Gerald Hayes Clark

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      Gerald Hayes Clark

      Newark, New Jersey
      25 years of experience

      Biography

      Gerald H. Clark has been Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and he is a Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is the principal of the Clark Law Firm, PC. His practice concentrates on complex litigation, class actions, civil rights and personal injury with an emphasis on traumatic brain and construction injury cases. Gerald has also served as a lead attorney on a number of mass tort and class action lawsuits including the largest groundwater contamination case in the State of New Jersey. He played a key role in bringing about the settlement of an unprecedented consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a settlement which is valued between $1 billion and $3 billion to consumers. He serves as counsel in a national class action matter against the Sony Corporation involving the largest ever security breach release of personal information.

      Gerald serves as lead counsel on numerous catastrophic loss and wrongful death cases on behalf of trauma victims and their families. He regularly represents severely disabled injury clients in many cases including workplace accidents involving defective industrial machines, construction accidents arising from safety violations, automobile and aviation accidents. He also prosecutes numerous cases on behalf of victims of corporate fraud including in the construction, marketing and sale of products and real estate.

      In July, 2006, Mr. Clark was listed in the New Jersey Law Journal’s “40 Under 40” feature which acknowledges 40 New Jersey lawyers under 40 years of age who have distinguished themselves in the practice of law. For his work representing personal injury, products liability and accident victims, Mr. Clark was named a “Rising Stars Super Lawyer” from 2006-2012 and a “Super Lawyer” from 2013 through 2017 as published in New Jersey Monthly magazine. In 2011 he was included in the National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 under 40” memb

      Practice Areas

      Personal Injury

      Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

      Business Law

      Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

      Consumer Law

      Class Action, Lemon Law

      Products Liability

      Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

      Fees

      • Contingent Fees

      Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

      New Jersey, Since 1997
      New York, Since 1997
      3rd Circuit, Since 1999
      U.S. Supreme Court, Since 2003

      Professional Associations

      New Jersey State Bar # 048281997 Member (1997 - Current)

      Education

      • Villanova University B.A. (1994)

        Year: 1990 - 1994

      • Fordham University School of Law J.D. (1997)

        Year: 1994 - 1997

      Certifications

      • Certified Civil Trial Attorney: New Jersey Supreme Court

      Websites

      http://www.clarklawnj.com

      New Jersey Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers

      Address:

      Newark, NJ, USA

      Address:

      811 Sixteenth Avenue, Belmar, NJ 07719

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