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Steven Backfisch
908-233-6800
sbackfisch@lindabury.com

Steve Backfisch specializes in the practice of civil litigation and appeals. With more than twenty years of experience, he regularly handles all types of civil litigation including employment discrimination claims on behalf of employers, defense of civil rights claims, catastrophic personal injury claims, and product liability claims on behalf of defendants. He regularly represents clients in civil litigation in the Superior Court of New Jersey, the United States District Courts in New Jersey and New York, and in the appellate courts both state and federal.

Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1980
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Reported Cases:

Gilbert v Seton Hall University, 332 F.3d 105 (2d Cir. 2003)

Waldorf v. Shuta, 896 F.2d 723 (3d Cir. 1990) (he obtained a reversal of an $8.2 million dollar judgment)

PT&L Constr. Co. v. Madigan & Hyland, 245 N.J. Super. 201 (App. Div. 1990), certif. denied, 126 N.J. 330 (1991) (he obtained a reversal of a $1.5 million dollar judgment)

Welter v. Seton Hall Univ., 128 N.J. 279 (1992) (Appellate Division opinion reported at 243 N.J. Super. 263 (App. Div. 1990))

Paul v. Nat'l Educ. Assn, 195 N.J. Super. 427 (App. Div. 1984), affirming 189 N.J. Super. 265 (Law Div. 1983)


Memberships:
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Arthur T. Vanderbilt Inn of Court, President, 1999-2000.

Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1980
St. Bernard College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977

Steven Backfisch


Practice:
Civil Litigation
Employment Defense
Products Liability
Appellate Practice
Insurance
Personal Injury
Labor
Nonprofit Organizations

 
 

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