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Overview
Practice Areas
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34% Personal Injury
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33% Defective / Dangerous Products
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33% Medical Malpractice
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Résumé
License
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45 years since Thomas R Chesson was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| New Jersey |
Active
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1967 |
07/15/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark (S.I. Newhouse Center for Law & Justice) |
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LL.B - Bachelor of Laws |
1967 |
| Rutgers University |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1962 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Trial Bar Award |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
2005 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
American Board of Trial Advocates |
1992-present
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| Chairman |
Morris County Bar Association, Medical/Legal Committee |
1987-1990
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| Member |
New Jersey State Bar Association, Civil Case Management Implementation Committee |
1986-1988
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| Board of Trustees |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1986-1987
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| Chairman |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1986-1987
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| Member |
New Jersey State Bar Association, General Council |
1982-1987
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| President |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1985-1986
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| President-Elect |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1984-1985
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| Trustee |
Morris County Bar Association, Medical/Legal Committee |
1982-1984
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| Vice President |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1981-1984
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| Member |
New Jersey State Bar Association, Relations with the Medical Profiession Section |
1980-1982
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| Chairman |
Morris County Bar Association, Medical/Legal Committee |
1974-1982
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| Secretary |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1980-1981
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| Executive Committee |
New Jersey State Bar Association, Civil Trial Bar Section |
1978-1980
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| Trustee |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
1977
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| Member |
American Bar Association, Professional Liability Litigation Committee, Architect Liability Section |
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| Member |
American Bar Association, Professional Liability Litigation Committee, Medical Liability Section |
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| Member |
American Board of Trial Advocates, Civil Justice Subcommittee on Court Congestion |
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| Member |
American Board of Trial Advocates, National Ad Hoc Committee |
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| Fellow |
American College of Trial Lawyers |
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| Member |
American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics |
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| Member |
National Health Lawyers Association |
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| Associate |
New York State Trial Lawyers Association |
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| Member |
Ocean County Bar Association |
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| Past President |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey |
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See all 25 association entries
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| New Jersey Medical Malpractice for the New York Practitioner |
New York State Trial Lawyers Association |
2000 |
| Rediscovering the Discovery Rule |
New Jersey Lawyer |
1999 |
| Dramatic Impact in Presentation of Evidence |
New Jersey Lawyer |
1986 |
| Case Tracking |
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Newsletter |
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| Case Tracking |
New Jersey Law Journal |
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| Medical/Legal Cooperation Agreement is Revised For Its 25th Birthday |
Morris Lawyer |
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See all 6 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Impact of Malpractice on a Surgeon’s Career |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey |
1999 |
| Personal Injury Practice for the General Practitioner |
New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education |
1997 |
| Trying Closed Head Injury Cases |
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, New Jersey Chapter |
1997 |
| Personal Injury Practice for the General Practitioner |
New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education |
1996 |
| How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case |
National Head Injury Foundation |
1996 |
| Guardianship of the Disabled & Practical Considerations, Procedures, Constitutional Rights |
New Jersey Head Injury Association Annual Seminar |
1995 |
| Trying Closed Head Injury Cases |
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1994 |
| How to Avoid Being Sued Through Proper Medical Record Documentation |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey |
1991 |
See all 8 speaking engagements
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