David T. Shivas
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Business Law, Construction, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Employment, White Collar Crime, Trusts
150 Mineral Springs Drive, P.O. Box 220, Rockaway, NJ 07866
About David T. Shivas
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Construction
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate
- Employment
- White Collar Crime
- Trusts
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001J.D.
- Major: Member of the International Law Society at Emory University
- Honors: with Honors
- Colby College, 1998B.A.
- Major: History and English
- Honors: magna cum laude
- University of New South Wales, Study Abroad Program, Australia, 1997
Representative Cases
- Negotiated and drafted a subcontract for client as a subcontractor on a $3,000,000 project involving a public entity.
- Obtained a settlement for a client against a large employer for claims of age and gender discrimination, which resulted in the client obtaining severance pay.
- Represented a client in a dispute involving a trust in which the client was awarded property held in the trust and the adverse party was removed as a trustee.
- Represented a client in a successful action against a former employee relating to breach of a restrictive covenant and tortious interference. Obtained a judgment of more than $300,000 in favor of the client.
- Represented a small business client relating to a complex dispute with a large national insurance company where the client alleged fraud and breach of contract. Successfully negotiated a substantial settlement.
- Represented client at trial in a dispute involving his claim as a joint owner of 55 acres of property located in Middlesex County. Obtained a judgment for breach of contract and unjust enrichment awarding client partial ownership of the property.
- Represented residential homeowners in a consumer fraud case against a home improvement contractor resulting in an award of more than $150,000 in damages and attorneys' fees.
- Successfully resolved a matter involving a client who was charged more than $50,000 for alleged amounts due relating to workers' compensation insurance. Obtained an outcome whereby the client owed no amount.
- Obtained a settlement of $475,000 for a former employee who had been harassed during her time working in a warehouse and suffered emotional distress.
- Successfully arbitrated a dispute regarding a multi-party dispute involving a $6 million construction project and claims for breach of contract and the New Jersey Construction Lien Law.
- Negotiated a settlement for $85,000 for a cyclist who was hit by a vehicle resulting in lower back injuries.
- Represented a corporate client in federal court and obtained a judgment for $675,000 for claims based on defendant brokerage firm's misuse of investment funds.
- Obtained a settlement of $300,000 for a client who suffered lower back injuries requiring surgery as a result a rear-end collision.
- Settled a whistleblower case on behalf of a client who had worked in a medical facility and who was demoted after she objected to a policy that violated standards in her field of employment.
- Negotiated the sale of assets of a national medical supply company.
- Settled a case for $250,000 on behalf of a teenage client who was injured at a trampoline park.
- Resolved a case for $375,000 on behalf of an elderly client who sustained a head injury when he fell at a nursing facility.
- Reached a settlement for $180,000 for a client who was wrongfully terminated from his employment as an administrator after he reported wrongdoing by management.
- Obtained a settlement for a client for $150,000 in a lawsuit against a former business partner for breach of fiduciary duty.
- Settled a lawsuit on behalf of a corporate client against the business's former bookkeeper for $400,000 for negligence.
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter, "For Anyone in Sales and Business Owners - Avoiding Business and Personal Liability under the NJ Consumer Fraud Act," Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Webinar, June 17, 2010 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2001
- New York, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2013
Other Affiliations
- Member of several chambers of commerce
- Secretary of the Board of Directors of Rockaway Township Little League
- Shivas is also a Barrister of the John C. Lifland American Inn of Court
Past Positions
- Honorable J.D. Smith, Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, Legal Intern
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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