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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: Alin v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 2010 WL 1372308 (D.N.J. 2010), Silvestro v. Groupe Lacasse, Inc., 2009 WL 348589 (App. Div. 2009), Liss v. Federal Insurance Co., 2009 WL 231992 (App. Div. 2009), Sutter v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, 406 N.J. Super. 86 (App. Div. 2009), Verni ex Rel. Burstein v. Lanzaro, 404 N.J. Super. 16 (App. Div. 2008), Beye v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, 568 F.Supp.2d 556 (D.N.J. 2008), Beye v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, 2008 WL 3064757 (D.N.J. 2008), New Jersey Eye Center v. Princeton Ins. Co., 394 N.J. 557 Super. (App. Div. 2007), In the Matter of the Liquidation of Integrity Insurance Company, 193 N.J. 86 2007), Evanston Ins. Co. v. Cozen O'Connor, P.C., 2007 WL 869614 (D.N.J. 2007), Verni vs. Harry M. Stevens, et al., 387 N.J. Super. 160 (App. Div. 2006), Clark vs. University Hospital/UMDNJ, 390 N.J. Super. 108 (App. Div. 2006), Liss v. Federal Insurance Co., 2006 WL 2844468 (App. Div. 2006), Taglieri v. Moss, 367 N.J. Super. 184 (App. Div. 2004), In re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), 2003 WL 22417238 (N.J. Super., Jul. 21, 2003), Fillebrown v. Steelcase,Inc., 63 Fed. Appx. 54, 2003 WL 1191162 (3rd Cir.), In re Twin Laboratories, Inc., 300 B.R. 836 (S.D.N.Y. 2003), Ravin Sarasohn v. Lowenstein Sandler, 365 N.J. Super. 241 (App. Div. 2003), Reynolds v. Lancaster County Prison, 325 N.J. Super. 298 (App. Div. 1999), Home State Ins. Co. ex rel. Randall v. Continental Ins. Co., 158 N.J. 104 (1999), Home State Ins. Co. v. Continental Ins. Co., 313 N.J. Super. 584 (App. Div. 1998), Nubenco Enterprises, Inc. v. Inversiones Barberena, S.A., 963 F.Supp. 353 (D.N.J.,  1997), Resolution Trust Corp. v. Edie, 1994 WL 744672 (D.N.J., Oct. 4, 1994) (NO. CIV. 94-772 (DRD), Resolution Trust Corp. v. Castellett, 1994 WL 411809 (D.N.J., Aug. 2, 1994) (NO. CIV. A. 92-4635), Resolution Trust Corp. v. Castellett, 156 F.R.D. 89 (D.N.J., Jun. 8, 1994) (NO. CIV. 92-4635 (AMW), Resolution Trust Corp. v. del Re Castellett, 1993 WL 719764 (D.N.J., Sep. 7, 1993) (NO. CIV. A. 92-4635 (AMW), Ladner v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., 266 N.J. Super. 481 (App. Div. 1993), Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 13, 738, Resolution Trust Corp. v. del re Castellett, 1993 WL 719763 (D.N.J., May 25, 1993) (NO. CIV. A. 92-4635), Matter of Integrity Ins. Co., 245 N.J. Super. 133, (Law Div. 1990), RICO Bus. Disp. Guide 7749 (NO. L-20657-86, L-020662-86, L-38097-86, L-020658-86, L-020652-86, L-020663-86, L-020588-86, L-30027-86, L-38102-86)

Eric D. Katz

E-Mail: ekatz@mskf.net

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

E-Mail: aslater@mskf.net

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

E-Mail: dfreeman@mskf.net

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

Beth G. Baldinger

E-Mail: bbaldinger@mskf.net

Beth G. Baldinger, (Counsel) 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); Inter-American Law Review; Judicial Intern Award, Florida Bar Association; Clerk to Chief Justice Gerald T. Wetherington, 11th Judicial Circuit, Dade County, Florida.