Robert E. Margulies

email: rem@mwhlawfirm.com

Born: Portland, Oregon, May 8, 1946

Admitted to bar: 1975-New Jersey, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977-Massachusetts; 1980--New York; 1982--U.S. Supreme Court; 1984--U.S. Tax Court; 1989-U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Education: Duke University (A.B., 1968); Suffolk University (J.D., 1974).

Mediation: Mediator, qualified pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 1:40-10, 1995-; ADR Day Conferences, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 NJSBA; Mediator Training, 1999- ; Member, Supreme Court Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution, 1993-- ; Master, Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court (President).

Member: Hudson County (Trustee, 1983-1986; Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1984; Officer, 1987-1993; President, 1994; Trustee, 1995-), New Jersey State (Member, Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, (Vice Chair 2003), 1997; Chair, General Counsel Executive Committee, 1999-2002; Nominating Committee, 1994-1996; Member: Committee on Civil Case Management, 1984-1985; Lawyer Delegate, Third Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989-1990; Viscinage Committee on Minority Concerns, 1994-2003; Member, Unlawful Practice Committee, 1997-1999; Chair, Dispute Resolution Section, 2003) and American Bar Associations; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey; Association of County Bar Presidents (Treasurer, 1994-1995; President, 1995-1996);

Professional Activities: Lecturer: Brigadier-Margulies Bar Review Course, 1977-1979; ICLE, Tort Tips, 1996; Chairman, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Portrait and Courthouse Naming, 1989. Co-anchor, Legalities Cable TV Show, 1994-; Master, Hudson Inn of Court; Master, Family Law Inn of Court. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1968-1971].

Reported cases:

  • Matturi v. Board of Trustees of Judicial Retirement System, --- A.2d ----, 2002 WL 1625565 (N.J., Jul 24, 2002)
  • Gore v. Hepworth, 316 N.J.Super. 234, 720 A.2d 350 (N.J.Super.A.D., Oct 30, 1998)
  • Sablic v. Croatia Line, 315 N.J.Super. 499, 719 A.2d 172 (N.J.Super.A.D., Oct 23, 1998)
  • Hudson County Chamber of Commerce v. City of Jersey City, 153 N.J. 254, 708 A.2d 690 (N.J., Apr 09, 1998)
  • Hudson County Chamber of Commerce v. City of Jersey City, 310 N.J.Super. 208, 708 A.2d 699 (N.J.Super.A.D., Apr 22, 1997)
  • Montells v. Haynes, 133 N.J. 282, 627 A.2d 654, 62 USLW 2069, 65 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 1269 (N.J., Jul 27, 1993)
  • Madden v. Township of Delran, 126 N.J. 591, 601 A.2d 211 (N.J., Feb 10, 1992)
  • McGuire v. City of Jersey City, 125 N.J. 310, 593 A.2d 309 (N.J., Jul 30, 1991)
  • City of Jersey City v. Roosevelt Stadium Marina, Inc., 210 N.J.Super. 315, 509 A.2d 808 (N.J.Super.A.D., May 21, 1986)
  • Brown v. U.S. Stove Co., 98 N.J. 155, 484 A.2d 1234, 58 A.L.R.4th 103 (N.J., Dec 21, 1984)
  • Kessler v. Troum, 162 N.J.Super. 269, 392 A.2d 662 (N.J.Super.L., Aug 04, 1978)
  • New Jersey Optometric Ass'n v. Hillman-Kohan Eyeglasses, Inc., 160 N.J.Super. 81, 388 A.2d 1299, 1978-1 Trade Cases P 62,126 (N.J.Super.A.D., Jun 07, 1978)
  • Cherrick v. Smith, 148 N.J.Super. 299, 372 A.2d 645 (N.J.Super.A.D., Mar 24, 1977)
  • Alexander v. Whitman, 114 F.3d 1392, 65 USLW 2796 (3rd Cir.(N.J.), May 23, 1997)
  • Mody v. City of Hoboken, 959 F.2d 461 (3rd Cir.(N.J.), Mar 23, 1992)
  • U.S. v. Zauber, 857 F.2d 137(3rd Cir.(N.J.), Aug 31, 1988)
  • Storage Technology Corp. v. Trust Co. of New Jersey, 842 F.2d 54 (3rd Cir.(N.J.), Mar 15, 1988)
  • U.S. v. Zheng, 768 F.2d 518 (3rd Cir.(N.J.), Jul 19, 1985)
  • U. S. v. Boffa, 688 F.2d 919, 111 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2901, 95 Lab.Cas. P 13,903 (3rd Cir.(Del.), Aug 25, 1982)
  • De Tore v. Local No. 245 of Jersey City Public Emp. Union, 615 F.2d 980, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,706 (3rd Cir.(N.J.), Feb 28, 1980)
  • Reuther v. Trustees of Trucking Emp. of Passaic and Bergen County Welfare Fund, 575 F.2d 1074, 1 Employee Benefits Cas. 1569 (3rd Cir.(N.J.), Apr 28, 1978)
  • Frank v. County of Hudson, 924 F.Supp. 620, 76 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 739, 67 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,914, 43 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 549 (D.N.J., Jan 16, 1996)
  • Vargas v. Calabrese, 634 F.Supp. 910 (D.N.J., May 14, 1986)
  • U.S. v. Zheng, 590 F.Supp. 274 (D.N.J., Jul 26, 1984)