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William A. Dreier, a member of the firm, heads the Norris McLaughlin worldwide products liability practice, as well as supervising litigation and arbitration. In his 25 years in the New Jersey State Judiciary, Judge Dreier was a presiding judge of the Appellate Division from 1994 through 1998. He served in the Appellate Division since 1983, and previously in the Chancery Division and the Law Division of the Superior Court since 1973. He has authored approximately 380 published legal opinions. Recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in the area of products liability, Judge Dreier is the author of several books and numerous Law Review articles and has lectured in New Jersey and nationally on the subject in law school symposia, NJICLE programs, and as the coordinator of and lecturer in the annual ALI-ABA national products liability program. His book, New Jersey Products Liability and Toxic Tort Law (Gann Law Books) has been published annually since 1995 as a successor to seven editions with supplements, published by NJICLE since 1977.
In addition, Judge Dreier is an authority on commercial litigation, having authored the state’s principal text on Chancery Practice as well as earlier texts on Secured Financing. As an arbitrator and mediator, he has been chosen as a member of the New Jersey Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), and the AAA National Panel of Mediators and Commercial, Complex Cases, Insurance and Telecommunications Arbitrators. He has been a Certified Mediator for the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and a member of The Resolution Group, a prestigious association of top New Jersey mediators, as well as the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. He is a member (Emeritus) of the Columbia Law School Board of Visitors, the editorial board of the New Jersey Law Journal, and the American Law Institute, for which he is an advisor or consultative group member for the various areas of the Restatement (Third) of Torts. He is also the Chair of the NJICLE Board of Trustees. | 