Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, - Union, New Jersey -- Lawyers

Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq.
Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC
2400 Morris Ave.
Union, NJ 07083

Communication Center

Phone:

(908) 686-8000 (NJ)
(212) 871-5711 (NY)
(215) 523-9350 (PA)

E-mail:

gdn@gdnlaw.com

Fax:

(908) 686-8550 (NJ)
(212) 871-5712 (NY)
(215) 523-9395 (PA)

Web site:

http://www.gdnlaw.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Honors	Published Works
Affiliations

The managing attorney and founding principal of our firm, Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq., has been practicing continuously in the area of commercial litigation and transactions for over twenty years. His practice also includes, entertainment, Internet and intellectual property law. Mr. Nissenbaum has been awarded the highest professional peer review rating ("AV") by the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory Rating Service.

Current Employment Position(s):: Principal/Managing Attorney, since 1997

Areas Of Practice:: Business & Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation - State & Federal; Commercial Transactions; Intellectual Property & Internet Law; Entertainment & Sports Law

Certifications/Specialties:: Commercial Arbitrator, Union, New Jersey Superior Court, 1998; Mediator [Inactive], Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 1984; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1984; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989; District of Columbia, 1991; New York, 1992; U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1997; U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1997

Education:: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1984; J.D.; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA, 1980; B.A.

Published Works:: "Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own", NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008 [Anticipated Pub. Date]; "In the Arena: Litigating for the ACLU-NJ", NJ Lawyer Magazine, December, 2007; "Pitfalls in Collecting a Judgment Against Individual Partners of a Partnership", The Independent Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors, Fall, 1994; "The Legal Ramifications of Computer Outsourcing", Legal Tech Newsletter, December, 1994; "900 Numbers Come of Age", Communications Managers Association Review, Winter, 1984; "How to Sharpen Your Contract Clauses", Telemarketing Magazine, May, 1994; "Intentional and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Comprehensive Jury Instructions and Legal Commentary", Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. (Chapter of four volume NJ Jury Instruction Treatice, delayed publication status; "Stop Look and Listen: Selected Defenses to the New Jersey Frivolous Lawsuit Statute", 20 Seton Hall Law Review 184, 1989; "Challenges Ahead for Frivolous Lawsuit Statute", 124 N.J.L.J. 837, October 5, 1989; "AIDS: Employer/Physician Duty to Tell Third Parties", New Jersey Medicine, Januray/February, 1989

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Presented Seminar, Construction Law: Negotiating Contracts & Filing Construction Liens, NJ Construction Expo - Meadowlands, 2007; Presented Seminar, Legal Aspects of Self Publishing Literary Works, NJ Bar Association: Entertainment & Sports Law Section, 2007; Presented Seminar, Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Age, Drew University; NJ SEEDS, 2007; Presented Seminar, Legal Aspects of the Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement, The College of New Jersey: ACLU-NJ, 2007; Panelist, Legal Aspects of Sexual Harrassment Claims, American Psychiatric Association, May 5, 2004; Facilitator, 2003 Mediation Training, Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County; Panelist, 1996 Annual Health Law Symposium; Lecturer, Managed Care Provider Contracts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996; Panelist, Recent Developments in LItigation Sanctions, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994; Panelist, Drafting Computer Outsourcing Contracts, New York PC EXPO, 1994; Presented Seminar, Recent Developments in Litigation Sanctions, Hudson County Medical Society, 1994; Presented Seminar, Telemedia Legal Issues, Annual Telemarketing & Business Telemedia Convention, 1993; Presented Seminar, The Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, Newark Chamber of Commerce, 1991; Presented Seminar, Health Care: Duty of Confidentiality to AIDS Patients, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Convention; Garden State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1989; Presented Seminar, Current Legal Issues Relating to Health Care, Graduate Studies Program in Health Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College, 1988

Honors and Awards:: Appointed, Ethics Committee Chair, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2006 - 2007; Appointed, Chair, Social Action Committee, The Unitarian Church in Summit, 2006 - Present; Awarded, second degree black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate, Black Belt Martial Art Academy, 2006; Appointed, Privacy Committee of the Board of Trustees - ACLU-NJ, 2006 - Present; Appointed, Cooperating Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, 2005 - Present; Appointed, Executive Director, Community Business Development Foundation, 2005 - Present; Instructor, Tai Chi Chuan, 2000 - Present; Appointed, Ethics Committee Vice Chair, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2005 - 2006; Appointed Counsel, Springfield Education Foundation, 2001; Appointed, Springfield Community Conference, 2000; Completed Training, as a Mediator by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1999; Appointed, Roster of Mediators for the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999; Certificate of Appreciation, Service as a Commercial Arbitrator, New Jersey Superior Court, 1999; Appointed, Junior Achievement Consultant for the Springfield Public School System, 1999; Appointed, Commercial Arbitrator by the New Jersey Superior Court, Union County, 1998; Awarded, highest professional peer review rating ("AV") by Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory Rating Service, 1995; Appointed, Planning Board Attorney, Springfield Township, 1995; Elected, Union County Democratic Committee Person, 1993 - 1997; Appointed, Vice Chairman, Springfield Democratic Party, 1990 - 1993; Appointed, Human Services Advisory Board, Newark Salvation Army, 1990 - 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships:: District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2003 - 2007; Appointed Member; New Jersey Bar Association, 1984 - Present; Member; Union County Bar Association, 1998 - Present; Member; New York Bar Association, 2002 - Present; Member; District of Columbia Bar Association, 1992 - Present; Member; American Civil Liberties Union, 2005 - Present; Member & Cooperating Attorney

Past Employment Positions:: Wong, Tsai & Fleming, P.C., Partner, 1995 - 1997; Eichler, Forgosh, Gottilla & Rudnick, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1995; Saiber, Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein, Associate Attorney, 1989 - 1993; McCarter and English, Associate Attorney, 1984 - 1989; Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, Law Clerk, 1981

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