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Anthony S. McCaskey is a partner with the Firm’s Litigation Group. Mr. McCaskey is a seasoned litigator practicing in state and federal courts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. His area of concentration is in general liability including product liability and toxic torts, material handling equipment accident cases, commercial premises liability, tort claim liability, construction accident cases, motor vehicle liability, insurance coverage disputes involving first and third party coverage issues and contractual indemnity disputes. Mr. McCaskey has argued numerous appeals in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. McCaskey received his B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. Mr. McCaskey served as legal intern to United States District Court Judge Alfred J. Lechner, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Novalyn L. Winfield, and New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. Mr. McCaskey is admitted to practice law in the States of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He has also served on the New Jersey State Bar Association Judicial Administration Committee and has presented seminars on general liability, product liability, New Jersey’s Tort Claim Act; professional liability; material handling equipment accident cases, and sports liability and risk management. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Newark, New Jersey, December 2007-Present Seiden Wayne, New York, New York and Newark, New Jersey, 1996-2007 (merged with LeClairRyan) Braff, Harris & Sukoneck, Livinston, New Jersey 1993-1995 Legal Intern to United States District Court Judge Alfred J. Lechner, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Novalyn L. Winfield and New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew P. Napolitano Education Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1993 Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., 1989, magna cum laude Extended Information Speaking Engagements USA Hockey, 1996-2000 Sports Liability and Risk Management Fairview Aency, 2003 Liability Issues in Material Handling Equipment Cases Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company, 2004 ew Jersey General Liability Law Gallagher Basset Services, Inc., 2005 New Jersey’s Tort Claim Act Great American Insurance Company, 2006 New Jersey’s Tort Claim Act Montclair State University, 2007 Legal Liability Concerns for Athletic Trainers/Mock Deposition Great American Insurance Company, 2007 New Jersey General Liability Law Athletic Trainer’s Society of New Jersey, (Feb. 2008) Mock Deposition in a Sports Malpractice Case Published Works The Legal Liability of Sports Participants Anthony S. McCaskey and Kenneth W. Biedzynski, The Risk Report, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Dec. 1996 A Guide to the Legal Liability of Coaches for a Sports Participant’s Injuries Anthony S. McCaskey and Kenneth W. Biedzynski, Seton Hall Journal of Sports Law, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1996. Thesis and Antithesis of Liberty of Contract, Excess in Lochner and Johnson Controls, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1993 Classes and Seminars Taught Mr. McCaskey has conducted seminars on general liability; New Jersey’s Tort Claim Act; professional liability; material handling equipment accident cases, and sports liability and risk management. Honors and Awards Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Zeta Kappa and Phi Omega Epsilon Honor Societies Professional Memberships New Jersey State Bar Association; New Jersey District V Ethics Committee, 2005-present; Judicial Administration Committee, 2003-2004 Admissions New Jersey New York Pennsylvania U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit Place of Birth Passaic, New Jersey |
