Frederick E. Gerson

Frederick E. Gerson is a member of the New Jersey Bar.

He received his B.A. from Tulane University in 1983 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1986.

His practice consists of a wide variety of litigation, including medical malpractice, personal injury, employment law and administrative actions, including matters relating to the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

He has several reported cases including Barratt v. Cushman and Wakefield of New Jersey, Inc., a leading case in employees’ rights pursuant to the Whistle Blower Statute and R & R Marketing v. Brown-Forman Corp., a leading case in reference to alcoholic beverage distribution rights.

In addition to his trial work, Fred also has extensive experience handling appeals, including countless arguments before the New Jersey Appellate Division, as well as the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit.

Fred resides in Montclair, New Jersey where he is actively involved in coaching youth sports. He also wrote a musical comedy, which had a reading on stage last year and will hopefully be in production sometime in late 2015/early 2016.

My Perspective

‘I am a courtroom lawyer, never more comfortable than when I am on my feet in front of a judge and jury, arguing a case on behalf of my client. Over the course of my career, I have handled hundreds of cases, including many complex matters, involving claims based on medical malpractice, toxic tort, personal injury, wrongful termination and various commercial disputes. I have also litigated civil rights claims under Title 1983, including police misconduct, in addition to handling education-related claims brought as administrative law matters. Being a good courtroom lawyer, as I see it, entails two essential skills. First, you have to bring real passion to every case and be willing to take on each client’s cause as your own. And second, no matter how complicated the facts and legal issues of any given case may be, you have to be able to distill the facts and law down into a coherent story — one that’s easy for a judge and jury to grasp. This is the way I strive to approach every case that I handle.’

Notable Victories

• A products liability claim against a pharmaceutical company settled for $4.5 million
• A products liability case involving asbestos materials settled for $1.1 million
• A police misconduct claim under Title 1983 resolved by a six-figure settlement

Admissions Details

• 1986, New Jersey

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Class of 1986, J.D.
• Tulane University, Class of 1983, B.A.