BRUCE D. GREENBERG handles sophisticated commercial and appellate  litigation, including class action, land use, and real estate matters. He has over 27 years of legal experience.

Mr. Greenberg has been a lead counsel in many successful consumer fraud and securities class actions.  Those cases include Varacallo v. MassMutual Life Ins. Co. (D.N.J.) ($758 million settlement for nationwide class); In re Motorola Securities Litigation, (N.D. Ill.) ($193 million settlement); In re Samsung DLP Television Class Action Litigation (D.N.J.) (settlement worth well over $30 million for nationwide class); Pedersen v. Ford Motor Co. (Cal. Super. Ct.) (full benefit of the bargain settlement for four-state class); Summer v. Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (N.J. Superior Ct.) (settlement worth over $100 million for nationwide class); Delaney v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. (N.J. Superior Ct.) (settlement for New Jersey class worth over $7 million); Barrood v. IBM (N.J. Superior Ct.) (full benefit of the bargain settlement for nationwide class); and DeLima v. Exxon (N.J. Superior Ct.) ($4.5 million settlement for New Jersey class).  He has also served as an active Liaison Counsel in many class actions that achieved significant results, including, most recently, In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation  (D.N.J.) (partial settlements worth over $149.8 million for nationwide class).

Mr. Greenberg argues frequently in the appellate courts.  He has argued dozens of cases in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, and has had multiple arguments in the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has frequently been brought in to handle appeals of cases that were tried by other counsel.  Over 40 of his cases have been officially reported, including significant decisions on class actions, restrictive employment covenants, land use, real estate brokerage, and other topics.

Mr. Greenberg clerked for Justice Daniel J. O'Hern of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for the 1982-1983 Term.  Before joining the Firm, Mr. Greenberg was a partner at one of New Jersey's largest law firms.

A frequent writer on legal topics, Mr. Greenberg is the author of the chapter entitled "Supreme Court Review" in New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook (New Jersey ICLE 2008 ed., and prior editions), and co-author, with Allyn Z. Lite, of the chapter entitled "Class Action Litigation" in New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure (NJLJ Books 2011, and prior editions).  Law review articles that he has written have been cited with approval by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Appellate Division, and courts in other jurisdictions. 

Mr. Greenberg also writes New Jersey’s first appellate blog, New Jersey Appellate Law, www.appellatelaw-nj.com. The blog focuses on New Jersey appeals, appellate law, and appellate practice, with special attention to decisions of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Appellate Division, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Greenberg has lectured on class actions for both New Jersey and Pennsylvania CLE, and has served as an expert witness on attorneys' fees in class actions.  He has also spoken on civil trial preparation, appellate practice and other subjects.

Mr. Greenberg served as Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee from 2004-2006.  He is currently co-chair of the Association's Class Actions Committee, a position that he has held since 2008.  The Supreme Court of New Jersey appointed Mr. Greenberg to serve on its Committee on Character from 1990 to 2006.  He was also one of the founding members, and a past Chair, of the New Jersey Law Firm Group, a consortium of law firms to advance hiring of minority lawyers.

Mr. Greenberg was named to the "New Jersey Super Lawyers" list in appellate practice by New Jersey Monthly magazine every year since 2005.  He also holds an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Publications

"Civil Trial Preparation" (New Jersey ICLE, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009 eds.)

"New Jersey Supreme Court Review"- Chapter 4 in New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook (New Jersey ICLE, 5th ed. 1999, 6th Ed. 2002, 7th Ed. 2005, 8th Ed. 2008, 9th Ed. 2011)

"Class Action Litigation"- Chapter 9 in New Jersey Federal Practice and Procedure (New Jersey Law Journal Books, 1st Ed.1999, 2nd Ed. 2008, and annual supplements)

"Keeping the Flies Out of the Ointment:  Restricting Objectors to Class Action Settlements," 84 St. John's L. Rev. 949 (2010)

"Justice Daniel J. O'Hern: A Law Clerk's Tribute," 30 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1062 (2000)

"25 Years of the New Jersey Antitrust Act," 26 Seton Hall L. Rev. 637 (1996)

"The Right to a Civil Jury Trial in New Jersey," 47 Rutgers L. Rev. 1461 (1995) (cited in Brennan v. Orban, 145 N.J. 282 (1996); Lyn-Anna Properties v. Harborview Development, 145 N.J. 313 (1996); State v. One 1990 Honda Accord, 154 N.J. 373 (1998), and 302 N.J. Super. 225 (App. Div. 1997))

"New Jersey's 'Fairness and Rightness' Doctrine," 15 Rutgers L.J. 927 (1984) (cited in State v. P.Z., 152 N.J. 86 (1997); State v. Yoskowitz, 116 N.J. 679 (1989); State v. Consolidated Apartments, Inc., 2007 WL 2188692 (App. Div. July 31, 2007); People in Interest of Z.B., 757 N.W.2d 595 (S.D. 2008))

