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Complex Civil Litigation

• LEGA MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: LAW FIRM SANCTIONED FOR ACCUSING ADVERSARY OF LYING
• LIQUOR LAW LIABILITY/DRAMSHIP ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: TRIAL COURT'S DECISION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM FOR FAILURE TO PRODUCE EXPERT WITNESS REVERSED
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: NO DUTY OWED TO POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY UNDER STEP-MOM'S WILL WHOSE INTEREST ARE ADVERSE TO DECENDENT'S ESTATE
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: LAWYER RECEIVED REPRIMAND FOR SUING A CLIENT IN AN EFFORT TO BE RELIEVED AS TRIAL COUNSEL
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: REPRIMAND FOR LAWYERS WHO INDENTIFIED WIFE AS A BENEFICIARY IN CLIENT'S WILL

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Complex Civil Litigation

• An article addressing Alternative Theories of Liability to Overcome the “No Duty to Control the Conduct of Another” Rule authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced litigation attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in litigation cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.
• NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD LAWYER IN BERGEN, PASSAIC AND MORRIS COUNTIES: THE ENFORCEABILITY OF OF AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN A CONSUMER FRAUD CASE
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN, PASSAIC AND MORRIS COUNTIES: CAN A CLIENT SUE AN ATTORNEY FOR AN IMPROVIDENT SETTLEMENT?
• CONSTRUCTION LAW IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES: THE DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE SUBROGATION
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES: CAN A LAW FIRM BE HELD VICARIOUSLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF ITS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?

Complex Civil Litigation

Requires an Experienced Attorney

Not every lawyer can intelligently and effectively represent you in every case. Some legal controversies are so complex that many lawyers do not have the experience or the skills to insure success. If you are unfortunate enough to require legal assistance in these, sometimes troubling areas of litigation, you must be extremely deliberate in your decision to engage a trial lawyer.

Some of the things you may consider in making this important decision are whether the lawyer has: (a) litigation experience in that area of the law and the nature of that experience; (b) success in cases of that type; (c) published or lectured in the area subject of the lawsuit; (d) received positive endorsement from his/her client; (e) continued his/her legal education in that area of the law; and, (g) membership in organizations that track recent developments in that area of the law.

 

Frank T. Luciano, Esq. has been working in the courtrooms of the state of New Jersey for over 30 years and has developed significant experience in a number of areas of complex litigation. Indeed, as you browse through this website, including the testimonial and library sections, you can readily conclude that Frank T. Luciano can respond favorably to the questions you will need to ask an attorney whom you may want to represent you in a complex civil case.

You can obtain further information and insight into Frank T. Luciano's law firm's complex civil practice by clicking on the topics recited below, which are areas of law in which he has special interest and experience.

• Construction Litigation
• Legal Malpractice Cases
• Liquor Law Liability Claims
• Wills and Estates Contests
• Catastrophic Personal Injury Claims
  
• Consumer Fraud Litigation
• Zoning/Land Use Litigation

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Blog for Complex Civil Litigation

• LEGA MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: LAW FIRM SANCTIONED FOR ACCUSING ADVERSARY OF LYING

  Description: An article addressing a Law Firm Sanctioned for Accusing An Adversary of Lying, authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LIQUOR LAW LIABILITY/DRAMSHIP ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: TRIAL COURT'S DECISION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM FOR FAILURE TO PRODUCE EXPERT WITNESS REVERSED

  Description: An article addressing A Trial Court’s Decision to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Claim for Failure to Produce An Expert Witness Reversed, an experienced litigation attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: NO DUTY OWED TO POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY UNDER STEP-MOM'S WILL WHOSE INTEREST ARE ADVERSE TO DECENDENT'S ESTATE

  Description: An article addressing No Duty Owed to Potential Beneficiary Under Step-Mom’s Will Whose Interests are Adverse to Decedent’s Estate, authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced criminal attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in criminal cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: LAWYER RECEIVED REPRIMAND FOR SUING A CLIENT IN AN EFFORT TO BE RELIEVED AS TRIAL COUNSEL

  Description: An article addressing Lawyer Receives Reprimand for Suing a client in an Effort to be Relieved as Trial Counsel, authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: REPRIMAND FOR LAWYERS WHO INDENTIFIED WIFE AS A BENEFICIARY IN CLIENT'S WILL

  Description: An article addressing Reprimand for a Lawyer Who Identified Wife As Beneficiary in a Client’s Will, authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE CHARGED WITH ETHICS VIOLATIONS CHANGES STORY

  Description: An article addressing Municipal Court Judge Charged With Ethics Violations Changes Story, authored Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced criminal attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in criminal cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: MUNICIPAL JUDGE CHARGED WITH ETHICS VIOLATION FOR FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS

  Description: An article addressing A Municipal Judge Charged with Ethics Violation for Fraudulent Transfers, authored Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PATERSON (PASSAIC) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: AN ATTORNEY'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MONITOR A PERSONAL INJURY CASE CAUSES A THREE-MONTH SUSPENSION

