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Michael Archangel D'Anton Sr.
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Biography
Michael A. D'Anton brings an impressive range of expertise to Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, combining his extensive psychological training with a strong legal presence. Concentrating on civil litigation and governmental, labor and employment law, with subspecialties in psychiatric/psychological malpractice, health, mental health, and personal injury, his clients benefit from his unique perspective as a licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, and retired state consulting medical examiner. He is the Chair of the Firm's Elder and Disability Law practice.
Currently, he serves as General Counsel to the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue. He was recently appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Mental Health Initiatives Interbranch Implementation Committee.
He has prosecuted a number of criminal appeals and post-conviction relief petitions, many involving claims of ineffective assistance of counsel by defendants with psychiatric histories, and his expertise in these cases led to court appointment as counsel for alleged mentally incapacitated litigants. Michael’s admission to the bar was a natural progression, following his private practice in forensic, rehabilitation and counseling psychology, where he gained extensive experience conducting expert psychological examinations in personal injury, capital offense homicide and workers’ compensation cases. As a consulting medical examiner with the state of New Jersey, Department of Labor, Division of Disability Determinations, Michael gained invaluable experience rating claims for Social Security Disability benefits. An expert witness in multiple psychology disciplines, he has testified in federal, state and workers’ compensation courts throughout New Jersey. He has held adjunct teaching positions at the undergraduate and graduate levels at several universities in New Jersey, focusing his teaching endeavors on forensic psychology.
Michael is a recognized expert on the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and has served as a psychologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and as a commissioned officer with the United States Army Medical Service Corps. He was cited for humanitarian work on behalf of disabled veterans by the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion, and testified before the New Jersey Agent Orange Commission on his findings in a nationwide study on the readjustment problems of Vietnam veterans. Those findings were later presented to the House of Representatives’ Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Licensed in New York for 16 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 21 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 23 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
Location
Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo
300 Lighting Way, Secaucus, NJ, 07094
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Honors
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Award for Humanitarian Service, Disabled American Veterans, Vietnam Veterans Outreach Program
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Certificate of Merit, American Legion
Work Experience
2014 - Present
General Counsel, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue
2009 - Present
Partner, Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo
2010 - 2014
Assistant General Counsel, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue
2009 - 2009
Adjunct Instructor, College of Saint Elizabeth
2006 - 2009
Solo Practice, Michael A. D'Anton, Esq.
2006 - 2007
Consulting Medical Examiner, Division of Disability Determinations
2005 - 2006
Associate, Brach Eichler
2005 - 2005
Adjunct Instructor, College of Saint Elizabeth
2004 - 2005
Associate, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello
2003 - 2004
Assocaite, Lunga Evers and Johnson
2001 - 2002
Editorial Assistant, Gann Law Books
1999 - 2001
Consulting Psychologist, Northern State Prison, Correctional Medical Services
1996 - 1997
Adjunct Instructor, Montclair State University
1995 - 2003
Consulting Medical Examiner, Division of Disability Determinations
1992 - 1995
Adjunct Instructor, College of Saint Elizabeth
1987 - 1988
Consulting Rehabilitation Psychologist, Welkind Rehabilitation Hospital
1984 - 1987
Consulting Rehabilitation Psychologist, Morristown Memorial Hospital
1984 - 1998
Consulting Psychologist, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1983 - 1985
Psychologist, United States Army Medical Service Corps
1983 - 2000
Private Practice, Counseling, Forensic, and Rehabilitation Psychology
1981 - 1984
Counseling Psychologist, Veterans Administration
1979 - 1984
Consultant, Thomas A. Edison College
1977 - 1981
Adjunct Instructor, Kean College, Union,Nj
1974 - 1981
Guest Lecturer, Administrative Office Of The Courts
1971 - 1981
Senior Probation Officer, Essex County Probation Department
Associations
2004 - Present
District of Columbia BarMember
2002 - Present
New Jersey Bar AssociationMember
New Jersey Supreme Court Mental Health Initiatives Committee
Member
Hudson County Bar Association
Member
Education
2002
Rutgers School of Law(Newark)
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
Fordham University
PhD - Doctorate
1975
Seton Hall University
MA - Masters
1971
Seton Hall University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
HealthEd
New Jersey Mental Health and the Law 2013
2012
HealthEd
New Jersey Mental Health and the Law 2012
2011
HealthEd
New Jersey Mental Health and the Law 2011
2010
HealthEd
New Jersey Mental Health and the Law 2010
2009
HealthEd
New Jersey Mental Health and the Law 2009
2007
Medicine for Lawyers: Presenting Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
Evaluating the Credentials of the Brain Injury Expert
2006
New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, 3rd Annual Training Conference: “The Strategy of Advocacy.”
Walking Wounded: Coming to Terms with PTSD
Publications
2014
50 F. Supp. 3d 606, 124 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1116
Maddox v. City of Newark
2009
New Jersey Lawyer Magazine
Avoiding Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims by Psychiatric Defendants
N/A
The Magazine from New Jersey Lawyer
Psych 101 for attorneys
Languages
English