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Bennett J. Wasserman

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Overview

Practice Areas

75% Ethics / Professional Responsibility
38 years, 1,000 cases
5% Appeals
38 years
5% Real Estate
3 years
15% Unknown

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Fees

Contingent (25%-40%), Fixed (Sometimes), Hourly ($200-$500/hour)

Contact Information

Davis Saperstein & Salomon, PC

375 Cedar Lane

Teaneck, NJ 07666

Office: 201-803-6464
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Special Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law, teaching "Lawyer Malpractice" to advanced law students. Editor, LegalMalpracticeLawReview.com blog... more

References

Client Reviews	Client Rating Former client? Write a review 1 review “Legal malpractice case” Posted by: a Ethics client, about 3 years ago. Client Review: Ben prepared an excellent expert report regarding legal malpractice in a divorce that went to trial. Ben worked quickly, he was thorough, he is... more Flag
Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 1 endorsement Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer I endorse this lawyer's work. Ben prepare him self very well and he is an excellent lawyer. He is very thorough and spot the legal issues and... more Endorsement from lawyer: Jan Meyer , Teaneck (NJ), Over 2 years ago

Résumé

License

37 years since Bennett J. Wasserman was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
New Jersey	Active	1975	07/15/2009
New York	Currently registered	1975	05/21/2011
Pennsylvania	Active	1983	05/09/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Hofstra University School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1974
Hunter College		MA - Master of Arts	1970

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Super Lawyer NJ	Super Lawyers	2011
Legal Malpractice Law	Best Lawyers in America	2011

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	American Bar Association
Member	American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility

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Cases

Carbis Sales, Inc. et al v. Eisenberg, et al., 397 N.J. Super. 64, 935 A.2d 1236 (App. Div., 2007)

Outcome: Success.

In re Opinion 39 of the Committee on Attorney Advertising, __N.J.__ , 961 A.2d 722 (NJ, 2008)

Outcome: Success

Vahila v. Hall

Outcome: Success

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Wasserman & ano. Professional Malpractice: Two Views of the Saffer Fee-Shifting Rule: There is a Professional Duty to Support the Rule.	New Jersey Law Journal	2009
"What if Bernie Madoff were a New Jersey Lawyer?"	New Jersey Law Journal	2009

Wasserman & Shah, At the Crossroads of Constitutionally Protected Free Speech and the Rules of Professional Conduct	New Jersey Law Journal	2009
Wasserman, Decries State Bar’s Support for Shortening Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations, December 8, 2008, “Voice of the Bar” p.12-13.	New Jersey Law Journal	2008
Wasserman & ano. The Enormity of Our Fiduciary Duty, The Supreme Court Year in Review, Legal Ethics and Malpractice, 2007-2008).	New Jersey Law Journal	2008
Wasserman, Way to Cut Quality of Lawyering: Cut Deadline for Malpractice Suits, Commentary, April 28, 2008).	New Jersey Law Journal	2008
Wasserman, Professional Malpractice: Holding Lawyers Accountable for Bad Settlements.	New Jersey Law Journal	2007
Wasserman, Own Up to Mistakes, (New Jersey Law Journal, The State Supreme Court Year in Review, 2006-2007.) Wasserman	New Jersey Law Journal	2007
Wasserman, Professional Malpractice: Where Were the Lawyers?, Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty, (New Jersey Law Journal, January 22, 2007.)	New Jersey Law Journal	2007
Wasserman, Legal Ethics & Malpractice: Missing Evidence Prompts Negative Inference (New Jersey Law Journal, The State Supreme Court Year in Review, 2005-2006).	New Jersey Law Journal	2006
Wasserman, Legal Ethics & Malpractice: Advice on Asset Protection Could Land Lawyers in Hot Water (New Jersey Law Journal, The State Supreme Court Year in Review, 2004-2005).	New Jersey Law Journal	2005
Wasserman, Legal Ethics & Malpractice: ‘Suit Within A Suit is Not Required’, (New Jersey Law Journal, The State Supreme Court Year in Review, 2003-2004.	New Jersey Law Journal	2004
Wasserman & Rosenblatt, Legal Ethics & Malpractice: Court Reaffirms American-Rule Exception to Enforce Fiduciary Duty (New Jersey Law Journal, N.J. Supreme Court Year in Review, 2002-2003.	New Jersey	2003
Wasserman & Rosenblatt, Legal Ethics & Malpractice: Third Party Escrow Funds, Entitled to Same Protection as Client Trust Funds. (New Jersey Law Journal. N.J. Supreme Court Year in Review, 2001-2002- 9/2/2002..	New Jersey Law Journal	2002
Wasserman & Rosenblatt, Legal Ethics: Making Things Clear (New Jersey Law Journal. N.J. Supreme Court Year in Review 2000-2001 — 9/3/2001.	New Jersey Law Journal	2001
Wasserman & Rosenblatt, Legal Ethics: Getting Down to the Reason for the Rule (New Jersey Law Journal. N.J. Supreme Court Year in Review 1999-2000 - 9/4/00).	New Jersey Law Journal	2000
Wasserman, Lawyer Malpractice: The Difference Between Life & Death, (Opinion & Commentary, N.J. Law Journal, June 26, 2000).	New Jersey Law Journal	2000
Wasserman, Expert Witnesses in the Legal Malpractice Case: The New Jersey Experience (reprinted from Understanding Legal Malpractice - NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Dec. 1997).	NJ Institute of Continuing Legal Education	1997
Wasserman, The Circle Chevrolet Fallout Continues: Problems the Supreme Court Did Not Solve. 149 N.J.L.J. 320 (July 28, 1997).	New Jersey Law Journal	1997
The Ubiquitous Detailman...	Hofstra Law Review	1973

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Teaching Tomorrow's Lawyer to Avoid Legal Malpractice	National Legal Malpractice Conference	2010
Legal Ethics	CLE Public Utility Law	2010

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