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Justin P. Walder

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC
  • Recognized Since:
    1983
  • Recognized in:
    Appellate Practice
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar...
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://pashmanstein.com/attor...
  • Website:
    http://www.pashmanstein.com
  • Direct Dial:
    (201) 639.2018
  • E-mail:
    jpwalder@pashmanstein.com
  • Location:
    Court Plaza South, Suite 200
    21 Main Street
    Hackensack, NJ 07601-7054

Justin P. Walder is the co-chair of the firm’s Litigation practice. He has amassed a wealth of legal knowledge from a variety of perspectives and continues to rack up legal accolades and accomplishments. Justin particularly enjoys litigating cases involving novel or complex questions of law, and recently represented a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court in a successful challenge as to the constitutionality of increases of pension and health care costs for judges and justices of New Jersey. He has been a leading advocate as to the importance of an independent judiciary.

Justin has served as New Jersey State Deputy Attorney General, as Assistant Essex County Prosecutor in charge of business fraud and economic crimes, and, nearly thirty years ago, co-founded the firm of Walder Hayden. In addition to his active litigation practice, Justin has served as Designated Special Counsel to the New Jersey Supreme Court and as Counsel to the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. He passes his legal knowledge on to others through service as an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University School of Law and as an instructor for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He has been a Master and Lecturer for the New Jersey Inns of Court, a faculty member of the New Jersey Judicial College. He is an Associate Editor of the New Jersey Law Journal.

Justin believes strongly in service to the legal community. He has served in a number of capacities, including, among others, as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Professional Conduct; as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Trial Attorney Certification; and as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Fee Arbitration.

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Justin P. Walder is the co-chair of the firm’s Litigation practice. He has amassed a wealth of legal knowledge from a variety of perspectives and continues to rack up legal accolades and accomplishments. Justin particularly enjoys litigating cases involving novel or complex questions of law, and recently represented a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court in a successful challenge as to the constitutionality of increases of pension and health care costs for judges and justices of New Jersey. He has been a leading advocate as to the importance of an independent judiciary.

Justin has served as New Jersey State Deputy Attorney General, as Assistant Essex County Prosecutor in charge of business fraud and economic crimes, and, nearly thirty years ago, co-founded the firm of Walder Hayden. In addition to his active litigation practice, Justin has served as Designated Special Counsel to the New Jersey Supreme Court and as Counsel to the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. He passes his legal knowledge on to others through service as an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University School of Law and as an instructor for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He has been a Master and Lecturer for the New Jersey Inns of Court, a faculty member of the New Jersey Judicial College. He is an Associate Editor of the New Jersey Law Journal.

Justin believes strongly in service to the legal community. He has served in a number of capacities, including, among others, as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Commission on Rules of Professional Conduct; as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Trial Attorney Certification; and as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Fee Arbitration.

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Bar Admissions:

  • New Jersey, New Jersey
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey - Past President
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Member, State Committee
  • Essex County Bar Association - Member
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Attorney - Member
  • New Jersey Fellows of the American Bar Foundation - Co-Chair
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Board of Trustees 2013, Moderator, CLE Seminar on “How to Handle High Profile Cases and the Media”
  • Trial Attorneys of New Jersey - Member, Board of Governors

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Newark (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
 

Awards:

    • Ranked in the 2018 Best Lawyers in America list for Appellate Practice
    • Recipient of the New Jersey Law Journal Distinguished Leader Award, 2017
    • Recognized in Chambers USA Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-collar Crime &a
 

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http://www.pashmanstein.com
 
Headquarters
Court Plaza South, Suite 200
21 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7054
(201) 488.8200

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