associate)
born Naples, Italy, December 11, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey, U.S.
District Court, District of New Jersey.
Education: Columbia University
(B.A., 1997); Rutgers School of Law - Camden (J.D., 2005).
Practice Areas: Commercial litigation.