"Probation Conditions and the First Amendment: When Reasonableness is Not Enough," 17 Colum. J.L. & Soc. Probs. 45 (1982) (cited in State v. Whitchurch, 577 A.2d 690 (Vt. 1990); State v. Patterson, 849 S.W.2d 153 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993); People v. Pointer, 199 Cal. Rptr. 357 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984))

"Civil Jury Trials Under the New Jersey Constitution," New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, June, 1997

"Major Firms Rise to Minority Hiring Challenge," New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, November-December, 1992

Sunday Dialogue, "Putting the Justices on TV," The New York Times, December 10, 2011 (Letter to the Editor)

"Don't Eviscerate Consumer Fraud Act," 204 N.J.L.J. 658 (June 6, 2011)

"Deflating the 'Puffery' Defense," 174 N.J.L.J. 295 (October 7, 2003)

"N.J. Doesn't Need Rule 23(f)," 170 N.J.L.J. 23 (October 7, 2002)

"The Redevelopment Statute: A Powerful Tool for Municipalities," 154 N.J.L.J. 10 (October 5, 1998)

"The Supreme Court Dials In," 151 N.J.L.J. 1100 (March 16, 1998)

"A Towering Question is Settled," 147 N.J.L.J. 1210 (March 17, 1997)

"Turf War Simmers Over Control of Zoning," 145 N.J.L.J. 4 (October 7, 1996)

"Towns Can't Force Developers to Pay Unrelated Costs," 143 N.J.L.J. 1048 (March 18, 1996)

"Eight Years After Medici Use Variances Still in Use," 143 N.J.L.J. 34 (January 1, 1996)

"Courts Give Landowners More Headaches," 142 N.J.L.J. 4 (October 2, 1995)

"Using Antitrust Law to Prevent Land Use 'SLAPP Suits,'" 140 N.J.L.J. 1187 (June 26, 1995)

"Time to Curtail the 'Time of Decision' Rule," 139 N.J.L.J. 1008 (March 13, 1995)

"Rent Board Decisions Deserve No Deference," 126 N.J.L.J. 681 (September 13, 1990)

Presentations

Speaker, "Class Action Settlement Objectors: Minimizing and Defending Challenges by Professional Objectors, Government Officials and Public Interest Groups," Strafford Publications, January 10, 2012 (webinar)

Speaker, "Class Actions Today … and Tomorrow," New Jersey State Bar Association, May 19, 2011 Moderator, "Consumer Class Actions & Beyond: Threatened or Alive and Well?" New Jersey ICLE, April 27, 2011

Speaker, "Significant Developments in Class Actions," New Jersey ICLE, June 24, 2009 (webinar)

Speaker, "Hot Topics in Class Action Litigation," New Jersey State Bar Association, May 17, 2007

Speaker, "Appellate Bench-Bar Conference," New Jersey State Bar Association, May 18, 2006

Speaker, "The Future of Class Actions in New Jersey- Alive and Well?!," New Jersey ICLE, May 19 and June 17, 2005

Speaker, "Class Actions in New Jersey Courts," Pennsylvania CLE, May 18, 2005

Moderator, "Appellate Practice in New Jersey: 2005," New Jersey ICLE, March 8 and March 30, 2005.

Speaker, "Consumer Class Action Litigation: Insights and Strategies to Pursuing/Defending a Class Suit," 10th and 11th National Advanced Forum for Advertising Law, American Conference Institute, December 10, 2002; May 20, 2003

Speaker, "Surviving the Appellate Practice," Union County Bar Association, November 1, 2002

Speaker, "How to Lose an Appeal," New Jersey State Bar Association, May 21, 2002

Speaker, "Civil Trial Preparation," New Jersey ICLE, May 8-9, 2000; May 14-15, 2001; May 13-14, 2002; April 8, 2003; May 10-11, 2004; May 23-24, 2005; May 15-16, 2006; May 14-15, 2007; May 19-20, 2008; May 20-21, 2009

Speaker, "Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreements: Drafting, Counseling and Litigation Issues," New Jersey ICLE, 2d Annual Business Law Symposium, October 12, 2001

Moderator, "Securities Litigation in New Jersey: Recent Developments," New Jersey State Bar Association Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Committee, October 7, 1999

Speaker, "How to Handle Brokerage Commission Claims Against Successors-in-Title," New Jersey ICLE, January 25, 1995

Memberships and Activities

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association.  Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 2004-2006.  Chair, Class Actions Committee, 2008-present.  Member, Land Use Law Section.

Member, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey.