DELANEY v. DICKEY

A-30 Sept.Term 2019 083440.

242 A.3d 257 (2020)

244 N.J. 466

Brian DELANEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Trent S. DICKEY and Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter G. Verniero , Newark, argued the cause for appellants (Sills Cummis & Gross, attorneys; Peter G. Verniero , Richard H. Epstein , and Joshua N. Howley , Newark, of counsel and on the briefs).

Glenn A. Bergenfield , Springfield, argued the cause for respondent ( Glenn A. Bergenfield , on the briefs).

William E. Denver argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association (New Jersey State Bar Association, attorneys; Kimberly A. Yonta , President, of counsel, and Andrea J. Sullivan and Kersten Kortbawi , Iselin, on the brief).

Michael S. Stein , Hackensack, argued the cause for amicus curiae Bergen County Bar Association (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; Michael S. Stein and Janie Byalik , Hackensack, on the brief).

Michael J. Epstein , Rochelle Park, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (The Epstein Law Firm, attorneys; Michael J. Epstein , of counsel and on the brief, and Michael A. Rabasca , Rochelle Park, on the brief).


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