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Graham, Michael A.
Garrity, Graham, Murphy, Garofalo & Flinn, P.C.
One Lackawanna Plaza
P.O. Box 4205
Montclair, NJ 07042-8205
Phone: (973) 509-7500 (Ext. 202)
Fax: (973) 509-0414
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Current Employment Position(s)
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Lawyer Overview
Graduated from Assumption College in 1966 and from Rutgers University Law School in 1972. Admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the Federal District Court in 1972. One year judicial clerkship for Edward F. Johnson, J.S.C. 1972-73. Deputy Attorney General, State of New Jersey, Division of Criminal Justice for seven years specializing in litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Graham has argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on numerous occasions. Mr. Graham entered private practice and joined the firm in 1980, becoming a partner in 1986. He specializes in litigating products liability, toxic tort and general liability cases with substantial damages. Mr. Graham is a member of the New Jersey Defense Association and Defense Research Institute.
Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Law
- Construction Law
- Contracts
- Education Law
- Employment Law -- Employer
- Insurance Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Products Liability Law
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Toxic Torts
- Transportation Law
- Construction Accidents
- Public Entity/Title 59
Representative Cases
- Jiosi v. Nutley, 332 NJ Super 169 (App.Div. 2000)
- Clohesy v. Food Circus Supermarket, 149 NJ 496 (1997)
- State v. Land, 73 NJ 24 (1977)
- State v. Lemken, 68 NJ 348 (1975)
- Oscar Mayer Corp. v. Mincing Trading Corp., 744 Supp. 79 (DNJ 1990)
West Practice Categories
Estate Planning, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Asbestos, Toxic Torts
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1972
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1972
Past Employment Positions
- State of N.J., Dept. of Law & Public Safety, Deputy Atty. General, 1973 - 1980
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
J.D. - Assumption College, Worcester, Mass, USA
B.A.
Major: English Literature
Office Information
Address
One Lackawanna Plaza
P.O. Box 4205
Montclair, NJ 07042-8205
Phones
(973) 509-7500 (Ext. 202)
Faxes
(973) 509-0414