Robert E. Margulies
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)