Law Firm Overview

"The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience."

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, United States Supreme Court Justice

The counterpart to a qualified advocate, is an experienced advocate. In the history of western civilization, the most effective advocates have been those whose life experiences gave them insight into the human condition. From Cicero to Clarence Darrow to Gerry Spence, effective advocacy has always been grounded in real-life experiences. At its core, a trial attorney is a communicator, charged with communicating the logic and emotion of a client’s cause to a judge or jury.

Mr. Curley's real-life experiences outside the courtroom combined with his qualifications inside the courtroom gives him the down to earth ability to present both the logic and emotion of a case in a manner that will appeal to the mind and the heart of a judge or jury.

Instead of taking the traditional route of going to law-school directly from college, Mr. Curley worked for several years in the investment industry. Mr. Curley worked full-time while attending law school in the high pressure business of brokering insurance and investments. Mr. Curley also worked full-time as a litigation attorney. He knows well the pressures of hard work while attaining the prestigious LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from the Temple University School Of Law, long hours, and the rewards of self made success.

Mr. Curley has published articles used by other litigation attorneys and judges as reference points on particular points of law. Mr. Curley also helps train the next generation of trial attorneys through his participation as an instructor in trial seminars and programs, as well as a judge in national and regional law-school trial competitions.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Franchising
• Business Organizations
• Civil Rights
• Sexual Harassment
• Constitutional Law
• Discrimination
• Construction Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Insurance Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Published Works

• "Ex-Parte Interviews", 160 N.J.L.J. 179, 2000

Classes and Seminars

• Trial Advocacy Seminar, Widener University School of Law, 1997 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Market Street Mission - "Lawyers with a Mission", January 1, 2003 - Present

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Franchising, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Whistleblower/Qui Tam