Is My Drywall Chinese? - HB Litigation Conferences

Real Estate Litigation
• Represented entities regarding alleged breach of lease lawsuits in New York and New
Jersey.
Ethics Litigation
• Appointed to investigate and to litigate ethics grievances against attorneys for the
Supreme Court of New Jersey District V-A Ethics Committee.
Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Represented numerous insurance companies in disputes regarding insurance coverage
issues, including at arbitration.
• Obtained summary judgment, which was subsequently affirmed by the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, regarding whether a company can shift
coverage for its Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation benefit obligation to an
injured employee from its workers compensation insurer to another insurer under a
Bumbershoot Policy. The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. v. Corn Island Shipyard,
Inc., No. 06-2137 (7th Cir. 2007).
Pro Bono Litigation and Matters
• Represented Holocaust survivors to apply to the German government for benefits relating
to work they performed in ghettos in German-occupied areas.
• Represented veteran before U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in appealing the
decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Represented tenants regarding breach of
lease lawsuit in New Jersey. Assisted victims affected by attacks on World Trade Center
with obtaining benefits.
Professional Activities
• Supreme Court of New Jersey District V-A Ethics Committee
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey Liaison for The Woman Advocate Committee of the American Bar
Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association
- Member of Professional Responsibility Section, Women In The Profession Section, and
Labor and Employment Section
• Essex County Bar Association
- Member of Civil Bench Bar Section, Civil Litigation Section, and Law and
Employment Section
• Essex County Delegates' Council
• New York County Bar Association
• New Jersey Superior Court Mediator, Mortgage Mediation Program
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