James J. Curry, Jr., LLM
Practice areas
- Medical malpractice litigation
- General litigation
- Estate planning
- Probate litigation
- Civil practice
- Elder law
- Wills
- Probate
- Trusts and estates
- Asset protection
- Guardianship
- Consumer fraud
- Commercial litigation
Admitted
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- New York, 1970
- New Jersey, 1968
Certifications and honors
- 2016 Ocean County Bar Association Achievement Award
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® *
- Super Lawyers, 2012 – 2021 *
- Certification in Elder Law, New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, 2002
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney by New Jersey Supreme Court
- Top 15 Personal Injury Awards of the Year, New Jersey Law Journal, 2003
* Please click the link in the award for the methodology used by the issuing company to understand how this recognition was determined. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Education
- New York University, LL.M., 1974
- Fordham University, J.D., 1968
- St. Peter’s College, 1965
Past employment
- Assistant Deputy Public Defender, 1969 – 1970
- Law secretary, Hon. John F. Lynch, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1968 – 1969
Professional associations and memberships
- Ocean County Bar Association (trustee, Board of Trustees, 1979 – 1984)
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- New Jersey Association for Justice
- United Way of Ocean County, past president
- Jersey Shore Boy Scout Council, former vice president and general counsel
- Manchester Trust Bank, former founding director and general counsel
- New York University Summer Tax Institute, lecturer
- National Business Institute, lecturer on trial techniques and medical malpractice
Seminars
- “Probate Lessons from the Rich and Famous Estates” – December 2012
- “NYU Summer Institute in Taxation“– July 2012
Of note
- Has appeared as guest expert in probate law on Phil Donahue Show
- $565,000 for Pedestrian’s Injuries
- Pedestrian: Mall management did nothing about traffic safety
Born
- November 10, 1943, Jersey City, New Jersey
