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Michael B. Zerres

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs...
  • Law School:
    St. John's University
  • Website:
    http://www.njatty.com
  • E-mail:
    mzerres@njatty.com
  • Location:
    One Main Street
    Chatham, NJ 07928
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"Mike Zerres has been a gentleman from day one. He was very impressive."
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Lawyer Bio

Named as 'Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year' for 2015 for the Newark area, and, designated as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice & product liability from 2007-2015. Designated as a  Superlawyer from 2004-2015 (10th consecutive year listed in Super Lawyers) in the area of plaintiffs Medical Malpractice. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New Jersey by The National Trial Lawyers Association. . Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale.com. 

Michael Zerres, a principal of the firm of Blume Donnelly Fried Forte Zerres & Molinari , is Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, specializing in medical malpractice, products liability and personal injury cases.

A member of the New Jersey Bar, as well as the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and United States Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Mike joined the firm in 1990 and is handling a variety of complex matters involving such issues as the proper management of labor and delivery, cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, newborn care and the failure to timely diagnose and treat various types of cancer.

Mr. Zerres has also presented on legal issues, including "Live Demonstration of an Opening Statement in a Laparascopic Cholycystectomy Case," "Proving Economic Damages in Wrongful Death Cases," "Apparent Authority," "Direct Examination of a Liability Expert" and "The Ethics of Lien Resolution," and, has acted as a co-author and/or reviewer on two books on Nursing Malpractice.

He has been honored by the Cerebral Palsy League of New Jersey and is a longstanding former member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey chapter of the American Association of Justice and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. Mike has been recognized by the LawDragon legal resources group as one of the nation's leading plaintiffs' attorneys. He is also a member of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of the American Association of Justice.

Mike is a graduate of Seton Hall University (1984, B.A., magna cum laude) and St. John's University School of Law (1987). He is also a member of ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates), the Morris County Bar Association, the Essex County Bar Association, and the Monmouth County Bar Association. 

Here is a list of some of Mr. Zerres' reported decisions: Dehanes v. Rothman 158 N.J. 90 (Sup. Ct. NJ, 1999); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Coven, 264 N.J. Super. 240 (App. Div. 1993); Grecco v. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 345 N.J. Super. 94 (App. Div. 2001); Cordero v. Christ Hospital, et al., 403 N.J. Super. 306; 958 A.2d 101 (App. Div. 2008); D'avila v. Hugo Neu et. als. 42 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2015).

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Education:

  • St. John's University, J.D., graduated 1987
  • Seton Hall University, BA, graduated 1984

Bar Admissions:

  • New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association

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

  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Newark (2019)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Newark (2015)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Areas of Expertise:

  • Automobile
  • Automobile Collision
  • Birth Trauma
  • Brain Injury
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction
  • Consumer Safety Law
  • Hospital Malpractice
  • Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Negligence
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Wrongful Death
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Mike Zerres has been a gentleman from day one. He was very impressive."

Firm Details

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari
http://www.njatty.com
 
Headquarters
One Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 635.5400
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Lawyer Case History

Dehanes v. Rothman 158 N.J. 90 (Sup. Ct. NJ, 1999)

Supreme Court decision in a medical malpractice, wrongful death case - allowing economic experts and lawyers to comment on the bottom line economic loss to a family as a result of the death of a loved one

Cordero v. Christ Hospital, et al., 403 N.J. Super. 306; 958 A.2d 101 (App. Div. 2008).

Appellate Division decision that allows a party to hold a hospital vicariously liable for the fault of a health care provider under the doctrine of "Apparent Authority"

Grecco v. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 345 N.J. Super. 94 (App. Div. 2001)

Appellate Division decision holding that a parental choice to have their child undergo conservative therapy, instead of potentially curative surgery, to treat a rare medical condition was reasonable under the circumstances, and, the parents could not be legally faulted for their choice.
 
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