  Description: An article addressing An Attorney’s Failure to Properly Monitor a Personal Injury Case Causes a Three-Month Suspension, authored Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PATERSON (PASSAIC) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: OUSTED PROSECUTOR RECOVERERS $1.3 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT AGAINST FORMER MUNICIPAL EMPLOYER

  Description: An article addressing An Ousted Prosecutor Recovered $1.3 Million Dollar Verdict Against Former Municipal Employer, authored Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PATERSON (PASSAIC) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: LAWYER'S DUTY TO ADVERSARY'S CLIENT

  Description: An article addressing a Lawyer’s Duty to An Adversary’s Client, authored Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: MUNICIPAL JUDGE REPRIMANDED FOR ASSERTING OFFICIAL INFLUENCE IN PRIVATE DISPUTE

  Description: An article addressing a Municipal Judge Reprimanded for Asserting Official Influence in Private Dispute, authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• CONSUMER FRAUD IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL IN CONSUMER FRAUD ACT CASES (CFA)

  Description: An article addressing the Consumer Fraud Act, authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced attorney whose office is located in Lodi. He works in Bergen

• LIQUOR LAW LIABILITY (DRAM SHOP) ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON), MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: THE CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF A DRUNK DRIVER

  Description: An article addressing liquor law liability authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.

• CONSUMER FRAUD IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: NEW LEGISLATION EXPECTED TO CURTAIL CONTRACTS LIMITING CONSUMER'S ACCESS TO THE COURTHOUSE AND THE CONSUMER FRAUD STATUTE (CFA)
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: ATTORNEY INVESTIGATED FOR NOT TURNING OVER FEES TO FORMER LAW FIRM
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON), AND MIORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: CLAIMS OF ETHNIC BIAS AGAINST JUDGE REJECTED
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PASSAIC (PATERSON) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: SANCTIONS FOR MISSING A COURT DATE REVERSED ON APPEAL
• CONSTRUCTION LAWYER IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PATERSON (PASSAIC) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: THE DEFENSE OF INTERFERENCE WITH PERFORMANCE IN A CONSTRUCTION CASE
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PATERSON (PASSAIC) AND MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: ATTORNEY FEE SHIFTING AND A PRO SE ATTORNEY LITIGANT
• CONSUMER FRAUD LAWYER: BERGEN (HACKENSACK), PATERSON (PASSAIC), MORRIS (MORRISTOWN) COUNTIES: PERSONAL LIABILITY AND NEW JERSEY'S CONSUMER FRAUD STATUTE

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Library for Complex Civil Litigation:

• An article addressing Alternative Theories of Liability to Overcome the “No Duty to Control the Conduct of Another” Rule authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced litigation attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in litigation cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties.
  Description: Dram Shop, theories of liability, DWI, driving while intoxicated, breach of duty
• NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD LAWYER IN BERGEN, PASSAIC AND MORRIS COUNTIES: THE ENFORCEABILITY OF OF AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN A CONSUMER FRAUD CASE
  Description: An article addressing a the enforceability of an arbitration clause in a Consumer Fraud case authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., an experienced legal malpractice attorney whose office is located in Lodi. Mr. Luciano has represented numerous clients in legal malpractice cases for over thirty years. He works in Bergen (Hackensack, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake, Closter, Englewood, Fair Lawn), Passaic (Passaic, Paterson, Wayne, Totowa), Hudson (Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken), Morris (Morristown, Long Valley) and Essex (Newark) Counties
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY IN BERGEN, PASSAIC AND MORRIS COUNTIES: CAN A CLIENT SUE AN ATTORNEY FOR AN IMPROVIDENT SETTLEMENT?
  Description: An article relating to the ability of a client to sue a lawyer for negligent advice that induced a settlement authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., whose office is located in Lodi. For almost 35 years, Mr. Luciano has represented numerous claimants in legal malpractice cases. He works in Bergen, Passaic, Morris, and Hudson Counties.
• CONSTRUCTION LAW IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES: THE DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE SUBROGATION
  Description: This is an article relating to the use of the Doctrine of Equitable Subrogation in construction cases, involving an insurance carrier written by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., whose office is located in Bergen County. Mr. Luciano has represented contractors, sub-contractors, material suppliers and land owners involved in construction disputes for over thirty years. He works in Bergen , Passaic, Hudson, Morris and Essex Counties.
• LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW IN BERGEN AND PASSAIC COUNTIES: CAN A LAW FIRM BE HELD VICARIOUSLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF ITS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?
  Description: An article relating to the question of whether a law firm can be vicariously liable for the legal malpractice of a lawyer functioning as an independent contractor. Authored by Frank T. Luciano, Esq., whose office is located in Bergen County. For almost 35 years, Mr. Luciano has represented clients in complex civil cases, including legal malpractice claims. He works in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris and Essex Counties.

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Case Results for Complex Civil Litigation:

• FAVORABLE JUDGEMENT IN DRAM SHOP/LIQUOR LAW LIABILITY CASE

Awarded: Favorable Judgement

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