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Patrick J. Clare
673 Morris Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081

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Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Honors	Affiliations	Representative Cases

Mr. Clare is a 1982 cum laude graduate of Fordham University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish. Mr. Clare went on to earn his J.D. degree from St. Louis University in 1986. Thereafter, he served as Law Secretary to the Honorable Edward F. Neagle, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County.

Prior to becoming Partner at the firm, Mr. Clare served three (3) years as an Assistant Prosecutor in Morris County, New Jersey, where he served as the Morris County Juvenile Prosecutor and as a member of the Adult Trial Unit. He gained extensive trial experience from his responsibilities and developed a specialized ability in prosecuting cases of vehicular homicide.

Since becoming Partner at the firm, Mr. Clare has handled all types of general liability cases from discovery through and including trial. Special emphasis has been placed in the field of medical malpractice and hospital liability claims. He also has been selected to serve as an arbitrator in uninsured and underinsured arbitrations. A portion of Mr. Clare's practice involves criminal defense in both Municipal and Superior Court matters and the defense of health care practitioners in state administrative proceedings. He has also lectured extensively on the topic of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).

Mr. Clare was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1986. He was admitted to the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, in 1988.

Current Employment Position(s):: Partner

Areas of Practice:: General Liability; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability Claims; Criminal Defense; Defense of Health Care

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 1986; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1986; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1988

Education:: Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1986
J.D.; Fordham University, 1982
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Political Science
Minor: Spanish

Representative Cases:: Abreu v. Gallo Wine Sales, MID-L-8448-98 ( ); Toler v. Bayonne Hospital, HUD-L-5237-98 ( ); Padilla v. Variano, MID-L-701-97 ( ); Croft v. Canadaiga Wine Company, USDC 96-4166 ( ); Holmes v. Rawson Food Services, d/b/a Wendy's, ESX-L-13105-96 ( ); Narvaez v. Presidential Express, ESX-L-1495-96 ( ); DiMartini v. Bayonne Hospital, HUD-L-782-95 ( ); Krulasik v. Bayonne Hospital, Nurses Friend and Wasiewicz, HUD-L-7599-94 ( ); State v. Juhasz, MRS IND No. 89-06-0738 ( ); State v. Vanderbilt, MRS IND No. 89-06-0741 ( ); State v. Viera, MRS IND No. 89-08-0996 ( )

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Honors and Awards:: Selected to serve as an arbitrator in uninsured and underinsured arbitrations.

Professional Associations and Memberships:: New Jersey State Bar Association; Member; Essex County Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Honorable Edward F. Neagle, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, Law Secretary; Morris County, New Jersey, Assistant Prosecutor; Morris County, New Jersey, Juvenile Prosecutor; Adult Trial Unit, Member

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