Attorneys

Certified Civil Trial Attorney:  Mr. Kundla graduated Seton Hall University in 1978, receiving his B.A. degree cum laude after earning Honor's List distinction and Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society membership throughout his collegiate years.  In 1981, Mr. Kundla received his J.D. degree cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Law Journal.  Following graduation, he served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable John J. Geronimo, civil assignment judge, Hudson County.

Mr. Kundla is admitted to the New Jersey and New York State Bars; the Bar of the United States District Courts, Districts of New Jersey, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals, for the Second and Third Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Kundla has focused his practice on defense litigation largely in the fields of products liability, fire and explosion, professional liability including attorney malpractice, and brokers' errors and omissions.  His litigation unit also is responsible for transportation law, construction law, business and commercial law, and general negligence claims, including claims against public entities under Title 59 of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act.

Mr. Kundla is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.  He has successfully tried numerous complex products liability and accident reconstruction cases, achieving outstanding results for the Firm's clients.

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Areas of Practice:

Products Liability

Fire and Explosion

Professional Liability

Transportation Law

Construction Law

Business and Commercial Law

General Negligence Claims

Certification/Specialties:

Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey

New York

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. District Court

Education:

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1981
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Journal: Seton Hall University School of Law Journal, Associate Editor

Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, 1978
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Honor's List Distinction
Honors: Member, Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society

Representative Cases:

New Jersey Transit v. Volvo Cars of North America, Inc., (   )

Wisnowski v. Deere & Company, MID-L-4000-00 (   )

Filippelli v. Klein Tools, CV-6731-00 (   )

Greene v. Optimum Physical Therapy, MRS-L-713-91 (   )

Appleton v. Donington Karcher, (   )

Sikorski v. NJDOT, MON-L-6854-91 (   )

Raymond v. NJ Transit, ESX-L-17370-91 (   )

McKeever v. United Chair, UNN-L-8482-92 (   )

Van Slooten v. Frank Stamato & Van Dunk, HUD-L-2774-93 (   )

FDIC v. Lesser & Kaplan, 93-1095 (   )

DeCapitani v. P&A Construction, MRS-L-265-94 (   )

Cangiamila v. Pepsi Cola, PAS-L-765-94 (   )

Professional Associations and Memberships:

New Jersey State Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Defense Research Institute

Member

LP Gas Defense Association

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Honorable John J. Geronimo, Civil Assignment Judge, Hudson County, Judicial Law Clerk